Back مدير التكنولوجيا التنفيذي Arabic Baş texnologiya direktoru Azerbaijani Тэхнічны дырэктар BE-X-OLD Director de tecnologia Catalan بەڕێوبەری تەکنەلۆژیا CKB Chief Technical Officer German Director de tecnología Spanish مدیر ارشد فناوری Persian Teknologiajohtaja Finnish Directeur de la technologie French
| Synonyms | CTO chief technologist |
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A chief technology officer (CTO) (also known as a chief technical officer or chief technologist) is an officer tasked with managing technical operations of an organization. They oversee and supervise research and development and serve as a technical advisor to a higher executive such as a chief executive officer.[1]
A CTO is very similar to a chief information officer (CIO).[2] CTOs will make decisions for the overarching technology infrastructure that closely align with the organization's goals, while CIOs work alongside the organization's information technology ("IT") staff members to perform everyday operations.[2] The attributes of the roles a CTO holds vary from one company to another, mainly depending on their organizational structure.[3]
- ^ Smith, Roger D. (2003). "The Chief Technology Officer: Strategic Responsibilities and Relationships". Research-Technology Management. 46 (4): 28–36. doi:10.1080/08956308.2003.11671574. S2CID 154123520.
- ^ a b Margaret, Rouse. "What is Chief Technology Officer (CTO)? - Definition from WhatIs.com". SearchCIO. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "What Is a Chief Technology Officer?". Business Research Guide. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-08.