{"id":3114,"date":"2026-06-01T20:18:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zerowait.com\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:18:33","slug":"the-question-every-cto-cio-should-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zerowait.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/the-question-every-cto-cio-should-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"The Question Every CTO &#8211; CIO Should Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"full-width\" style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"content\" style=\"padding: 40px 20px; text-align: center;\"><center><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px; height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/zerowait.com\/images\/store\/products\/june2026blog.jpg\" alt=\"Get the project done!\" \/><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"content\"><center><b><i>&#8220;Why can&#8217;t we get this project done?&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/center><br \/>\nI was talking to a CTO in New Jersey last month over lunch and he couldn\u2019t understand why his team of really good, hard-working engineers were unable to get an important project done.<\/p>\n<p>I asked, \u201cAre your engineers and system administrators interrupted with small problems that pop up constantly and require workarounds to fix them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the time we were at coffee and dessert, it was clear his answer was \u201cYes&#8221;. 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