The title means CIO doesnt mean Career is Over.

Increasingly there is a trend of rising prominence of "new school" CIOs - individuals that possess an optimal blend of technical skills and business savvy.

This breed treats the top IT position not as the end point of a career but as a stepping stone to the CEO or president post.

The old joke "CIO stands for ''career is over'" no longer rings true. Examples of CIOs being promoted to the role of CEO or to other executive-level positions now abound - there is even a Web site listing these movers and shakers.

Two primary reasons are fueling this trend:

• The increasing prevalence of IT and the consequent need to have some understanding of how to use this crucial resource by those who serve on the executive teams and the boards of directors

• The fact that the prevalence of IT and IS throughout the organization gives CIOs a broad view of operations, business processes, interorganizational coordination challenges and opportunities, and a broad understanding of how the firm is positioned to execute its strategy

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Prashanth Rai