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Exclusive: Phil Pavitt reveals why he's leaving Specsavers
'I am the designer, the creator of the revolution - that has been my experience and history,' Pavitt tells Computing
Specsavers brings in Fujitsu for digital transformation project across its 1,179 stores in £17.6m deal
Retailer aims to make better use of data to improve the customer experience
Specsaver's Phil Pavitt to leave after three years as global CIO at the company
Phil Pavitt to move on at the end of June this year
DevOps not a silver bullet, but does have some merit, says Specsavers global CIO
Phil Pavitt was sceptical that DevOps was "just another Gartner gimmick"
Government needs to be more creative with commercial IT deals, says former HMRC CIO
Phil Pavitt points to Specsavers' deals with Accenture and eClinicalWorks as proof that new types of deals can be put together
Channel 4 swaps CIO role for 'controller of systems delivery'; hires Charlotte Light
Light was previously IT director of corporate services at Specsavers
What do CIOs see as the best procurement model for IT?
CIOs and industry experts debate whether a centralised function or a specialist IT function is the best fit for procuring IT
Breaking the 'geek' stereotype: How a CIO can become a CEO
While currently a rarity, the number of CIOs getting the top job is likely to grow as the importance of IT and digitalisation increases, finds Sooraj Shah
Why the government can still succeed in digital without Mike Bracken
It is an unenviable task to be Bracken's replacement, but whoever takes the mantle will have a foundation to work with that Bracken himself never received, says Sooraj Shah
Chief digital officer - Who, what, why, when, where, how?
Going 'digital' is a popular mantra, but organisations see the scope of the digital leader differently, Sooraj Shah investigates
'I can imagine a world where we have CDOs instead of CIOs' - says Atkins CIO and CDO
Richard Cross believes CIOs need to learn some new skills in order to remain relevant over the next five years
Why the role of the chief digital officer shouldn't exist in 10 years' time
If the main reason for their job is to transform companies - then surely by 2025 there should be no need for a £110,000-a-year CDO, argues Sooraj Shah
Setting its sights on digital: an interview with Specsavers global CIO Phil Pavitt
Pavitt tells Computing about the introduction of iPads in retail stores, the CDO role, and how the systems integrator market has hit rock bottom
System integrator market is 'huge, fat and lazy' - Specsavers CIO
Quality of service from systems integrators is at an all-time low, says Phil Pavitt
Government will regret 'demonising CIO role', says former HMRC CIO
Phil Pavitt doesn't believe a CDO can run the IT of central government