Organizational Structures that Support Strategic Initiatives

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Entry for this week is chapter 5 which is about Organizational Structures that support Strategic Initiatives. Organization is important to gain the objective of the company. Example of organisation structures.

Information technology is a relatively new functional area, having been only around formally around 40 years. It can divide into five parts of each position in usually in large companies or certain company that have establish in doing business organization :-

1. Chief Information Officer (CIO)
2. Chief Technology Officer (CIO)
3. Chief Security Officer (CSO)
4. Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
5. Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic
alignment of IT with business goals and objectives. 

For example,in an organization,the CEO give the instructions to the Chief Information Officer to set up or redesign our product information through the website.Then,the CIO will make a meetings with the employee that involve in Information system department, how to make the website become more easiest to customer when finding information.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Responsible for ensuring the throughput, speed, accuracy, availability, and reliability of IT. For example, in produce a product,we used a machines to produce it. When demand form customer is high,we must changes our production through upgrade the good technology machines that can produce more in a each day. Hired the skilled worker that able to managed the system of machines and have a skill and knowledge in technology.

Chief Security Officer (CSO)

Responsible for ensuring the security of IT systems and developing strategies and IT safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses.For example, the CSO must make sure their system such as a website must protect and have a strength security to prevent from hacker. For example, in UITM Student Portal,have a person that controlled or managed the website.

Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)

Responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information. CPO also is a senior level executive within a business or organization who is responsible for managing the risks and business impacts of privacy laws and policies. For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the use and safeguarding of consumer financial and banking transactions.

 Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)

Responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organization’s knowledge.
CKO responsibilities include such things as :

• Collecting relevant data that is useful for the organization as knowledge
• Developing an overall framework that guides knowledge management
• Actively promoting the knowledge agenda within and beyond the company
• Overseeing the development of the knowledge infrastructure
• Facilitating connections, coordination and communication