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CIO at The University of the Witwatersrand

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As a CIO, are you currently on the board of your organization?

People & Leadership

Yes

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Assume that you're organization has a ransomware attach, what would you recommend to bod

People & Leadership Security & GRC

Pay $$ just set us free

Negotiate with the attackers

Hire a professional IR team

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Which of the following areas are you planning to make the biggest changes to within your governance and risk program in 2022?

Governance, Risk & Compliance Security & GRC Risk Management

Continuous Monitoring

Staff Well Being

ESG & Sustainability

Service Provider Location Risk

Other (share below)

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What percentage of your workforce is made up of Gen Z and Millenials?

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0% - 10%

10% - 25%

25% - 50%

50% - 75%

75%+

Unsure

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My organization is investing enough in hybrid infrastructure to fully meet the needs of our workforce.

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Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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Are you happy in your current role?

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Yes

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How does your organization manage the balance between innovation and maintenance of existing systems?

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Separate innovation teams and maintenance teams

Rotation of resources between innovation and maintenance projects

Prioritization of innovation projects over maintenance projects

Outsourcing of maintenance activities

Automation of maintenance tasks

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CIOs - curious about personal motivation: What inspires you to truly go the extra mile in supporting your fellow executives? Yes, it’s part of the job, but beyond that what have you identified about yourself that are either internal or external factors that will drive you to personally go above and beyond to assist an executive peer?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

It is the ability to communicate ICT strategy and initiatives in their language and making them buy into my technology journey with them. My story telling technical such as presenting my needs in relation to the risk factor ...read more

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What are the best practices and tips for effective communication for a 4-5 month cross-functional project?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

Ensure you take exceptional meeting and project notes I found that the more cross functional the project (more diverse and numerous teams) the harder it is to get all participants together interactively even with Teams/Skype/WebEx/Zoom. ...read more

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What is the most challenging part of being a CIO?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

Staying on top of the constantly changing landscape. Part of the expectation of the role is that you are the expert in technology in your organization. However, it is impossible to stay on top of all of it. You must learn ...read more

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What steps would you take as a leader to create a continuous learning and growth culture within your team?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

Creating a culture of continuous learning and growth within an IT team is an integral part of ensuring your team stays on the cutting edge of technology, is adaptable to changing trends and requirements, and is motivated ...read more

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What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

I think Alivin Toffler said it best: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."

The most important attribute, then, is ...read more

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Will data analytics go the way of the calculator? Much like someone can solve a math problem without understanding the calculations involved, will we be solving business problems without understanding the analytics behind those decisions? In your opinion, how much of a limiting factor is trust and risk on automated decisions becoming the norm, without explain ability?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

In mathematics concepts and formulars are used to make certain conclusions with explicit methods leading to the answer and in the same way one has to interpret the data in order to understand its meaning. In normal learning ...read more

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Have you ever successfully persuaded a highly skeptical executive to go along with a really ambitious strategy? How did you convince them that the investment would be worth it?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Educationa year ago

Yes and No. Depends on the situation...

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Is a leader made or born? Why do you think so?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Education2 years ago

Made

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What role does the executive team play in ERP implementation?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Enterprise Applications IT Strategy & Roadmap

Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Education2 years ago

I have always said, the executives are responsables for the success of the project, the executive team most take the sponsorship and control in the ERP implementation, the responsable for defining the main goals and how ...read more

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IT infrastructure - What are the top of mind initiatives in the roadmap for the next year?

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Dr Stanley Mgobansimbi MpofuCIO at The University of the Witwatersrand in Education2 years ago

Consistent environments. We recently acquired several entities and our 2023-24 plan is to have the environments consistent among them for ease of management and cost reduction. We also plan to migrate some legacy applications ...read more

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