The CIO's primary goal is often to cut costs, but this focus can overlook a crucial aspect: staff productivity. In the past, optimizing for storage costs made sense due to high hardware prices, but today, developer salaries are significantly higher, making optimization for development productivity more important. This shift in priorities has led to innovations like code collaboration tools and agile methodologies aimed at improving developer efficiency. By prioritizing efforts that enhance developer productivity, CIOs can have a greater impact on reducing project costs.