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Lord of the Metrics

A CIO's Voice

Provide technology consulting, training, and planning services. Employ, train, and deploy staff required to provide these services. Software development life cycle (SDLC) – Number of projects in each phase of the SDLC and average times in each stage. Network outages – Number of hours wan circuits are down vs SLA.

SDLC 87
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Measuring CIO Performance

A CIO's Voice

Training and Development. As a part of the development plan, necessary training shall be identified. Measurement – Provide opportunities and encourage staff to participate in training to enhance their skill set. Measurement – Provide opportunities and encourage staff to participate in training to enhance their skill set.

Training 107
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Good, Fast, Cheap: Can CIOs Have them All

Future of CIO

For enterprise application development, it is best to make sure you have the best solution that meets the organization's needs, budgeting time and finances accordingly to avoid costly headaches usually associated with "quickie' development projects. Hopefully, the "pick any two" approach is becoming obsolete.

SDLC 45