Prioritize the work using data. Avoid surprises. You have a new CIO. They have inherited a veritable "knitter's paradise" of projects and programs. You have been asked to help the CIO figure out their "skeins" per se. Your mission is to prep the CIO as best you can. On top of this, your CEO has just asked the CIO to work with a wonderful group of external consultants to help advance the cause. You know the names. All knowledge and wisdom will flow downhill. All hail the flow