7 ways to rebuild a failed IT organization

Systems are failing, initiatives are stalled, budgets are broken, business partners are departing, and department morale and productivity have hit rock bottom. As the incoming CIO, it’s your job to bring a long-neglected IT organization back to where it can support essential operations and services — and move forward on long-delayed modernization initiatives. Getting a failed IT organization back on track is a tall order, but when completed, doing so creates an accomplishment a CIO can point to with pride throughout their career. Here are seven steps any incoming CIO can use to jettison a predecessor’s mess and guide an IT organization rebuild through to its successful completion.