How to leverage a new, comprehensive CIO strategic framework that is an extension of CTO Blumenthal\'s successful implementation of User- Centric EA at the Coast Guard and the Secret Service.

1. December 2009
Andy Blumenthal
The content in this presentation is my own and
does not represent the views of my agency.

2.  “CIO’s know they live in a place best
described as Crazy World. It’s a world where:
◦ expectations are off the charts,
◦ requirements are vague,
◦ commitments are tenuous,
◦ priorities shift, and
◦ responsibility is given with marginal authority.”
– Public CIO Magazine 2009
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3. 82% of our projects are failing or
considered seriously challenged
Not to
Behind Over
Customer
Schedule Budget
Spec.
- The Standish Group 2009
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4.  CIOs Estimated
34% annual
attrition
 Half of CIO’s let
go every 21
months.
– Computer World 2004 4

5. CIOs are in danger of being CEOs are looking for new
relegated to a support ideas and they just don’t see
function because of lack of them coming from the IT
vision.” department.”
-Silicon.com, April 2007 -Gartner, 2007
Most CIOs fail to convince
top management that IT can
transform business.”
-CIO Magazine, 2006
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8. Operations Strategy
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9.  Vertically:
◦ Enterprise Architecture Board (EAB)
◦ Investment Review Board (IRB)
◦ Project Management Office (PMO)
◦ Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
◦ IT Acquisition Review (ITAR)
◦ Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
◦ Configuration Control Board (CCB)
 Horizontally
◦ Component/Agency
◦ Department
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10. Function Best Practices
EA FEA, DODAF, TOGAF
CPIC OMB A-130, COBIT
PMO PMBOK
CRM ITIL, ISO 20K
ITS FISMA, NIST FIPS, ISO 17799
BPM Balanced Scorecard
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11. Strategic Governance
planning seen as
only compliance
an exercise only
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12. Strategy Operations
Infrastructure
Applications
Enterprise
Architecture Cyber Security
BPM
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13. We need a paradigm shift…
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15. National Defense University
Information Resources Management College
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16. OCIO
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17. Better Improved
Strategic IT
Formulation Execution
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18. Ongoing Focus
Training/Tools
Resource/Fund
Restructure
Commitment
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19. Will Drive
Improved
IT
Operations
Will Work
Together
Six Strategic
CSSF Functions
will Exist
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20.  “All
men can see the tactics
whereby I conquer, but what none
can see is the strategy out of
which victory is evolved.
- Sun Tzu
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21. Andy Blumenthal
TheTotalCIO@gmail.com
http://TotalCIO.blogspot.com
http://UserCentricEA.blogspot.com
http://www.twitter.com/TotalCIO
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