CIO BootCamp
October 4, 2010 -- Full Day
The CIO BootCamp at GTEC is designed to pair emerging CIO candidates with existing CIOs for a day of education, mentoring and collaboration. Now in its fourth year, the CIO BootCamp is an industry-government collaboration that brings best of breed thinking to public servants who want to hold IT/IM's top job.
About the 2010 BootCamp Program:
Be more strategic. It's a mantra chief information officers (CIOs) have heard repeatedly
for more than a decade from the CEO, the chief financial officer (CFO), and other
business colleagues as well as analysts, consultants, and the media. Easy to say, but
hard to define or do.
From "The Situational CIO"
The theme of the 2010 CIO BootCamp revolves around recent research into "The Situational CIO" as an IT problem solver, cost cutter, and strategist. To download the full version of "The Situational CIO", click here
The 2010 CIO BootCamp Agenda will include three main learning segments:
1. Morning Sessions -- Exploring the Situational CIO
The 2010 program will include scene setting presentations on some of the key aspects of the Situational CIO, delivered by thought leaders from PricewaterhouseCoopers, TELUS and selected subject matter experts. The morning sessions include:
- Presentation: The three hats of the Situational CIO
- Presentation: IT Sourcing and Operations
- World Café: table work with public and private sector CIO mentors
- Report back and discussion
Following the presentations, a group of CIOs will join the tables for a World Café session where issues are discussed by delegates and our CIO mentors.
2. Lunch and Networking with CIO Mentors
Networking is crucial to mentoring and peer-to-peer collaboration. Over lunch, we'll introduce ideas to help you "work the room", meet your peers and build your network of like-minded professionals.
3. Afternoon Sessions -- Charting a Course to the CIO Role
The afternoon session will take a personal approach to positioning you as a future CIO, including a self assessment and presentations by key organizations that can help you along your path to becoming a CIO. Following on a lead-off session by a prominent Canadian Public Sector CIO, delegates will hear from key federal organizations with mandates for professional and community development. At the end of the CIO BootCamp, you will leave with a better understanding of where you are positioned on your path to becoming a CIO, and you'll be equipped with the resources you need to advance your professional goals.
View 2010 CIO Bootcamp agenda here
About the 2010 BootCamp Hosts:
Co-Host and Mentor:
The Canada School of Public Service helps ensure that all public service employees have the knowledge and skills they need to deliver results for Canadians. The School brings a unified approach to serving the common learning and development needs of public service employees across Canada. The 2010 CIO BootCamp will be co-hosted by Donna Achimov, Vice-President, Individual Learning Centre at the School, who will speak to how delegates can set out learning plans that better positions them on a path to becoming a CIO.
Co-Host and Mentor: Treasury Board of Canada -- Organizational Readiness Office
The Organizational Readiness Office (ORO) leads a collaborative, enterprise-wide approach to community development in support of government change initiatives that impact the IM and IT communities and others that are fundamental to federal operations: Information Management (IM); and Information Technology (IT). The ORO's Community Development Model supports the development of products and services that provide a consistent and coordinated approach to capacity building at all levels of Government. As co-host of the CIO BootCamp, the Executive Director of ORO (and a former CIO), Marj Akerley, will provide personal and professional insights on what it takes to be a CIO in today's challenging environment, as well as how to position yourself in view of the competencies and merit criteria of CIO roles.
Thought Leader: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Delivering on the promise of business transformation through information technology not only requires innovative technology, it requires innovation in how technology is planned, sourced, implemented and executed, thus changing the role of a public sector CIO. At the CIO BootCamp, PwC will explore the leadership role of the CIO and draw from global experience with leading organizations and ongoing research on the Situational CIO.
Thought Leader: TELUS
At TELUS, we're proud of the role we play in working with the Public Sector to bring innovation and enhanced services to Canadians. As a leader in IP solutions, we've partnered with government organizations at all levels to deliver enabling technologies and capabilities that underpin: seamless and secure service delivery to Canadians; better collaboration; and improved, more efficient operations. TELUS will discuss key operational trends CIOs are facing and dig deeper into into the challenges surrounding IT Operations and Sourcing.
Click here to Register for the CIO BootCamp.
