IT plays a vital role in financial, industrial, technology, and other sectors. Regardless of industry, it’s essential that CIOs and IT leaders be able to demonstrate the role of IT in supporting the company’s strategy.  To be truly effective partners they must be equipped with an understanding of business acumen.

Business acumen, combined with technical know-how, plus a broad understanding of customers, markets, and industries can propel any organization to create business value and growth. Finally, strong business acumen in IT is a prerequisite to effectively shift from optimizing IT efficiency to driving business effectiveness.