CIOs must prepare for the transformation of IT

IT is going through a period of great change, a transition which will see organisations shift focus dramatically from technology to business processes and relationships. That's what Gartner Research Vice-President John Mahoney has told DaniWeb. He warns that by no later than 2010 as many as 50 percent of IT organisations will be refocussing on brokering services and shaping business demand, instead of delivering IT services directly. This is a huge leap from the 5 percent figure reported by Gartner in 2004. Such a fundamental change in focus will inevitably drive new styles of IT organisations and new roles for IT service businesses. Oh, and let's not forget new functions for Chief Information Officers. CIOs should be preapring to take decisions concerning the future direction of their organisational change now, not least because such changes will take at least two years to execute according to Gartner.