More and more often the CIO is expected to directly affect customers through products and services. A CIO must balance business innovation with IT modernization, weigh business risk with IT fortification, distinguish flashy technology fads from organization-impacting paradigm shifts, understand how the business operates, be able to communicate complex technology concepts in a relatable and convincing way to business colleagues, and at the same time ensure day-to-day operational technology delivers unwaveringly.
These are the skills you can expect will be tested in an interview. The preparatory questions and answers in this resource allow you to demonstrate competency in all these areas: business, people, strategy, and functional.
