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    Date: April 3rd, 2006

    The CIO Domain Conundrum: What Makes A Good Fit?

    3 April, 2006 (06:00) | IT Management | By: Scott Burkett

    goodfit.jpgIf you ran a convenience store, and needed to call someone in to unclog the drains in the bathrooms, would you call a good plumber, with a variety of experiences under his belt, or would you leave the drains clogged up until you could find a plumber that has deep vertical experience (no pun intended) working within the convenience store industry? Of course not! Sadly, this is the lame cloud under which many CIOs are hired. Call me crazy, but I’d just want a good plumber. Someone who was a problem solver.

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