ITPEC IP October 2022 Question 68
An implementation plan for a company-wide information system that is consistent with the business strategy is to be created. Which of the following is the most appropriate person to take responsibility for this activity?
Explanation
CIO — the chief information officer is the executive responsible for company-wide information system plans that follow the business strategy.
The CIO sits at management level and is in charge of information management and IT strategy for the whole company: forming the IT strategy from the business strategy, deciding IT investment and drawing up the company-wide information system plan. An activity that must be consistent with business strategy and cover every department needs that executive responsibility.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b) CTO — the chief technology officer leads research, development and technology strategy for products and services, not the company's information systems
- •(c) Head of the core business department — represents one department's needs, not the whole company
- •(d) Person in charge of planning in the information systems department — can draft the plan, but lacks management authority to take company-wide responsibility for it
Key rule: CIO = company-wide information systems and IT strategy; CTO = technology and R&D; CFO = finance; CEO = the business as a whole.
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