Title:
Software
Tools Used by the CIO in Large Portuguese Companies
Abstract: Information
technology and information systems have evolved dramatically over the
last half-century, playing an absolutely central and crucial role in
the success of today’s organizations. Therefore the complexity of the
work of the chief information officer has also increased significantly
being a present demand the use of more evolved software tools to
support the chief information officer job. With the purpose of
identifying and characterizing which software tools chief information
officers of large Portuguese companies use in their work, we developed
a study with the participation of several chief information officers.
The study answers to the question: Does the chief information officer
in Portuguese large companies use advanced information technology
solutions in his/her work or, as that old saying, the shoemaker's wife
is the worse shod. The findings of this study reveal that the chief
information officers are not using all the potential of the software
tools that would give them a better performance in their jobs.
Authors: António
Trigo, João
Varajão, Nelson Figueiredo and João
Barroso