How to Think Like a Law School CIO Mitch Davis Stanford University Pablo G. Molina Georgetown...

How to Think Like a How to Think Like a Law School CIOLaw School CIO

Mitch Davis

Stanford University

Pablo G. Molina

Georgetown University

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/molina

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/molina

Life before law school Technology, administration, library or

faculty role in law school Lead technology role in law school CIO position in same/different law school CIO/Technology leader somewhere else

(non-profits, law firms, consulting groups, universities, etc.)

Typical career of the law school CIO

Top ten signs indicating that you are already a CIO (10)

You closely manage your budgets carefully matching expenses and revenues


You organize and participate in technology related events at your institution


You engage in fundraising efforts related to technology


Significant technology acquisitions by any department in your institution require your approval before happening


You are in charge of several departments, such as Technology, Audiovisual, Multimedia, Telecommunications, etc.


Several directors report to you, both from technical areas and from affiliated institutes and organizations


You seat on the Senior Staff Meeting and Technology Committees and participate in key decisions and planning processes


You report directly to the Dean of the law school (or to one of the most senior administrators reporting to the Dean)


You participate in creating and are thoroughly familiar with the strategy of the law school


You are always thinking long-term, at least 3 years down the road

Top five signs that you are NOT ready to become a CIO (5)

You do not like meetings


You can’t participate in a long conversation without using acronyms


You truly like spending time at work programming systems or managing networks


You do not delegate technical or administrative work effectively


Constrained by a lack of resources, you often do not have time to plan ahead and strategize

Top five signs that you are ready to become a CIO (5)

Nothing makes you happier than a phone call from a vendor trying to sell you a multimillion dollar storage system


Your golf and tennis skills are improving…


Assuming that you only took one book at the beginning of the conference, you did not go for a PERL or XML book but a “management” book


You think that the ‘C’ in CIO stands for ‘Czar’


You can pass the C.A.T., CIO Attitude Test, designed by Mr. Scott Adams

When reading a Dilbert cartoon you identify most closely with

Wally Alice Dogbert Dilbert The Boss. Congratulations! You think like a CIO

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