This document describes the CIO Workbench, a set of tools to help Chief Information Officers (CIOs) effectively manage IT assets and projects. It discusses how the role of the CIO has evolved over time from super project manager to corporate IT investment manager. The CIO Workbench includes tools like ITManager to catalog and classify IT inventory, ProductManager to assess project risk and value, and a dashboard for visualizing system status. The overall goal is to help CIOs maximize the benefits delivered by IT.