Use true IT costs to engage apathetic business managers in IT planning
According to this study, Business Unit Heads are not concerned about IT Costs as they represent only 2-5% of their budgets. Really?
May 19, 2009
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Talk to Me: The Disconnect Between Business and IT
The disconnect between business and IT is often lamented. A lot is spoken and written about this chasm. Ostensibly, a lot is done to bridge it. Yet, most would agree the chasm still exists.
May 19, 2009
An Emerging IT Ecosystem
Today, IT products and services are delivered to the customer for them to assemble and deploy. Is this paradigm shifting?
May 19, 2009
Lessons For Post Merger Integration
The merger of Daimler and Chrysler made perfect sense on paper. Now that there is talk of Chrysler being on the block again, did they forget to put critical things on that paper?
May 19, 2009
Are Your Customers Dissatisfied? It May Be Time to Check-out Your Salespeople
Customer service can make all the difference in a commodity market such as retail. This key differentiator is often ignored. This article provides an important reminder.
May 19, 2009
Why bad things happen to good IT Strategies?
You thought you have dotted all Is and crossed all Ts but still the IT Strategy failed. Why?
May 19, 2009
Seeing Eye To Eye On IT
A discussion on Forrester’s research on the business and IT disconnect. So what’s new?
May 19, 2009
Achieving and Sustaining Business and IT Alignment
This article was originally published in 1999. However, it is on the money even today. Authors Jerry Luftman and Tom Brier walk through the issue of business and IT Alignment with specific examples and advice on how to achieve this goal. A must read!
May 19, 2009
IT Strategist’s Dilemma
Every strategist faces the “stay the course” or “cut and run” choice at least once in their careers. How do you decide which course is the correct one? More importantly, is this even a correct or complete set of choices?
May 19, 2009
Developing and Implementing a Strategy for Technology Deployment
A very good article on technology deployment – makes the connection with IT vision and strategy.
May 19, 2009
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