In this interview, Jim Swanson, Chief Information Technology Officer of Monsanto, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT-Business Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include: His role as Chief Information Officer of Monsanto The digital revolution occurring in the agriculture industry How IT works with other parts of the organization to develop digital plans across the enterprise How the recruiting and skills needed within IT have changed The internal brand of IT within Monsanto to assure its place within the enterprise How IT interacts with the ultimate customers of the organization His career path to agriculture through the pharmaceutical industry and others Universal similarities across multiple industries within the IT department Eye on the Trends: Decision science and analytics, predictive and prescriptive modeling, the Internet of Things