Interview with Peter Nichol at MIT by SearchCIO: CIO forms strong business partnerships by explaining value of IT

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At MIT interviewing Peter Nichol by SearchCIO: The value of strategic partnerships to move digital engagement to adoption.

 

CIOs know the importance of talking about IT initiatives in terms the business understands. In the digital era, however, fluency in “business speak” isn’t enough to forge strong C-level relationships, says Peter Nichol, head of IT at Access Health CT, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, and a finalist for the 2015 MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award.

 

In part two of this three-part interview, Nichol sat down with site editor Francesca Sales at the event to dig into how he forms business partnerships. Educating peers about the value of IT is key.

 

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References

SearchCIO. (2015b). The digital CIO’s dilemma: Balancing efficiency gains and innovation. Retrieved June 25, 2015, from http://searchcio.techtarget.com/video/The-digital-CIOs-dilemma-Balancing-efficiency-gains-and-innovation

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Peter Nichol
Peter is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience, dedicated to driving innovation, digital transformation, leadership, and data in business. He helps organizations connect strategy to execution to maximize company performance. He has been recognized for Digital Innovation by CIO 100, MIT Sloan, Computerworld, and the Project Management Institute. As Managing Director at OROCA Innovations, Peter leads the CXO advisory services practice, driving digital strategies. Peter was honored as an MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award Finalist in 2015 and is a regular contributor to CIO.com on innovation. Peter has led businesses through complex changes, including the adoption of data-first approaches for portfolio management, lean six sigma for operational excellence, departmental transformations, process improvements, maximizing team performance, designing new IT operating models, digitizing platforms, leading large-scale mission-critical technology deployments, product management, agile methodologies, and building high-performance teams. As Chief Information Officer, Peter was responsible for Connecticut’s Health Insurance Exchange’s (HIX) industry-leading digital platform transforming consumerism and retail-oriented services for the health insurance industry. Peter championed the Connecticut marketplace digital implementation with a transformational cloud-based SaaS platform and mobile application recognized as a 2014 PMI Project of the Year Award finalist, CIO 100, and awards for best digital services, API, and platform. He also received a lifetime achievement award for leadership and digital transformation, honored as a 2016 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader. Peter is the author of Learning Intelligence: Expand Thinking. Absorb Alternative. Unlock Possibilities (2017), which Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times No. 1 bestseller Triggers, calls "a must-read for any leader wanting to compete in the innovation-powered landscape of today." Peter also authored The Power of Blockchain for Healthcare: How Blockchain Will Ignite The Future of Healthcare (2017), the first book to explore the vast opportunities for blockchain to transform the patient experience. Peter has a B.S. in C.I.S from Bentley University and an MBA from Quinnipiac University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He earned his PMP® in 2001 and is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Masters in Business Relationship Management (MBRM) and Certified Scrum Master. As a Commercial Rated Aviation Pilot and Master Scuba Diver, Peter understands first hand, how to anticipate change and lead boldly.
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