Business & IT Transformation

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67166347305703374962012-01-29T06:15:06.209-08:00Business & IT TransformationThis blog site is dedicated to discuss challanges and solutions in transforming IT for organizations. IT today is not just support function and CIO does not mean "Career Is Over" anymore. IT today is considered transformation agent for most of the industries, hence must be treated accordingly. Having said that, IT must align itself to changing business needs. It must lead to enhancing revenue channels, improving operational efficiency etc. rather than focusing just on technology.DKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332788493920249848noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716634730570337496.post-62106929851175315182008-02-03T11:56:00.000-08:002008-02-03T12:00:21.242-08:00Situation: Lack of judicious IT spend

Situation: Lack of judicious IT spendThe trend has been changing since few years where CIO role is changing from ‘managing’ to ‘governing’. Given the critical link between IT and Business strategy, appreciation of IT Governance as a discipline within organizations is extremely essential to follow the strategy and guiding principals. While cost and risks are important imperatives to take right

DKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332788493920249848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716634730570337496.post-55753069172445452972008-02-03T11:35:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:55:10.440-08:00Situation: Duplicate, Obsolete, and Underutilized Applications

Situation: Duplicate, Obsolete, and Underutilized ApplicationsInterestingly, applications also go through ageing process, reproduce, and also compete with each other. It is often that organization in such a process, possess applications that are underutilized because these do not meet functional needs of business users, develop duplicate functionality due to lack of integration and information

DKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332788493920249848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716634730570337496.post-91946421123252646482008-02-03T11:28:00.000-08:002008-02-03T11:34:01.984-08:00IT Integration post M&A

Business Situation: Impact of Mergers & AcquisitionsOrganizations who go though acquisitions often find it challenging to integrate IT primarily due to two reasons;· Absence of the tested and formal approach leading to ad-hoc and tactical initiatives· Size of the integration activity leading to resource crunch and defocused supportMerged entities struggle with issues of high cost

DKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332788493920249848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716634730570337496.post-60981248961018447032006-12-27T10:46:00.000-08:002006-12-27T10:50:44.219-08:00How much IT is right?

IT Spend is one of the most discussed topics among corporates and IT organizations today. It had been a fashion to boast IT spend figures before the IT bubble burst when it was presented in a manner to show the speed and attitude of organizations. Not anymore. The speed, attitude, one-upmanship is replaced with accountability. Corporations today expect an IT organization to be accountable to the

DKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332788493920249848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716634730570337496.post-83613737880142281592006-12-25T06:33:00.000-08:002006-12-25T09:22:03.494-08:00Do you ignore "Value" while outsourcing?

It is not a new story that CIOs are under pressure to reduce cost. However does that mean in the rush to reduce the cost, IT's contribution have become less important? Absolutely not. In fact, business is looking towards IT not only to enable the business functions but also grow up to become a transformational agent.To reduce cost, one of the most favoured and proven method taken is outsourcing.

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