While some IT organizations have benefited from IT Governance, a recent roundtable held in Calgary turned up plenty of evidence that some CIOs put it on a par with kicking bricks in their bare feet.
One day it may be regarded as a milestone for the IT executive profession in western Canada. Organized by CIO Canada and the CIO Executive Council, and produced in cooperation with the University of Waterloo, the first edition of the CIO 100 West Assembly was held at the Hyatt Regency Calgary in February. The conference is well positioned to become the premier event for western-based IT executives, focussing on career development, sharing best practices, networking with peers, and adding to the body of actionable knowledge for CIOs.
When speaker Bill Morris, Country Managing Director for Accenture, took to the podium before a record crowd at the Toronto Board of Trade recently, he began by apparently biting the hand that was feeding him