This guide provides an in-depth look at the Hedgehog Concept, showing how businesses can streamline their strategies and achieve sustained growth by focusing on a simple, central strategy rooted in three dimensions: what they can be the best at, what drives their economic engine, and what they are passionate about.
This in-depth report lays the foundation for a meaningful understanding of successful post merger integration of information technology. It explains the issues with technology integration between two companies after a merger or acquisition, why they arise, and how to overcome them. CIOs can use this to create a post merger IT Integration Plan. Excellent Read! (200 pages)
CIOs face a dilemma: sophistication drives value but the resulting complexity can have the exact opposite effect. So, you must manage complexity and occasionally work to reduce it. This paper discusses how CIOs can reduce complexity in their IT Organization.
There is a basic rule in management: every opportunity comes with a risk. The question for an effective C-Level Leader is: how do I manage risk to fully capitalize on this opportunity? This case study explains how one company overcame this hurdle. Good learning for the CIO who lives in the real world.
This comprehensive study explores ways to get the biggest bang from the IT buck. An excellent example of assessing IT capability through internal evaluation and external benchmarking to arrive at a cost optimized maximum business value generating IT Organization. (150 pages)
Discover how to create a strategic blueprint for IT successfully. This comprehensive example helps you align IT with business objectives, manage IT costs, conduct capability assessments, and monitor performance. Master the art of IT strategic planning and transform IT into a strategic business asset.
This detailed technology strategic plan explains how technology will be deployed in support of business expansion. A good example of aligning technology with business using IT Strategy.
This is a detailed strategic IT plan for an organization that did not have a formal IT Strategy. A good example for the CIO who is embarking on the IT Strategy journey for the very first time. (130 pages) Is an articulated i.e. documented plan for IT critical to the
This global study explores the state of business IT alignment across industry – how well do companies align business with IT? what factors does an enterprise find the easiest to excel in and which the hardest?
This comprehensive example demonstrates the process of conducting an IT Assessment and using it to drive a strategic plan for information technology (IT). (100 pages)
