This summary page provides access to the multi-part CIO-Plus series in Forbes
The CIO-Plus series in Forbes explores the trend of CIOs who are taking on more C-level titles. Most CIOs where many hats. The good news is, those hats are getting more strategic.
Category Archives: Healthcare
CIO-Plus Series Summary in Forbes
There’s A Smarter Way To Tighten An IT Budget, article in Forbes
Bruce Leidal, was asked to cut IT cost relative to revenue in half over five years. He explains how he addressed the challenge without impeding innovation.
Peter High explains how the CIO of $1.2 Billion Carestream told the story of IT in light of significant pressures on cost control
Forbes CIO-plus Series: Praveen Chopra, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
CIO and Chief Supply Chain Officer- improving the flow of products and information
In another CIO-Plus Series piece, Peter High speaks with, Praveen Chopra of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, who realized that to succeed in supply chain, succeeding in IT would be a must.
Forbes CIO-plus Series: Randy Spratt, McKesson
Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer- not the same roles, but equally important
As part of the Forbes Technovation Column, this CIO-plus Series interview with Randy Spratt, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer of McKesson, reveals how the dual technology-centric roles require different skills.
Two Steps to Build Innovative IT DNA at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, article in Forbes
Peter High writes in his Forbes Technovation column on driving IT Innovation for a new CIO
As a new CIO, Mohamoud Jibrell built credibility by capitalizing on low hanging fruit and cleaning up the application portfolio.
The Emergence of the CIO-Plus, series in Forbes
Peter High commences his series on the “CIO-Plus” for Forbes
Most CIOs where many hats. The good news is, those hats are getting more strategic. In his Technovation column, Peter High explores the trend of CIOs who are taking on more C-level titles.
McKesson’s Randy Spratt: Where IT Nirvana Meets Business Nirvana, article in CIO Insight
Peter High Discusses the Secrets to Managing the Growth vs. Cost Control Pendulum with the Innovative IT leader of a $112 Billion Health Company
In this one-on-one Q&A, Randy Spratt, McKesson Corporation’s CIO and CTO tells Peter High: “In my mind, business Nirvana is top-line growth. IT Nirvana is making everything the same, efficient, secure, leveraging economies of scale. In this scenario, IT controls things to a greater extent. In [too] many organizations, there is a pendulum that swings between these two scenarios, between Business Nirvana and IT Nirvana, never quite reaching either side before the momentum shifts in the other direction.”
Know Thyself-and Thy Acquisition
Successful M&As are often those that make IT integration a priority
Mergers occur for a variety of reasons. Some companies want access to new geographies; others seek a quick path toward new products and services that complement their own; still others believe they can run the acquired entity more efficiently.
