CIO: Chief Information Officer Global Perspective ...

Global companies need CIOs with global perspective that respect and leverage the diversity of cultures for business success, yet are able to drive the appropriate amount of information technology standardization (technology, process, organization) to manage costs effectively. Mary Brandel explores the challenges and opportunities of the global CIO role. ...

Via Computerworld: Global CIO: Take everything IT does, then add exponential complexity ...

... "The overarching challenge that most global CIOs face is developing a common IT governance strategy that specifies a standard set of technologies and applications in order to leverage global buying power, realize huge economies of scale, spread best practices discovered in one business area throughout the world, and gain a global view of customers and operations. " ...