<A HREF="http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2103333,00.asp?kc=CMCIOEMLP031307CMSA">A shortage of qualified chief information officers</A> looms in the next few years. Growing demand for CIOs is not being offset by an increasing supply of talented, well-prepared executives, according to a just-released report, "Grooming the 2010 CIO," written for the Society for Information Management Advance Practices Council.

The report looks at ways that companies can start addressing the coming CIO shortage today by grooming future leaders from within.