Posted on June 30, 2010 by itorganization2017
First off, let me make myself clear. I firmly believe that Cloud Computing, in its various forms, is real, absolutely inevitable and will completely revolutionize the form and role of the IT Organization. Some readers will look at that sentence and laugh – it’s like saying “day will pass into night.” Obvious, beyond dispute, devoid [...]
Filed under: IT Maturity | Tagged: Next Generation Enterprise, Enterprise 2.0, IT infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Architecture, IT transformation, Web 2.0, organizational change management, business-IT convergence, IT governance, Cloud computing, Business-IT Governance, Business process | 5 Comments »
Posted on April 21, 2010 by itorganization2017
It’s always been tough being an IT leader. The “Career Is Over” distortion of the CIO acronym is humorous because of the real world challenges associated with the CIO job. I think that today is an especially challenging time for IT leaders. I say that because these jobs are typically caught somewhere between two very [...]
Filed under: Business-IT Governance, IT Management, Next Generation IT, Web 2.0 | Tagged: Architecture, Cloud computing, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Management, Web 2.0 | 7 Comments »
Posted on March 23, 2010 by itorganization2017
In my first post in this series, “Design Thinking 2.0: How Web 2.0 Might Foster and Enable an Innovation Revolution” I summarized the concepts of Design Thinking and raised the question of how Web 2.0 might enable increased innovation. (For an interesting perspective on Design Thinking by Business Week’s Bruce Nussbaum, see his excellent essay [...]
Filed under: IT Management, Next Generation IT, social networking | Tagged: Next Generation Enterprise, IT Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Architecture, collaboration, social networking, Web 2.0, IT innovation, Cloud computing, Add new tag, John Seely Brown, John Hagel III | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2010 by itorganization2017
In Part 1 of this series, I suggested that the implications of Enterprise 2.0 for the IT organization are dramatic. I also suggested that the ways of designing and executing an IT Operating Model in a Web 2.0 context are quite different from traditional approaches. In Part 2, I outlined the major elements of an [...]
Filed under: Business-IT Governance, IT Management, Next Generation Enterprise, Next Generation IT, Web 2.0, social networking | Tagged: Enterprise 2.0, IT infrastructure, IT Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Architecture, IT leadership, collaboration, Web 2.0, business value, IT innovation, innovation, IT governance, Add new tag, Business-IT Governance, COBIT, Information technology, Operating model | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 5, 2010 by itorganization2017
Just about everyone has become attuned over the last few years to the concept of sustainability. Except, it seems, when it comes to software practices. In most IT environments, by far the largest chunk of costs associated with a given piece of software, surface after it is initially delivered. That is true of purchased packages, [...]
Filed under: IT Maturity | Tagged: Add new tag, Agile software development, Architecture, business case, Business-IT Governance, Enterprise Architecture, IT funding, Programming, Service-oriented architecture, Sustainability | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 8, 2009 by itorganization2017
I use analogies a lot – in my teaching, consulting, and just about everywhere else! By no means a panacea, a well chosen analogy can make things “click” for people who might otherwise not “get it.” “Selling” Enterprise Architecture I’ve blogged frequently about Enterprise Architecture (and its subset, IT Architecture) because I believe it is [...]
Filed under: Business-IT Governance, IT Infrastructure, IT Management, Next Generation IT, Web 2.0 | Tagged: Enterprise 2.0, IT Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Architecture, Web 2.0, New York City, New York, New York City Subway, Independent Subway System, Rapid transit | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 15, 2009 by itorganization2017
I was perusing the September 15 issue of CIO Magazine (ok, I’d been on vacation for nearly 4 weeks, and was catching up on my massive reading pile!) when I noticed the chart recreated to the left. (Note: I could not find the chart in the electronic edition – only the paper magazine. Also note, [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2009 by itorganization2017
Regular readers will know that from time to time I refer to research by Peter Weill, Chairman & Senior Research Scientist, Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) at the MIT Sloan School of Management. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Dr. Weill for many years, and having collaborated with him on several multi-company research initiatives. [...]
Filed under: Business-IT Governance, Demand Maturity, IT Infrastructure, IT Management, IT Maturity, Key Frameworks, Portfolio Management | Tagged: Portfolio Management, Enterprise Architecture, Business-IT Maturity, IT funding, value realization, IT governance, MIT Sloan School of Management | 9 Comments »
Posted on June 1, 2009 by itorganization2017
I actually credit the topic of this post to a quote by a client last week. We were working with him on the PMO he was setting up, when he made the point in the headline. I thought it was provocative, and made an important point, so I want to explore it. What Is Meant [...]
Filed under: IT Infrastructure, IT Management, Next Generation IT, Web 2.0 | Tagged: Architecture, business-IT convergence, Cloud computing, Enterprise Architecture | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2009 by itorganization2017
How should you treat IT infrastructure investments in a recession? I was listening to an interesting piece that got me thinking about this question on NPR this morning titled “Obama’s ‘Big Fix,’ And Investment Deficit Disorder.” Renee Montagne interviewed New York Times columnist David Leonhardt about his January 27 article, “The Big Fix.“ Determining IT Infrastructure [...]
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