CIO Vocabulary

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The chief information officer (CIO) has a very difficult position as it requires the executive to be both outstanding technology managers and fully functional business leaders. CIO often has to switch between two suits - a technical suit and a business suit. The expectation from the CIO is also two fold - complete understanding of Information technology, latest trends, regulations and governance as well as understanding of business architecture, business operations, supply chain etc. It is expected of CIO to have as broad a perspective as that of CEO. However, the CIO’s ability to frame projects in business and strategic terms is the key factor in securing his or her place within the senior management team.
In reality, CIO's are often, a migrant into IT from other functions of the company. It is not surprising that more than 25% of CIOs spent half their career in IT and half outside of IT. They are expected to contribute to corporate strategy as one of their top three responsibilities and at the same time they are to ensure that all their IT investments are generating sufficient ROI and supporting other functions in the corporation. </div>
Here is a set of terms that CIO uses in everyday life along with a brief description and a link to details, where possible.
Here is a Glossary of terms commonly used by CIO’s
.NET:The Microsoft .NET Framework is a software framework that can be installed on computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems. It includes a large library of coded solutions to common programming problems and a virtual machine that manages the execution of programs written specifically for the framework. More at .NET Framework
360 feedback:360-degree feedback is feedback that comes from all around an employee. "360" refers to the 360 degrees in a circle, with an individual figuratively in the center of the circle. Feedback is provided by subordinates, peers, and supervisors. More at 360-degree feedback
Agile:Agile software development refers to a group of software development methodologies based on iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams. More at Agile software development
Back-end server:Some Server architectures distribute server tasks among front-end and back-end servers. In this architecture, a front-end server accepts requests from clients and proxies them to the appropriate back-end server for processing.
BI:Business intelligence (BI) refers to skills, technologies, applications and practices used to help a business acquire a better understanding of its commercial context. Business intelligence may also refer to the collected information itself. More at Business intelligence
Business performance management (BPM):It consists of a set of processes that help organizations optimize their business performance. It provides a framework for organizing, automating and analyzing business methodologies, metrics, processes and systems that drive business performance. More at Business performance management
Business Alignment:Business/IT alignment is a desired state in which a business organization is able to use information technology (IT) effectively to achieve business objectives - typically improved financial performance or marketplace competitiveness. Some definitions focus more on outcomes (the ability of IT to produce business value) than means (the harmony between IT and business decision-makers within the organizations). More at Business/IT alignment
Business Architecture:A business architecture is an organizing framework of a business, and the documents and diagrams that describe that structure or the people who help build such a structure, respectively. More at Business architecture
Change Management:The Change Management process in Systems Engineering is the process of requesting, determining attainability, planning, implementing and evaluation of changes to a system. It has two main goals : supporting the processing of changes - which is mainly discussed here - and enabling traceability of changes. More at
CIO Role:Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals. As information technology and systems have become more important, the CIO has come to be viewed in many organizations as a key contributor in formulating strategic goals. More at Chief information officer
Client Desktop:A desktop computer is a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Desktop computers come in a variety of styles ranging from large vertical tower cases to small form factor models that can be tucked behind an LCD monitor. More at Desktop computer
Cloud Computing:Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the "cloud" that supports them. More at Cloud computing
Clustering: Collections of machines in a fixed configuration designed to operate and be managed as a single machine. Differs from grid computing where resources can enter and leave the pool as necessary. More at
Collaboration:Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together intersection of common goals — for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. Collaboration does not require leadership and can sometimes bring better results through decentralization and egalitarianism. More at Collaboration
Compliance:Regulatory compliance describes the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in their efforts to ensure that personnel are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and regulations. More at Regulatory compliance
Consulting:In the field of software engineering, the term consulting software engineer denotes a person who represents the customer's interests with, e.g., the project team actually building a software system, application or software product. More at Consulting software engineer
Consumer IT:
Continuing Education:
CRM:
Data Center:
Developer:
Distributed computing: Connecting computing resources over a network for the purpose of consolidating CPU power. Grew out of a need for scientific and technical users to increase their processing power on limited budgets.
Eclipse:
End customer:
End User:
Enterprise Architecture:
ERP:
EULA:
Executive Relationship:
Focus group:
Front end server:
Globalization:
Grid computing: Connecting storage and data as well as CPUs from multiple systems into a centrally managed but flexible computing environment. True grid provides distributed resource management of heterogeneous systems.
HIPAA:
Hiring:
In sourcing:
Individual Contributors:
Industry Switch:
Innovation:
Internal Customers:
Internal Marketing:
IT Architecture:
IT Budget:
IT Governance:
IT Infrastructure:
IT Innovation:
IT Skills:
IT Strategy:
IT Tools:
IT Value:
ITIL:
Java:
KM:
Knowledge Management:
Laptop:
Layoffs:
Leadership:
Lean IT:
Legislation:
Lifecycle Process:
Linux:
Load Balancing:In computer networking, load balancing is a technique to spread work between two or more computers, network links, CPUs, hard drives, or other resources, in order to get optimal resource utilization, maximize throughput, and minimize response time. More at
Mac - Leopard:
Macbook:
Masters (MBA):
Mentoring:
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Methodology and Frameworks:
Metrics:
Middle tier:
Middleware/EAI:
Mobile:
Network:
Networking:
Off shoring:
Open Source:
Operating Systems:
Outsourcing:
Partnerships:
PDA:
Performance Review:
PMO:
Portfolio:
Portfolio Management:
Privacy:
Process Improvement:
Product Management:
Product Planning:
Program:
Program Management:
Project:
Project management:
Project Manager:
Public Policy:
RFID:
Risk Management:
ROI:
Roles:
S+S:
SaaS:
SARBOX:
SCM:
Security:
Self Insurance:
Server:
SOA:
Social Responsibility:
Software Bug:
Sponsor:
Staffing:
Stakeholder:
Streaming:
Succession Planning:
Supply Chain Management:
System Requirements:
Team Culture:
Team Morale:
Technical Career planning:
Technical Certification:
Telecommuting:
Tenure:
Tester:
Time Management:
Unix:
User Satisfaction:
UX (User Experience):
Vendor Management:
Venture Capital:
Virtualization:
Web Services:
Windows:
Work Life Balance:
Internet:
Extranet:
intranet:
Add-in:
Plug-in:
Plug-n-Play:
email:
snail mail:
web surfing:
Desktop search:
Enterprise Search:
Internet Search:
Sandbox:
Check-in:
Check-out:
Publish:
Geospatial:
Utility computing: One of a variety of marketing phrases (others include autonomous computing, computing-on-demand, adaptive enterprise) that describe business models for letting customers retrieve computing resources as necessary. Grid is the underlying technology for all of those models.

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