Let us introduce the Principals of The Signal Group, a management consulting firm established in 1995 to provide objective, informed and pragmatic advice and counsel to our corporate and governmental clients, producing tangible results and significant value.

Mr. Liley is a founding partner of The Signal Group. He has over twenty years experience in consulting to senior management, including four years as a Principal with a leading New York management consulting firm. As well, he has over fifteen years operational management experience with major Canadian corporations.

Bob’s work for a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, Canadian industrials, energy utilities, governments and Crown corporations, as well as emerging information technology-based businesses has earned him a reputation for innovation and excellence. His assignments have encompassed strategic and operational business planning, business case preparation, business process design and implementation, qualitative benchmarking, organizational restructuring, and policy development. He has also worked extensively in information technology planning and management, counseling senior IT executives to help improve their overall contribution to business performance. His overall focus is on business performance improvement.

Robert Liley has just completed an executive handbook for Chief Information Officers based on his extensive experience both as a CIO himself and as an advisor to CIOs. This handbook will be of interest to new CIOs, aspiring CIOs and even some current CIOs. If you want to successfully fulfill a contemporary CIO role, here's the place to learn what that entails. The handbook is available for purchase on the web at www.theciohandbook.com