CIO Dana Deasy
BP is known as being one of the largest energy corporations in the world. BP stands for much more than its original slogan of British Petroleum. Their slogan is new and very inspirational. It guides the mission and vision of the company while standing for innovation, productivity and excellence. The new slogan of "Beyond Petroleum" means the company is concentrated on alternative energy resources and gaining a competitive advantage within the industry.
The company BP strives to be the best, the strongest and the most innovative amongst its competitors. From the top of the organization to the bottom, from the engineers to the janitors to the IT department, the company is striving for excellence. When the new CIO came into the picture in 2007, he took the slogan of “Beyond Petroleum” and merged it with his experience to reengineer the entire organizations IT department.
He installed changes in the entire governance philosophy; he changed systems, cut costs and evaluated his workforce. This new CIO did not reengineer for menial changes, he reengineered the entire department to be compliant with the goals of the business units. In order for the business to be successful on the face of the company, the IT supporting staff must understand the business, must provide accurate support and must evolve as if they are in the forefront of the company.
Dana Deasy, who is currently the CIO for JP Morgan (December 2013), served BP well. He changed the atmosphere of the IT department, while being a true visionary that was able to take BP through its darkest times into its finest hours while creating effective changes within the organization. While BP had goals of being the best and the brightest, the CEO, Tony Hayward admitted that the company had become, “ a serial under performer " that had promised an extreme amount, but not delivered very much.
When Hayward brought in Dana Deasy, he saw something special in him. Deasy was granted a daunting task of being responsible
The company BP strives to be the best, the strongest and the most innovative amongst its competitors. From the top of the organization to the bottom, from the engineers to the janitors to the IT department, the company is striving for excellence. When the new CIO came into the picture in 2007, he took the slogan of “Beyond Petroleum” and merged it with his experience to reengineer the entire organizations IT department.
He installed changes in the entire governance philosophy; he changed systems, cut costs and evaluated his workforce. This new CIO did not reengineer for menial changes, he reengineered the entire department to be compliant with the goals of the business units. In order for the business to be successful on the face of the company, the IT supporting staff must understand the business, must provide accurate support and must evolve as if they are in the forefront of the company.
Dana Deasy, who is currently the CIO for JP Morgan (December 2013), served BP well. He changed the atmosphere of the IT department, while being a true visionary that was able to take BP through its darkest times into its finest hours while creating effective changes within the organization. While BP had goals of being the best and the brightest, the CEO, Tony Hayward admitted that the company had become, “ a serial under performer " that had promised an extreme amount, but not delivered very much.
When Hayward brought in Dana Deasy, he saw something special in him. Deasy was granted a daunting task of being responsible