The CIO position and importance depend on information technology maturity in the organization, value configuration, strategic IT resources, e-business approach, and IT governance structure. CIO and Corporate Strategic Management: Changing Role of CIO to CEO holds key information in improving a CIO's role, which would then advance his or her chances of moving up into a CEO role.CIO and Corporate Strategic Management: Changing Role of CIO to CEO provides analysis within theoretical frameworks and consulting recommendations, and starts with the demand side of CEO successions, specifically highlighting approaches in IT foundations, e-business development and IT sourcing decisions.