問8
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経営幹部の役職のうち, 情報システムを統括する最高責任者はどれか。
平成26年度 春期 ITパスポート試験 問8
ストラテジ系企業活動 › 経営・組織論
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解説
問 8
Incorrectア
CEO stands for Chief Executive Officer (in Japanese, 最高経営責任者). The CEO makes the final decisions about company management as a whole and bears responsibility for the results, standing at the top of the management team. The area of responsibility is management as a whole and is not limited to information systems, so the CEO does not match the chief officer responsible for overseeing information systems. The CIO normally sits under the CEO and takes charge of the information systems area.
Incorrectイ
CFO stands for Chief Financial Officer (in Japanese, 最高財務責任者). This position oversees finance and accounting, such as raising funds, managing budgets, and preparing and disclosing financial statements. The CFO may be involved in the budget side of IT investment, but the area of responsibility is Financial, not overseeing the information systems themselves.
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正解 The correct answer is ウ, CIO. CIO stands for Chief Information Officer (in Japanese, 最高情報責任者). This is the top executive responsible for a company's information (Information) and information systems. The role covers planning the information systems strategy and IT investment plans in line with the corporate management strategy, overseeing the information systems department, and establishing IT governance including information security. The phrase in the question, the chief officer responsible for overseeing information systems, is exactly the definition of a CIO. All four choices are executive titles of the form C (Chief) + area of responsibility + O (Officer), collectively called CxO, where the middle letter indicates the area of responsibility. Here only CIO, with the I for Information, matches oversight of information systems, so you can choose the answer by using the middle letter as your clue.
Incorrectエ
COO stands for Chief Operating Officer (in Japanese, 最高執行責任者). Based on the management policy decided by the CEO, this position oversees day-to-day business execution (Operation). The responsibility is overall business operations, not the specialized oversight of information systems.
ここがポイント
- CxO is an executive title of the form Chief + area of responsibility + Officer, where the middle letter shows the area of responsibility. Memorize the abbreviation together with its name and its area: CEO = Chief Executive Officer (management as a whole), CFO = Chief Financial Officer (finance), COO = Chief Operating Officer (business execution), CIO = Chief Information Officer (information systems).
- The CIO is the officer responsible for aligning the information systems strategy with the corporate management strategy, and takes charge of drawing up IT investment plans, overseeing the information systems department, and establishing IT governance including information security. CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) may also appear in exam questions.
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