Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 49 | Page 41

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Collaborating with external partners: While 51% of CIOs say their collaboration with external partners is mostly effective, for many, the value they get from those relationships remains a work in progress. Only 17% say they’re highly effective at working with external partners to drive Digital Transformation projects. Aligning digitisation goals to business goals: Just 18% of CIOs report that they are highly effective at setting business goals that permeate all areas of the business. www.intelligentcio.com FEATURE: 2020 CIOS’ PRIORITY Embedding IT into an organisation: Few CIOs excel at embedding IT across the business, with just 15% agreeing their organisation is highly effective at building out specialised teams across functions to carry out Digital Transformation. Tracking results and adjusting strategy: There’s substantial room for improvement on how digitisation efforts are shared with the business, as only 18% of CIOs think they are highly effective at measuring progress and presenting results to leadership. Chris Pope, VP Innovation, ServiceNow INTELLIGENTCIO 41