Answers: <p>From my experience (where I currently work and another company where a friend works at) the DevOps team's report to the CIO.</p>
  
  <p>Also to note that our DevOps team works a lot with, mostly <strong>alongside</strong> the CTO on a "day to day" basis compared to the CIO.</p>
  
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Answers: <p>It all very much depends on the type of organisation.
  We don't have a CDO or CIO, so I report to the COO who manages IT as well. </p>
  
  <p>The important thing is to bring digital, IT and DevOps together.</p>
  
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Body: <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_information_officer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CIO</a></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Chief information officer (CIO), chief digital information officer
    (CDIO) or information technology (IT) director, is a job title
    commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise
    responsible for the information technology and computer systems that
    support enterprise goals.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>CIOs manage a business’s IT systems and functions, creates and
    delivers strategies and policies, and places great emphasis on
    internal customers.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_technology_officer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CTO</a></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>A chief technology officer (CTO), sometimes known as a chief technical
    officer, is an executive-level position in a company or other entity
    whose occupation is focused on scientific and technological issues
    within an organization</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>CTOs place emphasis on the external customers to the organization and
    focus on how different technology can make the company more
    profitable.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">COO</a></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The COO is responsible for the daily operation of the company, and
    routinely reports to the highest ranking executive, usually the chief
    executive officer (CEO). The COO is usually the second in command at
    the firm, especially if the highest ranking executive is the Chairman
    and CEO.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>Discussion</strong></p>
  
  <p>As DevOps is closing the gap between several disciplines, e.g. Development, Operations, Quality Assurance one could argue that the CIO is accountable for DevOps as all these parties are internal customers. However, as a CTO is also focused on the outside world, one could also say that the CTO is accountable as he or she could implement DevOps because he or she heard in the outside world that this discipline was beneficial for some companies.</p>
  
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Title: What Chief is accountable for DevOps?
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ThreadText: # What Chief is accountable for DevOps?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-09)
  
  [CIO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_information_officer)
  
  > Chief information officer (CIO), chief digital information officer
  > (CDIO) or information technology (IT) director, is a job title
  > commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise
  > responsible for the information technology and computer systems that
  > support enterprise goals.
  
  and
  
  > CIOs manage a business’s IT systems and functions, creates and
  > delivers strategies and policies, and places great emphasis on
  > internal customers.
  
  [CTO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_technology_officer)
  
  > A chief technology officer (CTO), sometimes known as a chief technical
  > officer, is an executive-level position in a company or other entity
  > whose occupation is focused on scientific and technological issues
  > within an organization
  
  and
  
  > CTOs place emphasis on the external customers to the organization and
  > focus on how different technology can make the company more
  > profitable.
  
  [COO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_operating_officer)
  
  > The COO is responsible for the daily operation of the company, and
  > routinely reports to the highest ranking executive, usually the chief
  > executive officer (CEO). The COO is usually the second in command at
  > the firm, especially if the highest ranking executive is the Chairman
  > and CEO.
  
  **Discussion**
  
  As DevOps is closing the gap between several disciplines, e.g. Development, Operations, Quality Assurance one could argue that the CIO is accountable for DevOps as all these parties are internal customers. However, as a CTO is also focused on the outside world, one could also say that the CTO is accountable as he or she could implement DevOps because he or she heard in the outside world that this discipline was beneficial for some companies.
  
  **Tags:** culture
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  From my experience (where I currently work and another company where a friend works at) the DevOps team's report to the CIO.
  
  Also to note that our DevOps team works a lot with, mostly **alongside** the CTO on a "day to day" basis compared to the CIO.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-12. Score: 0
  
  It all very much depends on the type of organisation.
  We don't have a CDO or CIO, so I report to the COO who manages IT as well.
  
  The important thing is to bring digital, IT and DevOps together.
  
  
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