I’m
currently part of the way through the third subject of my master’s degree and
once complete I will have reached the halfway point of my degree. I’m trying to concentrate solely on
completing the course, rather than also taking on any other learning
activities, such as further ITIL certification.
So far my subjects have included management, IT management issues and
now human resources management. The
remaining subjects will cover organizational change, finance and strategy.
We are
currently undergoing a fair amount of change at work with our CIO resigning and
moving on. I will not be applying for
the role as not only am I grossly unqualified at this stage, there are many
people internally who would be more suited, plus they are hoping to hire
externally in order to get a fresh set of eyes looking at IT. What I am hoping to do is to position myself
and prepare to take advantage of any possible restructure or shakeup that
occurs once a new CIO comes on board. To
that extent I’m currently preparing a report that follows on from the IT
strategy developed last year and outlines how we can improve our IT by moving
to a service delivery based model – made possible now since our previous CIO
was very averse to implementing ITIL or any other service delivery frameworks. Although this report was not necessarily a
task of mine that came from the strategy, by displaying leadership in this area
I will hopefully be in a position to take any opportunities that may arrive in
the coming months.
Feel free to let me know what you’re doing to move forward on your own journey to become a CIO, especially if you are just starting out like I am. Please leave a comment below or contact me on twitter @theroadtocio
