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IT Management requires skills beyond those required to keep the IT infrastructure operating smoothly; it requires strategic-level thinking. These characteristics can only be found in a person at the highest management levels in an organization. This top-level IT manager, the Chief Information Officer (CIO), like the CFO and COO, concentrates on making effective (as opposed to efficient) use of IT to propel the organization forward, and to higher levels of performance and productivity.

CIOs are traditionally found in larger companies and are usually involved in higher-level strategy setting for the organization. There, they are able to influence the direction the organizations take and the role that IT would play in achieving goals. This means that CIOs have a more general business background as opposed to a technical one.

CIOs have an important role to play in smaller organizations. As these organizations begin the growth spurt in their life cycle, having a person who can guide the IT effort to achieve maximum growth becomes a plus, thereby allowing the organization to grow faster. However, smaller companies may not be able to, or want to, have a full-time CIO on staff, yet may require their services on an ad-hoc basis. That's where The Kahai Group comes in. We can provide you with a "Virtual CIO," someone who can be available to you on an ad-hoc basis and provide fee-based guidance on different aspects of your IT use. The CIO can guide you strategically as you grow your organization, making sure that you have the optimal IT configuration to sustain and maintain your growth, and avoid any problems that may arise.