Every CIO I have met wants to add value, they want to build a high performing IT team but they are so busy with day to day urgent issues they have no time. Besides, even if they do have time they are not sure how to make it happen, because while the industry is fantastic at creating IT enabled visions of the future it is very short on describing how to make these visions a reality.
The IT Hierarchy of Needs provides a basis for understanding what needs to occur in order for you to be able to deliver business model innovation and differentiation for your organisation. Further it explains what you need to focus on today to meet today's needs and provides an explanation as to why we do or do not have influence as a department or as a CIO within our organisation.