Debating is not for stimulating conflicts, but for brainstorming better ways to do things.
Why is it so Hard to Run Innovative IT
Why Is so Hard for Running IT “Out of the Comfort Zone” Technology is pervasive, information is growing exponentially. Business transformation or change initiatives today nearly always involves some form of information and technology. All forward-thinking organizations across the industries claim they are in the information management business. To adapt to the increasing speed of change, organizations have to be more nimble about updating technology and managing information effectively. Hence, IT organizations today can no longer get stuck at the lower level of maturity to keep the lights on only or get struggling to make an alignment with the business. Digital IT organization must get “out of the comfort zone,” to explore better ways of running IT as a trusted business partner, proactive change agent, and hyper-connected innovation hub. "Continual improvement" is the IT mantra in the digital era.
Are you Running IT Organization as a “Magic” or a Trendsetter? IT plays a critical role in modern businesses today, however, most business leaders and professionals lack the in-depth understanding of IT organizations, often times, the “magic” thinking of IT is one of the root causes to divide business and IT and create gaps for the digital transformation. In practice, digital IT organization needs to become an integral part of the high mature digital company, to gain competitive advantage or differentiated capability for the business’s growth. To improve IT maturity, CIOs should ask themselves: Are you running IT organization as a “Magic,” or a “trendsetter”?
Why is So Critical for Running IT as a Change Agent In the industrial age, IT is often perceived as the department which is slow to change, acts as a controller only, and gets stuck at the lower level of maturity. However, nowadays, with the increasing speed of change and exponential growth of information, IT is like the business's digital engine, CIOs are accountable for critical part of the business that is constantly changing and evolving and IT is also in a position to dig through underlying functions and processes of the businesses. Therefore, it is imperative to speed up IT and run it as a change organization of the business for accelerating digital transformation.
What does Business Expect from IT? High-performing IT is leading with empathy, to understand business customers' frustration and pressure points from their perspective and find a way to move the business issues forward in a way that is advantageous to the entire enterprise. First of all, what does the business expect from IT?
Three Aspects Why C-Level Business Executives Should Learn more about IT “Magic”? IT becomes so pervasive in today’s enterprise, however, for most of the business executives, IT is just like a costly “magic” they know little about, that's why they don't trust it so much. Should CIOs keep on fighting C-level's "magic" with rational means or should the other C-level execs be trained to understand technology to defeat the unhappy mixture of ignorance and faith? Indeed, C-level execs are getting more involved in the technology aspect of their business, As some make the joke: IT is just too critical to leave it to the CIO alone.
Amazon Book Order List
B&N Nook Book Order List
Apple iBook Order List
Google Book Order List
Introduction
Chapter 1 Digital IT Leadership Q&A
Chapter 2 Digital IT Fitness Q&A
Chapter 3 Digital IT Innovation Paradox Q&As
Chapter 4 Digital IT Management Dilemmas
Chapter 5 Digital IT Potential Q&As
Chapter 6 Digital IT Priority Q&As
Chapter 7 IT-Business Gap Q&As
Chapter 8 Digital IT Performance Q&As
Chapter 9 IT Branding Q&As
Chapter 10: Digital IT Talent Management Q&As
0 comments:
Post a Comment