Chapter #5 the differentiation of CIO,CTO, CSO,CPO,CKO

    1. Chief Information Officer (CIO)

is responsible for overseeing all uses of information technology and ensuring the strategic alignment of IT with      business goals and objectives. The CIO often reports directly to the CEO. Functions usually include Manager, Leader, and Communicator.

   2. Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

is responsible for iensuring the throughput, speed, accuracy, availability, and reliability of and organizations information technology. CTOs have direct responsbility for ensuring the efficiency of IT systems throughout the organization. They have knowledge of all aspects of IT, Including hardware, software, and telecommunications.

  3.  Chief Security Officer (CSO) 

is responsible for ensuring the security of IT systems and developing strategies and IT safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses. CSOs possess detailed knowledge of networks and telecommunications because hackers and viruses usually find their way into IT Systems through networked computers.

  4.  Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) 

is responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information within an organization. CPOs are the newest senior executive position in IT.

  5.  Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) 

is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organizations knowledge. The CKO designs programs and systems that make it easy for people to reuse knowledge. CKO must continuously encourage employee contributions to keep the systems up to date.

    

The greatest problem between business personnel and IT personnel is that there is a gap of effective communication between both departments. A communications gap often exists between both departments because business personnel usually have their own vocabulay based on their experience and expertise and IT personnel have there own vocabulary which consist of acronyms and technical terms.