1st Edition

Strategic IT Governance 2.0 How CIOs Succeed at Digital Innovation

By Philip Weinzimer Copyright 2023
    378 Pages 25 Color & 141 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    378 Pages 25 Color & 141 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    378 Pages 25 Color & 141 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    Weinzimer provides industry case studies of companies that have implemented multiple components of The Strategic IT Governance 2.0 model. These companies successfully leveraged collaboration between technology and the business to deliver technology projects that provide the best customer value, improve cost efficiencies, and create a governance culture across business areas. In his book, you will learn valuable lessons to implement an innovative governance model for your company.— Ashley Pettit, CIO, and Senior Vice President, Enterprise Technology, State Farm

    In Strategic IT Governance 2.0, Phil provides a number of exciting case studies of how CIOs are leveraging technology to innovate and create value. They are following Phil's model, building strategic and tactical relationships within the business to drive technology growth strategies, collaborating with partners to improve customer service and increase value with process optimization and best practice metrics. Each of these companies offers a slightly different take on the multiple components of the Strategic IT Governance 2.0 model; however, these organizations' collective and individual success indicates the strength of the components.— Dawn Kirchner-King, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Armstrong World Industries

    Today's business environment is more complicated, creating additional challenges for the successful execution of strategic enterprise projects. Unless an organization revisits its governance model, strategic projects are at risk of negatively impacting business success. So, how do companies succeed in overcoming these obstacles to improve project success? Strategic IT Governance 2.0: How CIOs Succeed at Digital Innovation explains how IT executives can take the lead and successfully drive digital transformation initiatives and associated projects. The book presents the Strategic IT Governance 2.0 model that focuses on project alignment, process reinvention, and leadership excellence. It is filled with case studies of the model’s implementation, giving practical insight into how organizations have successfully executed digital transformation.

    1. Introduction
    2. The Changing Landscape: The Case for Change
    3. Strategic IT Governance 2.0: An Overview
    4. Digital Transformation Governance Model at Armstrong World Industries: Introduction
    5. How Armstrong World Industries Focus on Executive Sponsorship, Business/IT Partnership, and Strategic Alignment in Governing Digital Acceleration Initiatives Improved Business Performance
    6. How Armstrong World Industries Focus on Collaboration, Process Optimization, and Best Practice Metrics to Implement Digital Transformation Projects
    7. How State Farm Transformed its Governance Process to Improve Business Success
    8. How the State of Georgia Implemented a Governance Solution Saving Millions of Dollars Each Year
    9. How The CIO of an Agriculture Conglomerate Reinvented its Governance Competency to Improve Project Success
    10. How The State of New Jersey Applied an Innovative Governance Model to Create a Transparency Website to Track COVID-19 CARES Act Funding
    11. How a Raytheon Team Collaborated with Stakeholders to Improve Project Success
    12. How a Candy Confectionery Mastered a New Governance Model to Improve Business Performance
    13. How the CIO at Carestream Reinvented its Strategic IT Governance Competency to Improve Project Success
    14. How Miratech Implementing a Governance Methodology to Rescue a Failing Project
    15. How the State of Georgia Implemented a Governance Solution Saving Millions of Dollars Each Year
    16. Rochester, NY, CIO Improved Citizen Services with an Innovative Strategic Governance Process
    17. A State CIO Shares Insights on the Importance of Strategic IT Governance
    18. How to Assess the Maturity of Your Company's Strategic IT Governance Competencies
    19. How to Analyze, Plan, and Implement Strategic IT Governance 2.0 Competencies in Your Company
    20. Final Thoughts

    Biography

    Phil Weinzimer is president of Strategere Consulting and works with clients to develop business and IT strategies that focus on achieving business outcomes. Phil has written two books, the most recent, The Strategic CIO: Changing the Dynamics of the Business Enterprise, focuses on how strategic CIOs leverage information and technology for competitive advantage. Additionally, he writes a column for CIO.com, “Transforming IT for Business Success” and AITS.org, “The Strategic CIO” He has coauthored a Harvard Case Study and conducts video interviews of IT Thought Leaders on his series The Strategic CIO for AITS and SarderTV Phil is also corporate faculty at Harrisburg University Science and Technology teaching in the masters Project Management program. He speaks regularly at CIO and IT events on IT strategy and how strategic CIOs and IT organizations are changing the dynamics of the business enterprise.

    "At the very heart of Strategic IT Governance 2.0 is the notion that there must be a fundamental balance and partnership between the business and IT teams. After nearly 40 years of working to deliver value through strategic IT, I’ve really only learned one thing for certain; When business and IT leaders are linked together in a bond of trust and joint goals, the job is pretty easy, and great things will happen."
    Rob Carter, Executive Vice President FedEx Information Services
    CIO and Co-President FedEx Services

    "Reading Phil Weinzimer’s new book Strategic IT Governance 2.0 is like taking a masters class from the top CIOs in the world. He has created an engaging and informative walk through the strategic imperative of governance driving business and IT alignment to maximize returns for people, processes, and technology. As IT continues to dominate strategic business portfolios, the timing of Phil’s book could not be better, and his emphasis on relationships and collaboration is particularly insightful."
    Tom Murphy
    Senior Vice President of IT and University CIO, University of Pennsylvania

    "As a CIO, I’ve had the advantage of learning from Phil, and several of the CIOs he profiled in his last book. His frameworks and tools have been invaluable to my teams and me over the last several years! As we collectively move into the metaverse, Web3, and beyond the world, I do not doubt that Phil’s thinking on governance will become increasingly important. I encourage you to dig in and dig deep to avoid costly or disastrous leaps into the future tech for your company and take out of this the confidence to move forward with authority."
    Walt Carter
    Chief Digital Officer and CIO, Homestar Financial, Corp.

    "Strategic IT Governance 2.0 is an essential read for today’s CIO and business leaders. Phil masterfully shares the experiences of several leaders and brings together the fundamental concepts of business value, leadership excellence, IT efficiency, and project/process excellence. This book is an excellent resource for IT and business leaders as it lays out a roadmap for collaboration and partnership or leveraging technology as a part of the enterprise strategy. Phil, you have done it again Great book!"
    Margaret Brisbane
    CIO, Dade County Miami Florida

    "Phil Weinzimer’s Strategic IT Governance 2.0 is a playbook that defines a methodology, tools, and techniques, and numerous case studies for any organization that’s looking to drive customer value by getting the most out of their technology investments."
    Christopher G. Burger
    Founder and Managing Director of Transform

    "Weinzimer reinforces the need for company executives to recognize IT Governance as a major challenge for success in Digital Transformation initiatives. Strategic IT Governance 2.0 provides great case study examples of CIOs and IT/Business teams working together that utilized the Strategic IT Governance 2.0 framework, methodology, and tools, to succeed at digital transformation initiatives."
    Tony Salvaggio
    CEO, CAI, Inc.