How can the CTO impact the organization?

As a CTO, what can you do to improve the organization you are a part of? How do you demonstrate that the CTO adds significant value? Here's a quick list of 10 areas where you can really impact the organization.

1. Enable Business Innovation
   
2. Reduce Business Costs
   
3. Improve Customer Satisfaction
   
4. Create Competitive Advantage
   
5. Improve Risk Management
   
6. Enable New Revenue Streams
   
7. Grow Existing Revenue Streams
   
8. Enable Global Expansion
   
9. Enable Regulatory Compliance
   
10. Automate the Supply Chain
    

How you accomplish these is unique for each business and CTO.

_{List derived from CIO Magazine: http://www.cio.com/state/survey_slideshow/p16.html.}