Leading CIOs Reveal Their Strategies

CSC develops and maintains strategic relationships with the world’s top technology and business companies. Here’s what some of those companies’ C-level IT executives have to say about managing on-the-job challenges.

Succeeding at Outsourcing…

Bob Worrall, CIO, Sun Microsystems, describes how flexibility, best practices and out-of-the-box thinking have contributed to a flourishing outsourcing relationship.

Chris Coupland, BAE Systems director of IT and e-Business, talks about the need for explicit objectives and commitments.

Ken Hill, former General Dynamics CIO, emphasizes the importance of effective, enforceable policies.

Sherry Browne, Ascension Health CIO, discusses the challenge of blending disparate organizational cultures, while retaining each company’s identity.

Ingvar Soderlund, SAS Group CIO, describes the ideal outsourcing partner.

Working Through a Natural Disaster…

Deborah Hojem, DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations CIO, reflects on how planning and teamwork are key to surviving a crisis.

Transforming Your IT...

 

Jeff Steinhorn, chief information officer for Hess Marketing & Refining, reveals the value of hiring external consultants to supply industry expertise.

Michael Paravicini, chief information technology officer for Zurich Financial Services Group, talks about transforming his organization from a collection of regional businesses into a unified global company.

Ken Bohlen, Textron executive vice president and chief innovation officer, explains how a networked IT system allows new technologies and innovations.

Bob Ridout, DuPont CIO, discusses how a flexible IT structure is crucial to transforming business operations.

Jean-Pierre Corniou, former senior vice president and CIO, Renault, describes how a new global outlook demands an innovative IT overhaul.

 

Unearthing Leadership…

CSC chief technology officer John A. Glowacki Jr. explains how he uses a framework of people, processes and technology as the foundation for all strategic decisions.

 

Many of these articles first appeared in our client magazine, CSC World. For additional information, e-mail world@csc.com.