Just as times have changed, so too has the role of the CIO. The term Chief Information Officer was first used in the 1970s. Their role was primarily to deal with the introduction of new financial systems. These systems were used for invoicing, tracking debts and creditors, and controlling the operation of the supply chain and other areas such as payroll. These systems were complex, and CIOs spent much of their day operating the systems, keeping them running, and reducing the organization's costs. In the 1980s the CIO's job involved overseeing the incorporation and maintenance of fairly simple but difficult and expensive hardware, software, and software components. telecommunications equipment. As the organization began investing in IT as a strategic option, the CIO became a manager rather than just a staff member. Also towards the end of the 1980s, personal PCs replaced old technologies in the office. As IT grew, so did the department and the employment of technologically advanced people in a company that generally wasn't. Now it was the CIO's job to monitor IT instead of dealing with e...