Perspectives
Managing IT - A Different Perspective
Friday, October 20, 2006
The process we put into place has been proven in nearly 100 companies from startups to the world’s second largest corporation, and has provided radical improvements in the overall IT governance and
Principles - Driving Sustainable Change
Friday, October 20, 2006
People think governance and enterprise architecture are technical disciplines - they are really business management of technology. Making it about technology, makes it the realm of the very few,
Strategy vs. Requirements - a What vs. How
Friday, October 20, 2006
One of the more common issues that impacts business today is something that appears simple, but is so critical to understanding everything from strategy, to architecture to project requirements.
Customers
There can be Only One
Friday, October 20, 2006
There is only one customer - the person who makes the decision to buy the product or service. It is not the guy in the next department, the other business unit, or even the person that writes the
Innovation - the Cultural Impacts
Friday, October 20, 2006
Creativity is often stifled in many companies - people just do no like change. If you are not willing to accept debate, dissension, or alternative ideas, your organization is probably not ready for
Learning Maps - Communicating Change
Friday, October 20, 2006
The concept of learning maps have been helping companies understand change. The approach engages employees in short workshops, where a visual map of the environment is laid out in front of them.
Concept Mapping
Characterizing Complexity
Friday, October 20, 2006
Fast
Powerful
Highly Visual
Highly Effective
This technique has been around for years, but only recently have computer tools existed to facilitate not only the creation of the models, but the
Stress - Barbarians at the Gate
Friday, October 20, 2006
The military consistently uses stress to drive performance. Their operational environment - like most businesses - is not under their control. Troops that are unable to perform their function, are
Managing from a Risk Planning Perspective
Friday, October 20, 2006
Ideally, you would understand a set of factors around the risk elements.
Have you identified the majority of the risk topics?
To what degree does the risk exist in a given topical area?
What
Eliminate Application Development
Friday, October 20, 2006
Application development is geek toyland - a place to play with the latest technologies, and live in a world so foreign to the outside world, that no one can question what they are doing. OK, so most
Capabilities Marketing - Under the Surface
Friday, October 20, 2006
Why do these things occur? Are your users really that clueless as to all the things that the experts in IT can deliver - and all that goes into IT? Or are they dissatisfied with what IT provides,
IT does not have to be complicated. We look at IT in a totally different way. We try to not be involved in “fire-fighting”, but rather, build sprinkler systems. Rather that concentrate on the individual projects, we concentrate on identifying and improving the systemic, cultural, organizational, or behavioral characteristics that impede effective delivery of business value through information technology - turning executive intent into action.
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