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Dated: 12-11-2024

Ch02. what Are the Objectives and Kpis of a Cio and it Team

  • IT is a challenging domain which requires skill, experience, structure, and spending to run efficiently
  • Business is making steep demands on IT for agile delivery of applications in order to keep up with competition
  • Running IT requires a diverse skillset

Primary Objective Set for it by Management

  • Setup the infrastructure with least cost in the minimum time
  • To maintain the network with minimum disruption and maximum performance requiring the least resources

Performance Kpis

  • Minimal network disruption
  • Timely completion of new projects
  • Quick and efficient changes to existing applications (change-requests) to meet business requirements

Priorities of it

  • To meet the performance KPIs
  • To meet adhoc and unplanned business requirements

General it Teams Performance in Banking

  • Extremely large number of applications (hundreds) & legacy
  • Heavy-weight business teams and IT seen as a cost-center
  • Technologists generally poor at banking (business)

General it Teams Performance in Telcos

  • More professional and qualified workforce
  • Most telco have been setup in the last 10 years so have clean greenfield networks (no legacy)
  • Fewer applications; IT supports business

General it Teams Performance in Enterprise

  • Competence and professionalism of IT teams matches culture of organization
  • IT efficiency driven by top management commitment and interest

Security Posture

  • Surprisingly in 95% of all orgs in Pakistan (all types and sizes), security posture has been found to be deficient
  • Lack of awareness in the country has contributed to this deficient and poor security posture