The CIO is someone who is in charge of ideating and subsequently implementing business innovation.However, some points clearly show how the CIO must be hired on part time basis. Firstly, an organization may not be able to afford the services of a full time professional dedicated to something which may not yield tangible results immediately. Also major innovations require lot of risk. At first stage, firms crawl on innovation, thus a part timer is better suited to the needs. Certain aspects of a CIO’s profile may be better handled by other employees, thus further rendering full time service as redundant. In certain cultures, outside professionals may get greater freedom to implement changes than internal hires. It may also be easier to convince a risk-averse top manager regarding recruitments for part time external resource. An ideal model could involve an internal full time employee working in tandem with a freelance external resource.