When CIOs made the jump from back office support to boardroom elite, many felt they had truly arrived. Celebrations may be a bit premature, however, since there is a marked difference between getting there and staying put. Keeping a seat at the boardroom table often boils down to a renewed focus on information management but with a new twist: an emphasis on predicting the future. But, it isn’t just technology that some CIOs are expected to predict these days.