Neil Goodrich, PMP, ITIL

Greater Chicago Area United States

IT Manager (Acting CIO)

Technology / Software / Internet

I fundamentally believe that IT is a creative enterprise – from dreaming up specifications to programming, project synergy to future-state planning. The most effective IT teams can not only imagine new tools and technology, they can weave them together into something different altogether. In doing so, they deliver a product that gives people what they wanted when they didn’t even know they wanted it. Pair that technology team with great products and a strong sales team and watch the client’s experience transform. The secret to those teams are the people – from executives to engineers, they must all believe in the creative mandate. If that exists, then the climate will suppo...