Stewart McCutcheon, EVP and CIO of Ecolab, Inc.

Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

English - November 10, 2014 13:15 - 5 MB - ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
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In this interview, Stewart McCutcheon, CIO of Ecolab, Inc., discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle three, Project and Portfolio Management, and principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include:

The imperative of the IT organization’s strategy to look to become a source of competitive advantage for global organizations in the future
The various ways in which Stewart has built cross-functional capabilities to pull knowledge from the disparate functions of R&D, IT, and business, in a way that enables a greater understanding of the organization’s needs.
The important yet difficult conundrum of “build” versus “buy” in a global information technology organization, and the strategic importance of customization of systems and processes in creating competitive advantage
The challenges and opportunities Stewart identified when serving as the lead integrator of two merging companies with distinctive cultures and processes
Stewart’s unique promotion to CIO from the company acquired in a merger, and potential reasons behind the decision
Eye on the Trends: The success of high intensity, goal-oriented task forces formed to improve flawed processes, the growing trend of the CIO having core competency as a business person more so than a technologist