Connecting Point is the CIO Executive Council's secret weapon. The Council has identified a process that quickly and effectively connects CIO peers to exchange key findings, gather crucial information and make critical decisions. It’s what CIO members are all talking about.

How: The highly trained staff of Program Managers work expeditiously to understand each CIO's needs and strategic position. One-on-one interactions, coupled with the detailed matching process, make this program unique in the industry.

Testimonials:

• Justin Ricketts of Susan G. Komen for the Cure spoke with his peer match about forming business relationships
  "The discussion will ultimately save lives. If we can improve the collaboration between our two organizations, we can both increase the amount of funding for the fight against cancer and improve the amount of time it takes to get potential cures to the patients that need them."

• Sandy Rasel, Perdue Farms, connected with her peer match about leadership
  Sandy commented that "Ron has first-hand knowledge of outsourcing business processes that have not been formally reengineered. This has allowed him to fast track savings for Applied Materials and demonstrate his ability to be more than an IT leader. Ron has also indicated he would send a list of ideas to use when looking for quick wins that are visible. He also has offered to assist with our recruitment challenges based on his contacts in the industry.... The cost/time savings is unknown at this time but if we executed some of the suggestions made, it could be significant."

• Blake Barthelmess of REC Silicon connected with a peer about IP Protection Systems/Methodologies
  Blake rated the call a "10," commenting that it saved him "40 person hours of research and review."

• Frank Westrum, Washington State Department of Health, connected with his peer match about SOA
  Frank stated, "It certainly saved me probably 10 to 20 hours of research to get the information I got in one 30-minute conversation."

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