CIOs still failing to innovate

Only three per cent of firms have excellent innovation programmes, despite this being a priority for chief information officers, reports analyst firm Forrester Research.

Its latest research found that many CIOs are failing to innovate because they attach too much importance to waiting for guidance from business colleagues or waiting to be formally assigned an innovation leadership role.

"There is no reason to wait to innovate. Instead, CIO’s should tactically pursue innovation while revamping IT," said Bobby Cameron in a report. "Then when it's time, they will be ready to engage the business in a formal innovation process."

The report advises CIOs to organise their activities around people, process and technology. It lists things like making innovation part of day-to-day IT activities, nurturing innovation talent within the IT function, and marketing the results of innovation, thus increasing its visibility in the organisation.

See also:

UK lagging behind in its pursuit of innovation

UK is pipped by North America and Asia when it comes to innovation  03 Apr 2008

Security chiefs urged to embrace risk

Chief information officers should be more strategic when shoring up enterprise systems  03 Apr 2008

IT chiefs demand chartered qualifications

IT leaders criticise current qualifications  27 Mar 2008

Minister wants UK to become an innovation nation

Britain still lagging behind international competitors, says science and innovation minister  18 Mar 2008

Businesses need to bet on innovation

Leading CIOs have called on IT professionals to drive business change  14 Mar 2008

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