The CIO: MIS Makes Its Move into the Executive Suite

Abstract

Thanks to the proliferation of end-user computing, information processing is no longer limited to the MIS department. Because computer-processed and stored information is now available to staff and management throughout a corporation, the person responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling the use of this vital resource must have organizationwide perspective and visibility. For an increasing number of companies, that person is the chief information officer.

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P. Declan O'Riordan

P. Declan O'Aiordan is a partner in the management information consulting division of Arthur Andersen 8 Co. He is a member of Arthur Andersen's Technical Advisory Committee and is also the firm's representative on the Sponsor's Advisory Board of the Center for Information Systems Research at the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.