Why use an interim CIO or CTO?
If you are about to hire an interim “C” level person you will have thought about this. You expect the interim to hit the ground running and be of instant value. That requires someone who can quickly assess your organisation’s culture, who can fit in and deliver without unsettling other staff (who may be concerned about why such a person is required in the first place).
You may have a technically challenging project that is outside the experience of established staff, or need to free up other staff for work that requires deeper organisational knowledge. It could be an independent assessment from a qualified specialist (especially one with no personal stake in selling you a solution). You may be going through an acquisition that requires integrating into you IT systems, or disposal that needs to be separated.
Or your company might be looking to move a cloud-based environment or significantly outsource a difficult technical system or function. You may need to lead, define, and implement a set of innovative disruptive, modern technologies, and craft a tech roadmap for your organisation.
These are all familiar challenges to the interim CIO - someone who can focus on an IT problem and take the entire function on the journey. At the end they hand back full control to a better educated and more capable IT department. The interim can even help you select or develop your next full-time CIO/CTO.
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