Based on the 2018 State of the CIO research, this infographic provides insights into how IT leaders are leading change efforts and promoting a culture of collaboration.

1. of CIOs say their role is becoming more digital and
innovation focused
88%
CIOs are Driving
Digital Transformation
Heads of IT are Leading Change Efforts &
Bringing in a Culture of Collaboration
Strategic CIOs
90%
Transformational CIOs
89%
Functional CIOs
83%
CHALLENGE:
say it’s challenging to find the right balance between
business innovation & operational excellence73%
CEO’s top goals for the CIO
Upgrade IT and data security
to avoid cyber-attack
#
1 Leading digital
business initiatives
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2 Help reach specific goal for
corporate revenue growth
#
3
Security and IT Strategy
Go Hand-in-Hand
Digital Transformation Revenue
of CIOs have an integrated
IT/security strategy
89%
Tightly integrated
IT/security strategy
Somewhat integrated
IT/security strategy
Not integrated
54%
35%
10%
of CIOs expect their IT and
security strategy to be tightly
integrated in the next 3 years
82%
of CIOs are experiencing
skill shortages within
their organization
59%
CIOs identify innovation as their
single most important role in
digital transformation
CIO’s top roles in digital transformation:
Innovation Technology Integration
37%
22%
13%
Do their LOB colleagues agree?
Technology (Identifying emerging
technologies to facilitate DX)25%
Project Management (Managing
digital project implementations)22%
Innovation (Identifying which parts of the
business could be digitally transformed)19%
The future role of the CIO: both LOB
(64%) & IT (88%) leaders agree that the
CIO role is becoming more digital and
innovation focused
Collaboration is Key
of CIOs say collaborative IT (when IT shares
oversight to some degree with departments
or LOB) has become more frequent over the
past 12 months
71%
of LOB view CIOs as strategic advisors or
consultants (up from 63% in 2017)80%
Strategic
advisor
49% Consultant31%
of CIOs meet with
external customers
71%
expect that frequency to
increase in the coming year58%
What’s driving IT investments?
Increasing operational
efficiency
Improving customer
experience
Growing the business
39%
38%
33%
Do their LOB colleagues agree?
Increasing operational
efficiency
Increasing cybersecurity
protections
Growing the business
43%
32%
26%
The number one area
where they anticipate
having difficulty finding
appropriate skillsets is
in security & risk
management
39%
of those that meet
frequently with customers say
enabling/enhancing new product
development will be the most
significant business initiative
driving IT investments (up from
14% last year)
20%
View additional IDG research on technology trends and IT decision-maker insight. Source: State of the CIO Survey, 2018; #StateoftheCIO | @CIOOnline @IDGWorld
of CIOs are focused on
security management
(up from 41% in 2017)
54%
IDG Communications Inc.