Chief Technology Officer: Defining the Responsibilities of the Senior Technical Executive
I was selected as the CTO for a corporate division back when I barely knew what the title meant. I began studying the many CTO's who were part of the computer and dot.com companies in Silicon Valley. I arranged to meet and interview CTO's at conferences. I collected literally every paper on the subject that had been published in management and technology journals. As I boiled all of this information in my brain, a picture or a map of what a CTO is and what a CTO should do for a company began to form.In this book, I share what I have learned from other people, the published literature, and my own experiences as a CTO in technology companies, government offices, and healthcare organizations. The principles, responsibilities, and practices of the CTO vary depending upon what kind of organization they work for.I am indebted to the many brilliant, hard working, and effective people who shared their experiences, wisdom, and principles to make this book possible.