ITPEC IP October 2023 Question 94

Leading the planning and execution of an information strategy that carries out the business strategy — the role of the CIO.

The CIO (Chief Information Officer) is the executive responsible for information and IT across the company. The CIO turns the business strategy into an information strategy, sets priorities for IT investment, and oversees how it is carried out, so that information systems serve the company's goals rather than one department's.

Answer (b)

Why not others:

• •(a) — checking business operations and whether IT controls work from an objective standpoint is auditing, done by auditors independent of the areas they audit
• •(c) — setting up the personnel system and running overall administrative operations is the work of the executive in charge of human resources and general administration
• •(d) — allocating company funds efficiently and keeping financial accounting accurate is the role of the CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

Key rule: Each C-level title names its field: the CIO information strategy, the CFO finance, the CEO the whole company; auditing stays independent of all of them.

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