Question re IS/IT Strategic Policy

[TigerDivision]

Hi everyone!

Recently I saw a detailed job description for a Network and Information Systems Administrator post and noted among the list of responsibilities the following:

Derive, implement and maintain an IT/IS strategy and policy for the company.

To implement and maintain I quite understand but to derive? What exactly are they meaning here? To create such a policy?

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[mrdenny]

To derive the strategy an policy would be to create the policy.

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[TigerDivision]

But shouldn't this be the work of the CIO to derive/create the policy?

 

[tfg13]

My comment on that is that traditionally the CIO/CEO/CSO/CFO want the worker bees to provide them with the document, and they will sign it.

 

[CajunCenturion]

Especially if the Cxx person did not come up through the ranks of IT and therefore, would not be up to speed on all the issues.


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[MasterRacker]

How large is the company? A small to mid-size company may only have a CEO/President, and some Directors for example. In that case the Network Admin may be the most senior IT person. There may be no IT "Executive".

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[ousoonerjoe]

But shouldn't this be the work of the CIO to derive/create the policy?

The company I'm at now, does not have a manager. There is a VP of IS, but he's also part owner and has a very limited understanding of IT. The department collectively (there's 4 of us) creates policies and he just signs off on the ones he likes or takes them down to HR for review/change.

"If I were to wake up with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.

 

[TigerDivision]

It's a govt agency with circa 50-60 employees. They do however have a CIO and that is why I found such a responsibility i.e. of creating an IT/IS strategy policy strange. To create other policies such as an Information Security I would understand but a strategic policy?
Thanks guys for all your comments!

 

[kmcferrin]

Yeah, normally it would be the IT Director, CIO, or CTO who makes the calls with regards to strategy. They would (hopefully) have input from the senior technical resources, but those resources shouldn't be determining the technical direction of the organization.

Of course, that could just be a sign that the CxO/Director doesn't know what they're doing, and they want someone to do their job for them.

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