World Class IT Principle Four, IT and Business Partnerships, eSeminar with John Boushy, Former CEO of Ameristar Casinos, and Former CIO of Harrah’s Entertainment

Summary: This interview is the fourth in a special series of five eSeminars covering the Five Principles of World Class IT. The five interviews will be broadcast in sequential weeks, and in this conversation on P5-IT and Business Partnerships, John Boushy discusses the following ideas: His advice for CIOs who wish to establish stronger ties with the business, and potentially follow in his footsteps to become the CEO of a major corporation His thoughts on the vicissitudes of the CIO role in an era where business leaders are becoming more IT savvy Changing the culture of the IT department to deliver value and calculate that value using business terms (ROI, NPV, IRR, etc.), as well as pushing for total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations for all projects John’s thoughts about whether we will see more CIOs emerging from the business rather that growing up through IT