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John McGreavy
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Dear John: I work for a great company, and my bosses (CEO and CFO) have given me great freedom. However, when I was asked (told) to take over IT four years ago as the IT director after being in finance for 10 years, I thought I'd be in a different place by now.

IT was a mess. No vision, no strategic direction and no communications. I pushed for and was given the chance to overhaul all of our systems with a major ERP project (Microsoft Dynamics AX). We're still implementing and making great progress, but it has been a monumental challenge overcoming organizational culture to implement not only a system, but also standard operating procedures across five organizations.

So here I sit as the IT director of an $800 million organization that I believe should have a CIO. Currently, I'm first in line to replace my boss, the CFO, when he retires in five to eight years. A lot can change in that time, and I fear that waiting will close the window for good if things don't work out.

My biggest issue is that I believe I'm doing the CIO job right now based on what job descriptions I can find. The primary goal of our ERP system has been to support the long-term growth and efficiency of our organization. Although I still have a fair number of specific tasks to do because of resource constraints, I think my value and the focus of my work over the last four years has been setting and implementing corporate strategies. What should I do? Stop worrying and be happy that I have a good job at a solid company, one where my opinions are valued and I'm in line for a big promotion in five to 10 years? Continue to press for the CIO title? Or start looking

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