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The Widening Gap In Business-IT Maturity Levels
by itorganization2017 on Jul 19, 2008 - 09:21 AM read 23 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=295We have been compiling the results of one facet of our multi-company research into business-IT maturity - the maturity assessment that companies took as part of participation in the research project. The purpose of the surveywas to provide an assessment of business-IT capability in a corporation or business unit. We asked that the survey be completed by an executive familiar with the business strategy for technology use, the ... read more -
From Enterprise Architecture to Ecosystem Architecture
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jul 18, 2008 - 09:41 AM read 56 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=279I’ve been thinking about IT architecture - more correctly, Enterprise Architecture, and most recently, something I’m referring to as Ecosystem Architecture. This thinking was stimulated by some of the results of our recent Reaching Level 3 multi-company research project. That research showed that one of the most critical gaps in many companies IT capabilities is around Enterprise Architecture (EA). I don’t find this deficiency in Enterprise ... read more -
Edginess and IT Innovation
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jul 10, 2008 - 09:37 AM read 101 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=275In preparing for our upcoming Executive Perspective in Chicago on September 18/19, my team has been exploring what is meant by “edginess?” What does edginess look like in its various forms? When and how is edginess good, productive, appropriate? When isit bad, counterproductive, inappropriate? John Hagel and John Seely Brown in their landmark paper, “From Push to Pull- Emerging Models for Mobilizing Resources” contend “The edge is ... read more -
High Speed Internet/Media Convergence - Customer Update
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jul 01, 2008 - 01:58 PM read 182 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=269I recently posted on my excitement about becoming a beneficiary of higher Internet speeds and media convergence at home. At the time I was a brand new customer of AT&T’s U-verse service. One month later, I’m still delighted - I would not go back to DSL (fine as that was) or to DirecTV satellite service (OK as that was). However, I have experienced a couple of glitches - one of ... read more -
Some Suggestions for a CIO 2.0
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 30, 2008 - 04:12 PM read 88 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=267A few days ago I postedabout a client situation where the CIO had a strong sense of the possibilities and impact that Web 2.0 could have for his organization and the firm as a whole, but the small team he appointed to figure out the specifics quickly fell back on their traditional (and verywell-honed)IT competencies. This led to them thinking about: the business problem to be solved (rather ... read more -
Mark Your Calendars - September 18-19, Chicago, Il
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 25, 2008 - 02:32 PM read 299 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=264I am very excited about an upcoming event we are holding in Chicago mid-September. I’ve been busily collaborating with an internal team here at nGenera, and with a Professor from Emory University on creating an event designed for senior business, IT and HR executives. The session, entitled “Unleashing the Core, Innovating the Edge” explores the thorny subject of innovation in today’s businesses. It will open with a ... read more -
But there's no business problem here.
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 24, 2008 - 07:38 AM read 438 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=262I recently had an interesting conversation with a consulting client. The CIO has a strong sense that Web 2.0 is going to be important to the business, and therefore to the IT organization. He can’t put his finger on why, or what it all means, or exactly what to do about it, but his instincts tell him it’s too important to ignore, and he’s invested time, effort and some ... read more -
IT Infrastructure, Options, and Cost-Benefit Analysis
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 23, 2008 - 01:39 PM read 212 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=260There was a piece on National Public Radio this morning that got me thinking about IT infrastructure funding. I think this is especially relevant as companies consider Web 2.0 technologies and ask the inevitable question - “What’s the value proposition?” It’s a great question, unless that question gets morphed (as it so often does) into “What’s the return on investment?” The NPR article was about the levees along the Mississippi ... read more -
The Other Seat at the Table
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 19, 2008 - 10:49 AM read 533 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=258One of the great clichs of the business-IT relationship is “having a seat at the table.” This is a cute, shorthand way of describing a business-IT relationship where IT is properly represented in the strategic leadership of the business (be that a business unit or the enterprise). When we see this condition working well, we often observe characteristics such as: Business strategy formulation and IT strategy formulation are converged - ... read more -
Business-IT Relationship Management Webinar
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 13, 2008 - 02:04 PM read 183 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=253A few day’s ago I mentioned that I was doing a webinar (why do I hate that term?) on the Role of the IT Relationship Manager. I am pleased to say that a recording of that webinar (I still hate the term!) is now available at http://www.ngenera.com/convs/show/7380 It requires QuickTime - I hope you find the information helpful. I’ve found the IT relationship manager role to be ... read more -
On-Demand Webinar: Expanding Business IT Capabilities
by Junko Matthews on Jun 13, 2008 - 08:37 AM read 1014 times
The IT Relationship Manager's Role in Expanding Business-IT Capability (View Webinar) Is your IT organization successfully moving towards business transformation? Today's organizations should be transitioning from a partner in business performance to an active agent of innovation, collaboration, and business growth. This means reaching "Level 3" Business-IT capability, where IT shapes and enables strategic business options, and business and IT converge with seamless interactions between the ... read more -
Quality and Innovation - Strange Bedfellows?
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 09, 2008 - 08:21 AM read 82 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=251One of the themes I’ve come back to from time to time is the notion of “sticking points” - i.e., in the context of business-IT maturity, things that you have to do to get from one level to the next, that if you keep doing them, will actually prevent you from getting to the next level. The analogy is, you can’t walk by crawling faster, or you can’t run by ... read more -
Why Are Indian CIOs Good Innovators?
by Vaughan Merlyn on Jun 03, 2008 - 06:00 AM read 197 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=249I liked this post by Navi Radjou on “Why Indian CIOs Excel at Driving Business Innovation“. Navi suggests two reasons for this proclivity for IT-driven innovation: 1. Indian CIOs are obsessed with IT/business alignment. 2. Indian CIOs are effective at orchestrating innovation networks. While I don’t disagree with these factors, the research we recently completed on Reaching Level 3 Business-IT Maturity (Level 3 maturity correlates strongly ... read more -
The IT Relationship Managers Role in Expanding Business-IT Capability
by Vaughan Merlyn on May 28, 2008 - 06:00 AM read 320 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=243For those who care, I apologize for a recent decrease in frequency of posts - I hope it’s not a real problem for you. I’m still trying to figure out the optimal frequency and best days topost to this blog. Of course, the bigger issue is sustaining the content, which requires concentrated writing and, perhaps more important, reading time. For all good reasons, I’ve been consumed by other activities lately - ... read more -
Platform Thinking
by Vaughan Merlyn on May 20, 2008 - 06:00 AM read 218 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=241Idris Mootee’s excellent blog, Innovation Playground posted on “What’s the Difference Between Platform Strategy vs. Business Strategy vs. Product Strategy?” This is a great post, and a opens up a huge area for analysis, speculation and discussion around platform thinking. Platform thinking emerged as an important dimension in our recent Reaching Level 3 Multi-company research. I believe platform strategies build strongly on the disciplines of architecture,marketing, product, ... read more -
Is IT Collaboration an Unnatural Act: Part 3
by Vaughan Merlyn on Apr 29, 2008 - 06:00 AM read 382 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=235I started discussing the organizational change implications of collaboration a couple of posts back, then introduced a specific case study in the last post. Now I want to pick up that case study and look at how it played out. The team rapidly fell into two camps - the enthusiasts (4 people) and the resistors (4 people). The enthusiasts included the team member who had dug in at ... read more -
Is IT Collaboration an Unnatural Act: Part 2
by Vaughan Merlyn on Apr 24, 2008 - 06:00 AM read 511 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=233I posted recently on collaboration perhaps being an unnatural act for some activities in some types of organization. I want to come back to this topic and look at it through the lens of one team’s experiment witha new IT-enabled (Web 2.0) approach tocollaboration. We will discuss the results and potential implications of this experiment. I will do this over several posts. The setting is a virtual ... read more -
Recession and Business-IT Maturity
by Vaughan Merlyn on Apr 22, 2008 - 06:00 AM read 451 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=230Just as a lot of CIO’s were gearing up for a year or twoof growth and innovation, many are now being told to “hunker down” for a period of austerity. The usual first victims - cut travel, cut training, cut anything that smells like overhead! That Enterprise Architecture initiative that was starting to pay off? Cut it back! The SOA pilots? Put them on a back burner. The Relationship Management ... read more -
SaaS and the IT Organization Circa 2017
by Vaughan Merlyn on Apr 17, 2008 - 08:01 AM read 2106 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=232I’ve speculated before in this blog that Software as a Service was a significant force of change on IT organizations. A colleague just turned me on to a (new to me) blog called Think IT Services, and its latest post Why IT Now Sees SaaS AsA Savior. In his post Jeff Kaplan cites several indications that SaaS is gaining acceptance by IT organizations. I think that it’s difficult ... read more -
Business Implications of SOA: Part 3
by Vaughan Merlyn on Apr 15, 2008 - 10:14 AM read 272 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=228The previous post and thepost before that addressed the first 3 business implications of SOA. Let’s discuss the other two major business implications of SOA. First, with SOA it becomes important to understand the distinction between “enabling” and “actualizing” a business process. Actualizing a business process embeds IT automation elements such as workflow into the process. With actualization, the relationship between a business process and its supporting ... read more
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