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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Time to Get Beyond “Best Practices”
Last week I had one of “those conversations” with a prospect, one who was convinced that if I just told him the “best practices” being followed elsewhere that he, and his company, would be well off. It’s a chimera, “best … Continue reading
When Too Much Security Limits You
I’ve been approached many times for my thoughts on the subject of security. In each case, the IT group asking was looking for advice on how better to secure systems, stop end users from modifying their computing environments, how to … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Information
Tagged limitations, opening the environment, putting information to work, security
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Minding the Gaps
Business managers who think about IT tend to think about it in terms of large projects. This is probably a normal state of affairs: the original systems they asked for were built that way, and the packages that replaced them … Continue reading
Get Results, or Stop and Move On
Those of us that have been concerned with improving companies’ returns on their investments in technology have advocated portfolio management disciplines for years. The track record for these, where the approach has been tried, has been excellent. Companies have come … Continue reading
Getting on Plan Requires … Replanning
When you first get a Global Positioning System (GPS) wayfinder for your car, it takes a bit of time to get used to trusting the device. GPS systems often ignore the efforts of traffic planners who have carefully routed around … Continue reading
Managing the IT Portfolio without Myths
When it comes to IT portfolios, there are myths piled upon myths. One of the most frequent ones I come across has to do with the amount of money that’s already been spent on a portion of the portfolio. “We … Continue reading
Does Your Group Know “The Story”
Almost every organization I talk to has gone through an elaborate process to redefine its vision and mission statements, and to produce structured statements of goals and objectives. These, in turn, are translated downward into divisions, departments, and finally workgroups. … Continue reading
IT’s Vision and Mission
It has been amazing to see the percentage of companies I have spent time with in the past few years who engaged in a review and updating process for their vision and mission statements, their goals, and their objectives. Part … Continue reading
Posted in Value Generation
Tagged goals, mission, performance management, vision, vision and mission statements
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The Price Tag of the High Performance Workplace
I’ve been involved with a number of firms who are actively engaged in creating what they call “high performance” or “collaborative” workplaces. What I’m seeing is disturbing. I believe they are setting themselves up to fail — and to discredit … Continue reading
Posted in Information
Tagged collaboration, collaborative culture, culture shifts, management requirements
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In the Collaborative Workplace, Personal Qualities allow Generalists to Emerge
What’s the rationale for building out a collaborative workplace? Most people think it falls in the domain of information sharing. While that matters, what really matters is the opportunity to take advantage of talents across the whole enterprise. The hierarchical … Continue reading
Getting Value from IT 