Good point. A VP of Operations/Infrastructure (of IT) who would report to a CTO/CIO would be more suitable. I guess I should have clarified that a bit better. It's also, as you allude, not as simplified as this.
Either way, my point was more about the fact that working day to day-to-day IT work won't give you the edge unless you have some sort of in with the guy/girl who ends up actually making the purchasing decision. It's also not as simple as this, as IT/Business organizations can be muddied with politics that don't always serve the IT personnel's productivity interest.
It also doesn't hurt to also get in with procurement. Which is another barrier I've found in "BigCo". Many large (Global 200) companies have a shortlist of companies they will work with and won't even entertain a conversation unless you are a certain size or have a pre-existing contract with them.
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Good point. A VP of Operations/Infrastructure (of IT) who would report to a CTO/CIO would be more suitable. I guess I should have clarified that a bit better. It's also, as you allude, not as simplified as this.
Either way, my point was more about the fact that working day to day-to-day IT work won't give you the edge unless you have some sort of in with the guy/girl who ends up actually making the purchasing decision. It's also not as simple as this, as IT/Business organizations can be muddied with politics that don't always serve the IT personnel's productivity interest.
It also doesn't hurt to also get in with procurement. Which is another barrier I've found in "BigCo". Many large (Global 200) companies have a shortlist of companies they will work with and won't even entertain a conversation unless you are a certain size or have a pre-existing contract with them.