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Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Life of Most IT Solutions is Not Very Long
Not long ago I had a discussion with a company where, I were proudly informed, they were able to expand their portfolio of applications far beyond their peers. They were eating into the backlog at last. I were surprised, however, … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Portfolios, Governance
Tagged Asset Management, creating value, Managing Depreciation, regeneration
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The Ideal Project Team Size? Two Pizzas Feed Them
This piece was originally written in 2007. It appears below, followed by further observations in the intervening five years: What size of project team is optimal to deliver a new IT application, with quality, in the shortest length of time? … Continue reading
If You Don’t Govern for Value, You Won’t Get It
I think we’ve all seen situations where everyone’s working hard, where things are getting done, yet it doesn’t seem to make a difference. Despite all the change being inflicted on others through IT work, this is often one of the … Continue reading
Big Changes, Lots of Small Monthly Deliveries
There is an interesting effect being noted in terms of larger scale change: the bigger the effort and the longer the time period required to execute upon it, the more likely it is that results will be delivered via many … Continue reading
Are you in the Information Business … or the Data Game?
One of the challenges facing IT is that it is far more thought of for the “T” of technology than for the “I” of information. Getting into the information game is a key challenge that will differentiate the ordinary from … Continue reading
Posted in Information, Services
Tagged BI, BPM, business analysis, ERP, from "iT" to "It", information architecture, information from data, PM, tools not enough
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The Governing Board is a Strategic Need
Do you have a Governing Board, composed of the enterprise’s leaders, acting as the strategic capstone for IT? If you don’t, you should — even in cases where a strong CIO, deeply respected by the enterprise, is in charge. What … Continue reading
Stop Chasing Alignment and Start Being of Value
There are still no end of thoughts being generated about how to achieve alignment between IT and the business. Frankly, it astounds me that this question still needs to be asked! — for alignment ought to have been achieved a … Continue reading
Managing Your Portfolio Without Myths
When it comes to IT portfolios, there are myths piled upon myths. One of the most frequent ones I’ve come across has to do with the amount of money that’s already been spent on a portion of the portfolio. “We … Continue reading
Getting Value from IT 