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Sign into your accountWhat Happens if Your Tech Leader Is Hit by a Bus?
June 07 2016
Bob Rosecrans and Michael Koval at Pixces Consulting Group are a little more subtle in addressing this subject in their new white paper, "Real Estate Brokers: Is your CIO future proofing your business?" But the title of the paper's first chapter really says it all: "I love my CIO but..."
What follows in an exceptionally candid and insightful examination of the conversations that Chief Executive Officers or broker-owners must have with their Chief Information Officers – or whoever is the technology leader or point person at their brokerage. As Senior Partners at Pixces – and industry power hitters – Koval and Rosecrans specialize in helping real estate brokerages address IT business solutions to solve business challenges. The deep insight they share is based on years of highly honed experiences.
Koval, a founder who also serves on Pixces Board of Directors, was the Chief Information Officer for Long & Foster Real Estate. There he was responsible for all technology, business solutions, IT governance, security and online systems. Koval also has served on numerous boards including Trulia, National Association of Realtors Security & Policy Group, LeadingRE and The Realty Alliance.
Rosecrans previously was the Chief Security Officer for the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), an international non-profit organization providing services to business schools, including the widely used Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). He also was the CIO and CSO for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a national federation of 36 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.
What they impart in this white paper addresses the reality that most real estate brokerage leaders simply do not have the deep tough talk they should with their tech leaders.
The harsh truth is, if, God forbid, a brokerage's CIO was hit by a bus, chaos is likely. The good news is that in their white paper, the authors outline a specific game plan for what a CEO should expect from their CIO with very clear objectives and direction.