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Forbes Beyond CIO Series: Asiff Hirji, T.D. Ameritrade

Moving beyond CIO to COO and President at T.D. Ameritrade
Asiff Hirji, now a Partner at TPG Capital, shares his journey from application developer, to CIO, to President of T.D. Ameritrade.

Managing Through Metrics: The Other Sides of SMART, Executive Summary

When designing a metrics framework isn’t enough
Chris Davis suggests how leaders can extend beyond just writing SMART goals to successfully manage and drive behavior through metrics.

CIO-Plus Series Summary in Forbes

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.

Forbes CIO-plus Series: Filippo Passerini, Procter & Gamble

CIO and President of Global Business Services- a “non-traditional” CIO powering P&G through analytics
Peter High speaks with Filippo Passerini of Procter & Gamble, who powers the $84 billion company with advanced analytics and diligent strategic planning.

Forbes CIO-plus Series: Sheleen Quish, Ameristar Casions

SVP of IT and HR- leading technology and talent management
In another CIO-Plus Series piece, Peter High talks with Shellen Quish, who as the SVP of IT and HR,provides leadership over two functions that not all business leaders would see as logical pairings.

Innovative CIOs Show How to Make Money With IT, Peter High featured in CIO article

Peter featured in CIO article on how CIOs are driving new revenue streams
A select few CIOs are generating cold hard cash through innovation and collaboration. We rounded up examples of CIOs who generate revenue with IT, either by boosting sales or developing a product or service sold externally.

ADP’s Three Steps to Facilitating an IT Culture of Innovation, article in Forbes

In his Forbes “Technovation” column, Peter High shares his experience leading an IT innovation brainstorm session with ADP
Being a CIO for a company with “Data” in the name means you need to be on the leading edge of innovation. ADP CIO, Mike Capone, fosters a culture of innovation within his team to do just that.

Five IT Lesson from the London 2012 Olympics, article in Forbes

Gerry Pennell, CIO of the London 2012 Olympic Games, shares five important leadership lessons with Peter High
It was hard not to sense the presence, and importance, of technology in this year’s Olympic Games. In the second article of his “Technovation” column for Forbes, Peter High captures five lessons from the leader that enabled it all.

How CIOs at Microsoft and Cisco Realigned IT For A New Era, article in The Wall Street Journal

Peter High writes for The Wall Street Journal, as he tells the story of how Tony Scott, CIO of Microsoft, and Rebecca Jacoby, CIO of Cisco, are transforming their IT departments within their respective technology giants.
Larger corporations with multiple operating units must confront a debate about the merits of centralized vs. federated organizational structures.

Forum on World Class IT Analysis: IT Trends Shift from 2010 to 2011

Kalhan Koul, Metis Strategy Associate, analyzes the shift in trends highlighted by participants in The Forum on World Class IT
As the pace of technology progresses rapidly, it has become vital for CIOs and IT leaders to keep an eye out for transformative technologies that help increase efficiency, drive revenue, and more. Thus, since 2010, we have asked interviewees on Metis Strategy’s Forum on World Class IT podcast series to provide their thoughts on upcoming trends in IT; our team has tracked the results and elucidated several interesting patterns, some of which will be highlighted in this paper.