CHAPTER FOUR
THE COST OF IT
Thursday, March 29, 1:30 p.m.…
When Barton had been in his new position as CIO for four days, an e-mail arrived from the CEO to announce a series of meetings of the leadership team. They’d begin with a kickoff meeting of one hour and continue indefinitely with meetings of two-plus hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. The stated subject of the meetings: Review of costs and business operations, formulation of a plan to recover IVK growth trajectory.
Different departments, the e-mail explained, would take the lead in each meeting. IT had been assigned Tuesday, April 17. This gave Barton some time to get his act together. He’d need, the e-mail told him, answers to a few questions. The key questions: “How much are ...
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