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IT and Finance report to CEO. If you have clueless boomer CEO who doesnt understand what is digital transformation, then nothing will help

• acdha 5y ago
  If the CEO doesn't listen to anyone who works for them, you're going to have many problems. If not, you might want to work on your communications strategy: in particular, ask whether the problem is that you failed to communicate the business benefits from a proposed modernization plan or are just repeating consultant babble.
  • slt2021 5y ago
    IT and Finance are just executing CEO's strategy and vision. A lot depends on hiring - whether CEO/Board is capable of hiring competent CFO and CIO. WIth CFO it is easier, because finance has been around since money was invented and a lot of hard problems have been solved in finance and there is vast theoretical body of knowledge backing it up. a lot of it is straightforward. with IT it is hard, because the field is changing rapidly and hiring a competent CIO/CTO is harder. this is why CEO is critical, and he is ultimately responsible for the overall outcome