Beyond Tech

NEW VIEWS

CIOs are spending less time focused on IT project delivery and more time focused on executive leadership.

45 Hours per month CIOs spent on executive leadership in 2014

60 Hours per month CIOs spent on executive leadership in 2017

BROADER IS BETTER?

CIOs are more likely to have responsibilities outside of IT at better-performing organizations.*

84% of CIOs at top-performing organizations have a broader role	72% of CIOs at typical organizations have a broader role	53% of CIOs at trailing organizations have a broader role

*Performance level of Gartner survey respondents' organizations determined via self-reported IT and enterprise performance scores regarding digital maturity. The three performance categories: top, typical and trailing.

EYES ON THE HORIZON

But investing in emerging technologies—and finding the right talent to execute related projects—remains central to the CIO role.

The percentage of CIOs who this year will invest in (or plan to invest in)…

Talent can be hard to find when it comes to emerging tech, CIOs say.

	Needed new skills	Found skills hard to find
AI	47%	37%
Digital security	26%	22%
IoT	25%	10%
Blockchain	23%	18%

Source: 2018 CIO Agenda Report, Gartner, 2017

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