{"id":10783,"date":"2020-10-29T10:07:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T10:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/?p=10783"},"modified":"2023-10-16T11:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:08:21","slug":"cdo-vs-cio-clash-of-c-suite-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/bigdata-cloud\/cdo-vs-cio-clash-of-c-suite-titans\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clash of the C-Suite Titans: CDO vs CIO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10783\" class=\"elementor elementor-10783\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75cbe06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75cbe06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-309bc915\" data-id=\"309bc915\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e751261 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e751261\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8ffe55\" data-id=\"f8ffe55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c182cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c182cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the past, we\u2019ve witnessed how the growing prevalence of a certain resource in the organisations created a new role in the C-suite, namely how the growing usage of information technology gave rise to the Chief Information Officer. The term CIO was first articulated by <a href=\"https:\/\/er.educause.edu\/articles\/2018\/8\/a-brief-history-of-the-cio#:~:text=William%20Synnott%20and%20William%20Gruber,technology%20resources%20in%20an%20organization.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"> William Synnott and William Gruber<\/a> in their 1981 book <em> Information Resource Management: Opportunities and Strategies for the 1980s.<\/em> The authors\u2019 vision for the newly forged CIO as a C-level executive sharing power with the chief executive officer (CEO) and the chief financial officer (CFO).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e1a274 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e1a274\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1db4f\" data-id=\"9a1db4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b274b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b274b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fast forward 40 years to the future, the CIO is an established, ubiquitous role in every organisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f811f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f811f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the CIO, we again have seen how the inundation of data, the abundance of cloud computing and democratisation of analytics as strategic sources of insights have naturally produced a new relevant role \u2013 the Chief Data Officer. Compared to the other C-level executives, the CDO role is fairly new and is walking the same thorny path as their fellow C-suite predecessors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c46920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c46920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, one thing is certain \u2013 today, the CDO is more critical than ever before as organisations are going strong into creating and executing strategies for getting the most out of their most valuable asset. And because of this, the CDO is here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ff603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4ff603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking historically, the first official CDO was appointed as early as 2002 by Capital One. Yahoo! also joined them in 2005 when they appointed their first CDO. By 2010, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/insights-intelai\/2019\/05\/22\/rethinking-the-role-of-chief-data-officer\/#bd728ee1bf9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> as few as 15 major corporations<\/a> had a CDO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e4b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e4b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The explosion of data catapulted the CDO into the very ranks of the C-suite. If in 2012, only 12% of Fortune 1000 companies had a CDO, by 2010, 67.9% of surveyed firms reported having a CDO. And according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/strategy-and-management\/by-2021-the-cdo-office-to-be-seen-as-a-mission-critical-function-than-it-other-business-functions\/61956120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Gartner\u2019s Chief Data Officer Survey<\/a> by 2021, the CDO office will be seen as a mission-critical function comparable to IT, business operations, HR and finance in 75 per cent of large enterprises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc46c3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc46c3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e34310d\" data-id=\"e34310d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ee321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27ee321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-610x407.webp 610w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-3184638-1140x760.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a785f63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a785f63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c98ebf\" data-id=\"6c98ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bedeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6bedeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As organisations are grasping the value of data and having a solid data strategy to support business goals, the role of the CDO has evolved from defensive dealing with compliance, cybersecurity and risk-related concerns to offensive by utilising corporate data to drive business outcomes and lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/digital-transformation-facilitating-a-skilled-digital-workforce-within-your-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> digital transformation<\/a>. The person appointed as a CDO is a senior executive who has business acumen and understands the strategy and direction of the business, with a focus on how to support that with data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd20d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd20d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is more important, Chief Data Officers have a pivotal role in enabling data-driven decisions that help organisations respond to the COVID-19 crisis and emerge from the situation, maintain McKinsey in their article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/~\/media\/McKinsey\/Business%20Functions\/McKinsey%20Digital\/Our%20Insights\/How%20chief%20data%20officers%20can%20navigate%20the%20COVID%2019%20response%20and%20beyond\/How-chief-data-officers-can-navigate-the-COVID-19-response-and-beyond.ashx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"><em>How chief data officers can navigate the COVID-19 response and beyond<\/em><\/a><em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cb13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48cb13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the majority of businesses see the CDO role as critical for a modern data-driven organisation, no one can agree on what exactly the CDO role should entail, describes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/insights-intelai\/2019\/05\/22\/rethinking-the-role-of-chief-data-officer\/#469473de1bf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>. More precisely, there\u2019s no clear consensus, among the CDOs as well, on<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How much technological expertise do they need?<\/li>\n<li>How much data governance responsibility should they have and especially?<\/li>\n<li>To whom should they report?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-451c1e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"451c1e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aefed3\" data-id=\"8aefed3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f3062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f3062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The clash between the CDO and CIO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd054f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd054f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77d34f4\" data-id=\"77d34f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f22e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f22e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The unclear scope of CDO responsibility is one of the reasons why CIO and IT see the Chief Data Officer as one more encroachment on their territory. The tension between the CDO and IT is depending on which department they come from, states Brian Hopkins, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research for <a href=\"https:\/\/techbeacon.com\/enterprise-it\/it-vs-chief-data-officer-how-avoid-turf-wars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tech Beacon<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dec270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dec270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If CDOs come out of IT, they might struggle with the new role and face issues over who retains decision authority over data. On the bright side, they are still technologists, which makes the relationship easier, stated Maksim Pecherskiy, who served as the first chief data officer for the city of San Diego. But if they come from marketing, it complicates things even more and the tensions rise since data is intertwined with IT.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f324a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f324a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bottom line is that control over data is neither a pure tech decision nor a pure data decision, affirms Hopkins. The CDO-CIO relationship should be built on an alliance. CDO and IT can be a powerful partnership in driving the data strategy. <a href=\"https:\/\/read.hyperight.com\/is-there-room-for-it-on-the-road-towards-a-data-driven-organisation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IT should support CDOs<\/a>, influence their vision, support and enhance their projects, and maximise the impact of data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06bb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b06bb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although some CIOs see the CDO as an encroachment on their territory, the boundaries are pretty clear between the two roles, states Carolina Carruthers, Director at the consulting firm Carruthers and Jackson, former chief data officer of Network Rail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d941c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d941c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To explain the difference between the CIO and CDO, Carruthers uses the bucket analogy. \u201cThe chief information officer is responsible for the bucket. They\u2019re responsible for making sure that the bucket is the right size, that there are no holes in it, that it\u2019s safe, and that it\u2019s in the right place. The chief data officer is responsible for the fluid that goes in the bucket, comes out of the bucket, that it goes to the right place, that it\u2019s the right quality and the right fluid to start with. Neither the bucket nor the water work without each other.\u201d explains Carruthers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3234884\/what-is-a-chief-data-officer.html#:~:text=The%20chief%20data%20officer%20oversees,drawing%20valuable%20insights%20from%20data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">CIO<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8258a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8258a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Or simply, the CIO is responsible for the information systems through which data flows and is stored, and not concerned with the business responsibility of the data in them. Whereas the CDO is responsible for managing how the data in the systems is governed and used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5542cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5542cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another reason for the C-suite conflict is that previously data governance was entrusted to the CIO. However, companies felt that they needed a dedicated role for it and someone that would provide the right outcomes of data, and not just somebody theoretically responsible for it, claims Tom Davenport, professor of information technology at Babson College for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/insights-intelai\/2019\/05\/22\/rethinking-the-role-of-chief-data-officer\/#469473de1bf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9e397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da9e397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/read.hyperight.com\/does-your-company-really-need-a-cdo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vanessa Eriksson<\/a>, SVP, Chief Digital Officer at Zenseact, who has had years of experience in the position of a Chief Data Officer, also addressed this question asserting that CIO\u2019s and the CTO\u2019s reserve towards the CDO is completely unfounded as neither of them is responsible for running a data agenda in the organisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ac942a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ac942a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb7d4ff\" data-id=\"cb7d4ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695468c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"695468c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who should the CDO report to<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a988b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a988b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-beaf203\" data-id=\"beaf203\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6731bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6731bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CDO\u2019s place in the chain of command is also subject to confusion and disagreement. Some believe they should report to the CEO, COO or CFO. At the same time, others think that the CDO should report to other senior executives and business leaders, including the CIO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e6dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84e6dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is also confusion about CDO\u2019s mandate. A NewVantage survey found that 48 per cent of participants said the chief data officer had primary responsibility for data and results in 2019, which dropped to 40 per cent this year. Additionally, 49 per cent of respondents said other C-level executives had primary responsibility or claimed there was no single point of accountability, and 51 per cent felt the chief data officer should report to the executive committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff03da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bff03da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However the general opinion might be skewed, Caroline Carruthers believes it\u2019s absolutely wrong for it to sit in the CIO. As she states, \u201cthe role evolves and matures, and naturally it\u2019s reporting to other places in the business. It\u2019s moving toward more of a seat at the top table, which it should be.\u201d Carruthers explains that the CIO and the CDO should very much be working hand-in-hand as a partnership, and a partnership doesn\u2019t work when one partner works for the other partner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6849f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6849f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As one organisation moves towards a modern data-centric business and culture, its CIO has to be more open to sharing responsibilities with the CDO. Although the CDO role is still in its early days, experts are confident that it\u2019s going to get the deserved recognition at the C-suite table as business units are more and more relying on data to function, and that the two departments are going to move closer together to work harmoniously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a811733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a811733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article was originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/read.hyperight.com\/the-clash-of-the-c-suite-titans-cdo-vs-cio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hyperight<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing prevalence of a certain resource in the organisations created a new role in the C-suite, namely how the growing usage of information technology gave rise to the Chief Information Officer. The inundation of data, the abundance of cloud computing and democratisation of analytics as strategic sources of insights have naturally produced a new relevant role \u2013 the Chief Data Officer. 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