IT and the business: sharing a common language

For IT to succeed in an organisation it must become a central part of the business. To do this requires effective communication. Below three leading CIO’s describe in full length interviews how they tackle language issues in their organisations.
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Richard Steel, CIO, Newham Council, London

"Change is the constant that we now have and I don’t think anyone in IT management can tell you what is going to be the flavour of the day in five, 10 or 14 years time. As a result, a strategy is constantly changing and we have to adapt."

Richard Steel is CIO for Newham Council, which is set to host the Olympic Games in 2012. For 2008 Steel will be focussing his communication skills on reforming the Society of Information Technology Management (SOCITM).


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David Henderson, IT director, Northcliffe Media

"IT people have a communications challenge, we don’t help ourselves with too much use of jargon and acronyms. We see our role as being technically focused, rather than commercially focused, so there some education needed."

David Henderson is IT director for one of the UK’s most prominent local news groups, which has publishing centres in 39 different locations as well as a growing online news delivery network.


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Nic Bellenberg, IT director, Hachette Filipacchi UK

"It is about levelling the playing field and making sure everyone is talking about common issues, which is about the business and how they move it forwards, rather than getting hung up on particular elements of IT, technology or systems."

Nic Bellenberg is IT director for global magazine publishers Hachette Filipacchi. The company is well known for its glossy women’s magazines Elle and Red.


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