Presentation from the first Run IT as a Business Meetup
Your CIO decides to build a transformational IT organization. Now what?
This playbook explains how to understand the corporate needs, set expectations, balance your budget, look critically at your team, and set the execution plan to achieve objectives.
The document discusses three key goals of managing a professional firm: serving clients, staff satisfaction, and profitability. It describes how the type of client projects impacts firm structure and leverage. Firms with "brains projects" have low leverage, while "procedure projects" allow high leverage. The type of client projects also influences the firm's focus on expertise, experience, or efficiency. An effective firm balances these factors to meet the three key goals.
Evolution of a Startup | Jeff Greenberg | Lunch & LearnUCICove
About UCI Applied Innovation:
UCI Applied Innovation is a dynamic, innovative central platform for the UCI campus, entrepreneurs, inventors, the business community and investors to collaborate and move UCI research from lab to market.
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To accelerate collaboration by better connecting innovation partners in Orange County, UCI Applied Innovation created the Cove, a physical, state-of-the-art hub for entrepreneurs to gather and navigate the resources available both on and off campus. The Cove is headquarters for UCI Applied Innovation, as well as houses several ecosystem partners including incubators, accelerators, angel investors, venture capitalists, mentors and legal experts.
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The document discusses the importance of organizational health and the role of IT business partnerships. It emphasizes that healthy organizations have minimal politics and confusion, high morale and productivity, and low turnover. For IT organizations to be successful, they must understand business goals, participate in strategic planning, and leverage partnerships to align technology investments with desired business outcomes. Regular engagement with external customers through research and journey mapping is highlighted as a key factor in developing effective IT business partnerships.
The Cherished Advisor: 4 Steps to Building Your Client Advisory Services Prac...Aggregage
You’re passionate about what you do and that’s why you started or lead a client advisory practice. Combining your passion and your business can be both exhilarating and a struggle. Many professionals stumble into starting an advisory practice because of what they love to do.
But without the experience or a roadmap of how to build a new service line or practice that your clients can’t imagine living without for efficiency and scalability, it’s easy to hit pitfalls along the way. To become a “Cherished Advisor®” -- a highly valued strategic partner whom your business clients rely on to grow and thrive -- you need to have a solid business foundation yourself. It’s therefore important to put into practice the same kind of advice you give your own clients.
As a CPA, consultant and entrepreneur, Amy will share insights and best practices from her own experience starting and growing an advisory services practice on her own and as a Partner in accounting, and from her 10+ years of advising thousands of firm leaders on how to grow and scale their businesses. You will walk away with actionable tools, tips and resources for creating and maintaining a solid, scalable foundation for your business for years to come.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
• Identify your passion and purpose and determine how to align it with the focus of your client advisory services practice
• Apply the five stages of the Cherished Advisor journey to building a solid foundation that enables your practice to grow and thrive well into the future
• Feel more confident in selecting technology that will meet the needs of your practice and that of the clients/vertical industries you choose to serve
• Discover how to design an end-to-end customer experience that consistently provides the high-quality level of service and engagement your clients rely on throughout the entirety of your business relationship
• Learn how to create a B3 Innovation Plan with measurable goals to achieve your business objectives while staying true to your personal purpose.
APMP Certification for IT ProfessionalsAshraf Fouad
This presentation is about why some IT professionals should consider APMP certification. It shows some important topics from certification. Relation to Scrum. Difference to other procurement certifications.
Target Audience:
Account manager, sales manager, bid manager, proposal manager, bid manager, IT Architect.
Workflow technology: Managing roles and staff resources better to meet your s...Associations Network
Kim Ansell, Consultant Professional Associations of K2 Consulting 7 Roger Greenhalgh, Strategic ICT and Organisational Leadership Advocate of Jisc present on: Understanding what you want technology to do now and in the future for your association; Ensuring that your project is business driven; How to structure your team from board level to operations; Does size matter or influence what you need to do?
After the markets pounded SaaS early this year, CEOs started gearing up for a downturn. Your company may already be tightening its belt. But that might not be enough. Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta, InsightSquared CEO Fred Shilmover, and Bessemer Venture Capital partner Byron Deeter are teaming up for an all-star webinar to outfit you with a plan for the downturn. They'll discuss:
The timeline for the SaaS "reset"
Optimizing customer acquisition
Investing in lean revenue
And much, much more
Opportunity-based Growth: How GrowthPath Drives Cash and ProfitTim Richardson
Opportunity-based Growth for small and medium sized businesses is the proven approach to prosper under economic and technological change. It's GrowthPath's speciality.
Best practices of resume preparation - PresentationSupportGCI
Daksh 2020 - Placement Excellence Program outlines GoCrackIt's program to help students prepare their resumes and careers. The program includes foundation sessions on careers and resume writing, resume reviews with mentors, career conversation workshops, and interview preparation sessions. It highlights GoCrackIt's focus on providing structured guidance and support through career development tools and interactions with industry experts to help students choose and prepare for their careers.
Startup Economics, Finance and Accounting 101Dan Nelson
A quick look into some of the necessary finance, accounting and economic needs for early stage startups. It is a short survey, and there is more to come on this really interesting space.
For more information, please contact Dan@techbrainstorm.com
It’s not a secret that the need to modernize traditional finance operations and evolve into a “Digital Finance” organization has become a key priority for finance leaders.
In this video recap of the webinar held on 12/11/ 2019; Raul Vega, Auxis CEO, discussed the key risks and challenges organizations typically face as part of their transformation journey, and how to develop and execute a strategy that provides the business case and outcomes you expect based on your specific company size and needs.
What was covered:
- What does Modern Finance really mean?
- Digitization as a Key Element of the Modern Finance Organization
- Most Common Tools you should be implementing as part of your Digital Finance journey
- What’s driving RPA’s growth?
- Implementation Strategies & Alternatives
- How Outsourcing can help finance executives self-fund their Digital Finance Strategy and drive faster outcomes
Will Your Firm Thrive or Just Survive? The Critical Competency for Today’s Pr...CPA.com
Today, the world of professional education, and accordingly the accounting profession, is migrating toward a competencies-based learning approach. But what are the most critical competencies for practitioners and firms to thrive in today’s ever changing, fast paced business environment?
Most of us wish we had the prowess for predicting future trends, but others have tried and true competencies in this area. Daniel Burrus is one of the world’s leading technology forecasters and innovation experts and the featured keynoter speaker at this year’s DCPA16. He is globally recognized for his exceptional 30+ year record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces converge to create untapped opportunities.
Join CPA.com president and CEO, Erik Asgeirsson as he discusses the critical Anticipatory competency with Daniel Burrus, Horne LLP CEO Joey Havens and the CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs, Tom Hood. This webinar will cover:
· The difference between hard trends and soft trends
· Why it is important to identify trend types
· Use cases of how these skills are being used in the profession
About UCI Applied Innovation:
UCI Applied Innovation is a dynamic, innovative central platform for the UCI campus, entrepreneurs, inventors, the business community and investors to collaborate and move UCI research from lab to market.
About the Cove @ UCI:
To accelerate collaboration by better connecting innovation partners in Orange County, UCI Applied Innovation created the Cove, a physical, state-of-the-art hub for entrepreneurs to gather and navigate the resources available both on and off campus. The Cove is headquarters for UCI Applied Innovation, as well as houses several ecosystem partners including incubators, accelerators, angel investors, venture capitalists, mentors and legal experts.
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Tech Consulting Career Conversation XLRISupportGCI
This document provides information about a career in technology consulting. It defines consulting as giving expert advice to professionals. Technology consulting involves advising clients on building their IT practices to achieve business objectives, such as strategic assessments, digital transformations, and technology solutions. Key skills for tech consultants include technical skills, understanding business, communication, analytical problem solving, and staying aware of technology trends. Career growth involves developing trust with clients, taking on more responsibilities like business development, and advancing to positions like partner or director. An MBA can help consultants apply business strategies and financial analysis to technology problems. Interviews focus on consultants' approaches rather than solutions.
Driving operational efficiencies within the Social care sector: survey and ro...Ad Alta Consuluting
Outputs from a round-table event we hosted in June 2019 for social care clients looking at potential operational efficiency opportunities across front-line and back-office operations. This was hosted with Sayer Vincent, the charity accountants.
Learn how you can drive your business forward with confidence by making decisions based on actionable insights gained from organizational data in real-time.
This document discusses increasing gross margins and efficiency for solution providers from 2013 to 2020. It identifies the top 5 costs attributed to inefficiencies in managing data as wasted time, internal confusion, slow decision-making, inability to assess performance, and lost sales. Six barriers to gross margin transformation are discussed. The document provides suggestions for growing gross margins such as pricing, bundling services, obtaining discounts, improving help desk efficiency, and focusing on client retention. Soft factors like customer service skills, vision, responsiveness, client touchpoints, and employee health are also identified as impacting gross margins. The overarching goal discussed is finding the optimal path for solution providers.
Finance 2020: Designing a Finance function to meet new demandsDeloitte Canada
The document discusses how the finance function needs to be reimagined and transformed to meet future business needs. Traditional finance is not well-equipped to provide strategic insights that leadership requires. The future of finance will see operational tasks moved to centralized shared services with standardized processes and mobile/cloud technologies. Analytics will be leveraged to provide data-driven insights. Specialized finance roles will be embedded in business units. Finance will need new skills in consulting, analytics, and business knowledge. CFOs must develop a vision and blueprint to evolve their finance team by rethinking processes, organization, talent, and technologies.
MSP Marketing Tips | Tools and Examples for Differentiating Your Business to ...David Castro
MSP marketing tips and best practices. How to differentiate your business to win more customers. Sample tools, techniques, and real world MSP samples of positioning diagrams, value propositions, differentiated messages, and other tips from Kaseya and Kaseya MSP customers. Presented by Kaseya and MSP Sales Pros. Apr 2013.
In this presentation you will discover how the PMO is vital to delivering real business results to companies that are seeking to maximized return on their investments and accelerate performance.
Career Conversation Technology ConsultingSupportGCI
A presentation was given on technology consulting that covered: understanding technology consulting and the required skillsets; common consulting types and examples; critical success factors for consultants; and how to prepare for a consulting role through resumes and case study interviews. The presentation provided frameworks to structure problem solving and highlighted sample case study questions that assess strategic recommendations, growth strategies, IT assessments, and application rationalization.
The document provides an overview of technology consulting, including:
- Defining technology consulting as advising businesses on best use of technology and organizing technology functions.
- Describing the four main pillars of technology consulting as strategic management, architecture, implementation, and program management.
- Detailing the types of consulting from high-level management consulting to more specialized niche skills.
- Providing examples of technology consulting projects and identifying which pillar they fall under.
- Outlining the key skillsets, critical success factors, and career growth path for technology consultants.
The document discusses improving collaboration between business and IT teams when implementing a new CRM system at Procter & Gamble Professional. It emphasizes starting with leadership alignment on goals, breaking down functional silos, focusing on business value through a phased approach, and strong project management to drive adoption. Key lessons include defining a clear business purpose, establishing guiding principles, and measuring success based on value delivered to the business.
David Bottomley, Formerly Head of IT Delivery at Specsavers - Customer First ...Global Business Events
The document discusses transforming an IT organization to better meet business needs. It advocates knowing the business and IT function well, prioritizing outcomes like responsiveness and value, establishing design principles, and setting up organizational change as a project. Key steps are designing a new structure with customer-focused teams, clarifying processes, developing capabilities and behaviors, and engaging the team in implementation through leadership. The goal is continuous improvement through an iterative process of initiation, design/build, implementation, and business as usual.
We are neutral IT Advisors for the full M&A life-cycle – for strategic buyers/sellers and for Private Equities. Within our industrialized IT Due Diligence or IT Assessments, we minimize risks and identify cost reduction potentials as well as growth opportunities – based on the investment thesis. Our proven track record and our unique partnership with West Monroe Partners, a leading IT M&A advisor in the US, underlines our capabilities.
Nortica ITES is an IT enabled services company headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. It provides business process outsourcing services like customer support, collections, coding and software solutions to industries like healthcare, telecom, banking and insurance. The business plan outlines Nortica's service offerings, management structure, financial projections, and goals to reach profitability in the first year and become the market leader in Estonia within 5 years.
Accenture & Genuine Parts: Jay Dettling and Thomas CookGamePlanConference
The need to provide an omni-channel buying experience touches all industries, and the auto-parts business is no exception. In this session, hear how auto parts industry leader Genuine Parts is leveraging hybris to pivot their business into a digitally oriented commerce engine that drives higher levels of value and service to B2B customers, and more revenue for the company.
The document provides information on the RoboPorter team working on an automated consolidated reporting solution. It lists the team members and their roles. It then describes the problem of manual consolidated reporting currently used by single and multi-family offices. The proposed solution is to use machine learning and natural language processing to automate reporting and make it more accurate. It provides details on the business model, target customers, competitors, and revenue model which involves subscription fees for the automated reporting software.
Service Level Objectives (SLO) have become steadily more relevant to many organizations adopting SRE best practices pioneered by Google. The promise of SLO methodology is appealing: provide a common ground for product teams and whole organizations to inform reliability, development, and even business decisions.
Although SLOs have been around for a long time, there is plenty of confusion and potential pitfalls on the journey to adopt it. A lot of attention and discussion is spent on technical implementation and tooling for SLI, SLO and error budget, however the major struggle and risk lie in a different dimension. More often than you would expect, individual teams and whole organizations spend months and even years to implement SLOs to end up with colourful dashboards which are then quickly abandoned. Does this sound familiar? In this talk Yury will discuss:
A typical journey organizations take implementing SLO methodology
Common pitfalls they run into along the way
How you can ensure your SLO journey takes you to the next maturity level
Discover the best practices and considerations for engagement marketing success!
For digital transformation to be achieved, businesses need to think about their wider business strategies considering the people, processes and technology required to leverage an effective results-focused marketing strategy.
This event from Marketo and digital consultancy partner, SuccessFlow, follows the trend of many marketers investing into marketing platforms with no digital strategy. Doing this can lead to wasted time and budget, and there is often limited ability to track success of your marketing automation investment.
Cinco consejos de los expertos Cutter (Cuitláhuac Osorio)Software Guru
Cuitláhuac Osorio forma parte del consorcio Cutter donde nos habla de cómo hacer que las TI importen y que funcionen.
Además, nos comparte 5 consejos de los expertos.
Developing an IT Scorecard Using the Balanced Scorecard ApproachSenaka Ariyasinghe
This document discusses developing an IT scorecard using the balanced scorecard approach. It begins with an overview of the balanced scorecard and its key components, including perspectives, objectives, measures and targets. It then covers how to develop an IT scorecard by identifying perspectives, defining objectives and measures, setting targets, and developing initiatives. Examples of IT scorecards for different areas like operations and projects are also provided. The document emphasizes selecting measures that are relevant to business strategy and translating IT performance into business outcomes.
There are many approaches to Customer Journey Mapping, just as there are many different company cultures looking to use this valuable tool to improve their customer experience. We presented this content at the 2016 CXPA Members Insight Exchange.
CIO Leadership: What We Can Learn from History to Drive Success in Today's Cl...Jim Vaselopulos
Each year magazines and pundits suggest that the role of the CIO is changing. In a time where we have seen vendor consolidation, the pace of new technologies slow and business growth stagnate - does the CIO role really need to change again? Why does it feel as though IT still has trouble keeping up with demand? What can we learn from history to help us cope with the increasingly technical demands of our employees, customers and marketplaces?
Objectives of this presentation:
* How to stay ahead of your customer
* How to stay relevant to your business
* How to build a forward-thinking, solution-oriented culture in IT
* How to manage costs and still be innovative
* How to mitigate risk and make safe technology bets
* How to be the victor and not the victim
Peter Coward is a British national with experience leading IT implementation projects in East Africa for the past 5 years. He has skills in project and change management, improving quality of services, and advising businesses on IT investments and process reengineering. He aims to add value through implementing solutions on time and within budget to defined quality standards while considering risks and stakeholder needs.
THE POWER OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION ON BUSINESSES.pdfPaul Mbua
The training focused on The Power of Digital Technologies and the positive transformation they can have on their businesses.
Objectives Included:
•Clear Understanding of digital transformation
• Assessing your level of digital transformation
• Things to Consider in your digital transformation journey
• Digital transformation framework and strategy
• Effective use of tools and their Application
This document discusses how IT leaders can transform themselves and their organizations to remain relevant in the digital business environment. It recommends that IT leaders (1) become strategic, customer-centric and masters of digital business, (2) make their IT organizations more agile and responsive through changes to structure and processes, and (3) guide business peers in developing digital literacy and governance. The document provides specific actions IT leaders can take in each of these areas, such as developing new skills, restructuring teams, and establishing a digital vision, to transition themselves and their organizations to a "future-state" focused on the digital business.
Similar to 20150929 Playbook Transformational IT Run IT as a Business (20)
Certified Administrative Officer CAO.pdfGAFM ACADEMY
The Certified Administrative Officer (CAO) is a gold-standard certification awarded exclusively by the Global Academy of Finance and Management ®. Earning this designation demonstrates that you have skills and experience in office administration which includes events coordination, time management, resource management, Microsoft Office applications, and business communication.
REQUIREMENTS
The Certified Administrative Officer designation requires a diploma or a bachelor's degree in business and administration, or related field.
Two years experience in office administration
Final year graduates with industrial attachment will be considered.
In addition to educational requirements, candidates must have knowledge in Microsoft Office applications, and business communication skills.
To apply: https://gafm.com.my/digital-certification/application-for-certification/
Understanding Bias: Its Impact on the Workplace and Individualssanjay singh
In the presentation, I delve into what bias is, the different types of biases that commonly occur, and the profound negative impacts they have on both workplace dynamics and individual well-being. Understanding these aspects is the first step towards creating a more equitable and supportive work culture.
Embracing Change_ Volunteerism in the New Normal by Frederik Durda.pdfFrederik Durda
The new normal has not diminished the spirit of volunteerism; rather, it has transformed it, opening up new avenues for individuals to connect with and support their communities. As we continue to adapt, volunteerism will remain a vital force in building resilient, compassionate, and inclusive societies.
Unlocking The Human Element in IT And Service ManagementDario Diament
The book "Unlocking the Human Element in IT" provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and leveraging the human aspects of information technology. Drawing on extensive research and real-world case studies, the book delves into the critical role that people, culture, and organizational dynamics play in the success or failure of IT initiatives.
The Importance of the Human Element in IT
The book begins by highlighting the often-overlooked human dimension of IT, emphasizing that technology alone is not enough to drive meaningful change and innovation. It argues that the true power of IT lies in its ability to empower and engage people, fostering a collaborative and adaptive organizational culture.
Key Themes and Insights
People-Centric Approach: The book underscores the need to shift from a technology-centric mindset to a people-centric approach in IT management. It explores strategies for aligning IT goals with the needs and aspirations of employees, customers, and stakeholders.
Organizational Culture: The authors examine the profound impact of organizational culture on IT initiatives, addressing topics such as change management, leadership, and team dynamics. They provide practical frameworks for cultivating a culture that embraces innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Soft Skills and Talent Management: The book delves into the importance of developing soft skills, such as communication, empathy, and problem-solving, among IT professionals. It also explores effective talent management strategies to attract, retain, and develop high-performing IT teams.
Agile and Adaptive IT: The book highlights the rise of agile and adaptive IT methodologies, emphasizing the need for IT organizations to be nimble, responsive, and customer-centric. It offers guidance on implementing agile practices and fostering a mindset of continuous improvement.
Bridging the IT-Business Divide: The authors address the longstanding challenge of aligning IT with business objectives, providing strategies for enhancing collaboration, communication, and mutual understanding between IT and other organizational functions.
Practical Applications and Case Studies
Throughout the book, the authors present real-world case studies that illustrate the impact of the human element in IT. These case studies cover a range of industries and organizational contexts, offering valuable insights and lessons learned for readers to apply in their own environments.
Conclusion
"Unlocking the Human Element in IT" is a must-read for IT leaders, managers, and professionals who recognize the importance of people, culture, and organizational dynamics in driving successful IT initiatives. By embracing the human element, organizations can unlock the full potential of their technology investments and achieve sustainable, transformative change.
People mentioned:
- Matt Beran
- Deborah Monroe
- NJ Robinson
- Megan Engels
- Gregg Gregory
- Rocky McGuire
Learn more at invgate.com
2. Why we are here –Your CIO will think aboutThe Matrix
CoreContext
Mission
Critical
Non-Mission
Critical Outsource!
Out-task!
Out-task!
Our challenge is to ensure we spend as much of our scarce resources on core as possible, and as little on context
3. Who is in the room?
1. In IT, or not, vendor, partner, friend?
2. Industry?
3. Describe your IT organization
Additional info:
http://www.meetup.com/Run-IT-as-a-Business-South-Bay
https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=6990103
Contact inf0:
Paul Hoekstra
paul@hoekstraconsulting.com
Phone: 408 537 3416
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4. Today’s Agenda
▪ ITTransformation – a Playbook 45 min
▪ Ask any question at any time
▪ A word from Computer Associates, our host 10 min
▪ Your floor:What is on your mind- ask the room a question As long as it takes
▪ What subject would make you come back? 5 min
▪ Drinks and networking Till 8pm
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7. “CIOs must make IT a strategic
differentiator, or perish.”
Randall Spratt, EVP CIO & CTO McKesson
“ATransformational CIO drives
business performance.”
Ramón Baez. SVP and Global CIO HP
“ We need to shatter the delineation between
the business and IT. IT is the business and the
business is IT.”
Janet Sherlock SVP & CIO Carter’s
“In this new era of computing, the role of the
CIO has never been more strategic.”
Jeanette Horan, Managing Director IBM
“Business leaders today must disrupt or be disrupted ~
to drive ideas to cast fast” Ashwin Ballal,VP & CIO KLA-
Tencor Corporation
“Leading and innovating in the C-suite and into the
boardroom is key for any transformational CIO.”
Hunter Muller President & CEO HMG Strategy LLC
“It’s not about technology. It’s about how
your business uses technology to win.”
Roger Gurnani EVP & CIOVerizon
Does this describe your CIO? (or the one you want to work for / be?)
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Note:Quotes from http://www.hmgstrategy.com
8. When you choose to become aTransformational CIO
Pragmatically, do you have:
▪ A plan for your journey?
▪ Are the right people in the right place?
▪ Do you understand and have
agreement on the expectations the
customers, partners, board,
executives, peers and employees have
of your IT department?
▪ Mitigation for corporate and security
risks?
We have developed and proven:
▪ The maturity model to assess where
you are
▪ The building blocks which can be
adjusted and prioritized to meet your
immediate and longer term needs
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9. Corporate Needs
The Outside – In perspective
Standard, Commodity
Services
Business Process
Support
Product / Service
Delivery
Network, communication,
employee productivity /
support, storage, IS security
Support all value flows with
integrated CRM, ERP (order, finance,
HR), business intelligence. Excludes
Engineering Productivity typically
Highly scalable, highly available
production support
Revenue generation
Drive out operational
ineffectiveness and
inefficiencies
Provide infrastructure
aligned with culture.
10% cost reduction /
year
Corporate Need
Employee productivity
and IT foundation
Minimize inefficiency
and ineffectiveness
Deliver product /
service to customers
IT Service (Solution) KeyValue Driver Business Impact
1
2
3
Digital Transfomational companies
All Companies
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10. The expectations are set
NowWhat?
A Pragmatic Framework forChange
A. Corporate Needs
B. Create Runway
C. Right people
D. Execute
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11. Maturity Model
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Stable
Strategic
Alignment
No surprises
• Outages within SLA
• Budget control
• Data Governance
• Know what you’re working on
• Align with the other functions
• Cross functional roadmaps
• Joined experiments (e.g.
mobile apps, big data, social)
• Internal Operational Excellence
• KTLO 10% cost reductionYoY
• IT is key component of setting and
executing corporate strategy
• Enables lean business operations
• Enables company growth through
alliance networks
Whole Enterprise
Functions
IT
Board
Executive
Internal IT
12. Elements needed to focus and deliver
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Agree on Needs, developVision
Right People
Create Runway
Execute
Describe in simple terms what the corporation and it’s
customers need from IT
Get the right people on the bus – Focus on the right targets,
mindset, skills, beliefs
Go through the maturity levels fast, deliberate, experiment,
learn, adjust, keep the focus, transparent metrics, formalize
to get economy of scale
Agree with your boss on a multi year roadmap to assure
support for the journey
A
B
C
D
13. Understand the Needs of the Corporation, Growth and it’s Customers
Define the Needs, Alternatives to meet them, Set Direction, Articulate what you
Enable
Standardize on low cost devices
Strategy: Minimize Cost
Strategic Differentiator to be perceived as
cutting edge attracting top talent
Strategy: Employees supported with Cutting
Edge technology
Illustrative
Understand the strategic
importance of each IT Service
• Engage with various levels in
the other functions to
understand needs and come
to agreement on mutual
expectations
• Cost structure shifts
Set the financial, operational,
cultural direction early
13
Example of Choices to be Made: Employee Devices
A
OUTCOME
ExecutiveVision statement on
ITValueContribution
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Converge Voice, Video & Social Network
BRINGING DIVERSE SOLUTIONS TOGETHER
Voice
telepresence
Video and
Voice
converge
Content
Delivery
Oracle Video
Platform
Oracle
Social
Networking
Social
Networking
Over the next 2+ years,
Global IT expects:
• Conversion of all video end
points to all connect to all
internal and external
• Voice and video to further
converge up to the point
where each user will have
only one unique ID
• We also expect the video
solution to integrate with
Oracle social network
Conference
Rooms
ExampleVideo Service
15. Create Runway
▪ Multi year roadmap
▪ Take accountability: Set direction with measurable
checkpoints along the way
▪ Fiscally sound
▪ Headcount strategy and plan
▪ Vendor strategy and plan
▪ Steering Committee
▪ Cross functional focus
▪ Gain and maintain trust, mutual accountability
▪ Articulate how changes will be incorporated: pro-actively
▪ Experiments to be run, hypotheses to be tested
▪ Balance the financial, customer, internal business
processes, learning and growth perspectives
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B
OUTCOME
Executive buy-in on multi-year
journey
16. “Companies get the IT Organization they deserve.”
Mark Sunday,Oracle CIO
Chaos Order Alignment Strategic
Financial Surprises Predictable
10% cost reduction on standard
services.
Measurable ROI on changes
Investment in differentiating
capabilities
Perception other
functions
Never commit
objective with a
dependency on IT
Slow, technical, but doesn’t
break it all the time
IT is key partner in delivering
functional objectives
IT is a key to the survival of the
company
Ability to execute
Late, over budget,
poor quality
Predictable. Order takers Deliver on roadmaps Operational Excellence
Culture Fire fighters Operators / Order Takers Enablers Drivers
Employee
satisfaction
Low Split Excited Passionate, volunteer time
Leadership
Depending on
critical few
Focus on IT effectiveness
Shoulder to shoulder with other
functional leaders
Deliver differentiators
Measurements Excel, ad hoc Operational, IT centric Linked to other functions
Contribution to revenue, margin,
market perspective
Systems
Systems, what
systems?
Key processes formalized and
supported by central system
All IT processes supported by
central system
Expanding systems into other
functions, partners, customers
Meet Corporate
needs?
No Some Operationally Strategically
Where are you (to be)?
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17. Right People
▪ Define a culture that drives the new philosophy
▪ Your workforce is key stone – Assess and make decisions fast. Doubters will kill momentum
▪ Put the best talent where change needs to happen
▪ Don’t be afraid to move people on
▪ Pull from proven frameworks and tools like ITSM and ServiceNow
▪ Invest in alignment with your financial department
Be crisp -
▪ Build performance management system directly linking the rewards to the objectives
▪ Articulate the evaluation criteria for each role
▪ People that feel uncomfortable, probably should be uncomfortable
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C
18. Execute
▪ Translate multi-year into quarterly themes
▪ Set aggressive, realistic financial, customer, internal business process, learning and
growth objectives
▪ Implement a routine to review metrics,
▪ Move deliberatly towards required service levels
▪ Drive the right operational and cultural changes
▪ Celebrate reaching concrete measures
▪ Assure results are visible to corporation, customers and employees
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D
Learning
and
Growth
Vision and
Strategy
Financial
Internal
Business
Processes
Customer
19. IT Maturing Path
OrderAlignmentStrategic
Learning
and Growth
Vision and
Strategy
Financial
Internal
Business
Processes
Customer
Learning
and Growth
Vision and
Strategy
Financial
Internal
Business
Processes
Customer
Learning
and Growth
Vision and
Strategy
Financial
Internal
Business
Processes
Customer
• Regulatory Compliance
• Business Relationship Management
• Employee Productivity
• Service Catalog
• Forecast & Cost Control
• Asset & License compliance
• Budget cycle
• Stabilize: Incident, issue, change, problem management
• Demand insight: Request mngt, service roadmaps
• Standardize operations
• Human Capital: Org Design
• Information Capital: Centralize and formalize operational systems
• Organizational Capital: culture, leadership, team
• Business prioritized resource allocation
• Increase asset utilization
• Supplier optimization
• Business prioritized resource allocation
• Increase asset utilization
• Supplier optimization
• Human Capital: company critical vs. outtask vs outsource. Career paths
• Information Capital: centralize and optimize financial, customer, HR systems
• Organizational Capital: 100% alignment with IT visions and strategy
• Human Capital: career paths
• Information Capital: centralize and optimize financial, customer, HR systems
• Organizational Capital: 100% alignment with corporate visions and strategy
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Vision and Strategy:
Establish solid
foundation. Right people
in the right place,
engage, control,
fundamentals in place
Partial
example
Vision and Strategy:
Change the conversation
to jointly deliver high
value to customers
Vision and Strategy:
IT is key element of
setting and realizing the
corporate vision and
strategy
20. ForwardlookingBackwardlooking
Program/Project planning & execution
Service Cycle
Steering Committees consist of
Service Owners and Core
team. Decides on allocation of
budget and workforces.
Escalation path for teams,
monitors progress
Service capabilities formalize those
initiatives making a significant
impact on the CSF and service
metrics.
Allows for technology as well as
operational focused. All
deliverables needed to create
value are defined
Roadmaps reflect GIT’s
commitment to deliver new and
improvements to services
(attributes)
Build Run
Stakeholder
Advisory
Council
Operational
Reviews
FY13
Budget /
HC
Prioritized
Services
Strategic
Service
Reviews
Service Transition and PMO
Approved new items and changes
Roadmap
Desired
Future
State
Service Capability
Monitoring
Definition, transition, implementation /
deployment of new or enhanced
Service Capabilities
Realized benefits of projects
Financial, Customer, Operational
performance.
Capacity and Availability
Service Metrics
21. Which subject would make you come back?
Topic Description
Building a business focused service
strategy function
How to capture the needs of the corporation in a service catalog, build a
strategy and implement
Business application innovation,
leveraging Lean IT to create value
Removing waste in the business processes through innovative
implementation of business systems
DevOps, a cultural challenge Not the tool, but the culture is your roadblock!
M&A integration. Models and
applicability
IT supports cross functional and is in a unique position to lead during
integration. What is the approach depends on the type of integration
Cloud Strategy How your business needs drive your cloud strategy
Leverage tool implementation like
ServiceNow to drive organizational
change
How to leverage process automation to drive operational change
The finances of IT Follow the money – how do you get a good handle on your budget,
forecast, actuals?
Employee devices and support on
steroids
How to support the corporate culture through employee productivity
tools and devices
23. Need to Solution
Kickoff Event
• Value Case
• Stakeholder approval and commitment of resources to
clarify requirements, look at options
Design Commit
• Specific stakeholder use scenarios, business requirements,
and success measures validated
• Non-functional (e.g. Security, Audit, Compliance, IT Ops)
requirements understood; confirm no showstoppers
• Commitment to invest in selecting and designing a solution
based on a projected cost and schedule (still a major course
correction available downstream)
Need
Stakeholder identifies a need
or opportunity. IT consults
with Stakeholder(s) to lay out
value to be realized, and
discuss field of options
Clarify
Requirements
Stakeholder and IT Team defines
specific needs and outcomes – Use
Scenarios, Business Requirements &
Success Measures – while preparing the
project plan
Approve
Design
Team designs the To-Be Solution
(people, process, technology).
Stakeholders participate in demos,
prototyping & functional design while
IT ensures architectural fit,
supportability, compliance
Build & Accept
Solution
Solution is built and tested to
specification while the organization
prepares for the change (e.g.
documentation, training, support prep).
Stakeholders (Business and IT) accept
the solution before it is approved to Go-
Live
Build Commit
• Solution Design approved, after having
been validated to meet success criteria and
for architectural fit, supportability and
compliance
• Commit to build & deploy solution
Deploy &
Stabilize
Solution is deployed and made stable in production,
priority stakeholder issues are resolved
Value
Value assessed by Stakeholder(s) and
IT according to success measurement
plan and leveraging IT Service
Management processes; additional
actions may be taken in order to meet
success criteria.
Project Close Event
• Functionality working according to specification
• Priority Stakeholder issues resolved or on path to resolution
• Organization ready for transition to regular production support
• Approved success measurement plan in place
Go-Live Readiness & Go-Live
• Solution accepted by
Stakeholders
• Documentation in place and
Stakeholder(s) trained
• Post Go-Live support process,
resources in place
• Solution approved for and
then deployed to Production
(Go-Live)
Need Value
Clarity
Requirements
Approve
Design
Build & Accept
Solution
Deploy &
Stabilize
Needs expressed in
business outcomes
Detailed definition of
deliverables by tollgate
(expectation)
WeeklyTollgate meetings
Weekly status reporting
• Project, scope,
timeline, resources
• Risks and Issues
• Plan (Milestones
and detailed steps)
Short escalation path