Ravinder Arora, Head – Information Security, IRIS Software

“There should be clearly define KPI and approach ensures that measurement tools will be tightly focused on collecting, analysing, reporting and responding to specific key vital signs. Regular review with stakeholder and board also ensure that overall vision can be tracked and monitor. A CIO vision should always align with business goals that both can achieved together.

There are many projects that we delivered where I can see role has been changed from enabler to innovator. Some of them are given below -

1) Automation of overall application Security framework

2) Automation of all compliance tracking

To succeed in this position, the modern CIO must be adept at matching strategic IT guidance—knowledge of trends and emerging technologies—with an understanding of key business processes.

Also should focus on security and should have up-to-date disaster recovery plan or an internal security protocol for the staff, as well as other layered measures to catch as many potential problems as possible before they become critical issues.”