In part 1 of this series, we explored a pair of competing requests many modern IT leaders receive from their stakeholders: Produce new innovative, strategic technology-based capabilities. Do so with reduced resources. We investigated one buzzwordy solution—Two Speed IT—and how implementing this solution often creates more problems than it solves. We proposed an alternate five […]
With ever-increasing interest in technology solutions, IT’s stakeholders give them two competing demands: Produce new innovative, strategic technology-based capabilities. Do so with reduced resources. How can IT leaders step up to the plate and juggle these seemingly competing agendas: to meet the business’ demands for increased innovation, including new digital systems and services, all while […]
Q1 just ended. Time to take a breather… Review your progress… And refresh your Q2 goals to make sure they’re still relevant and achievable. (Or, for some of you; now’s the time to actually create your Q2 goals.) If you already have Q2 goals in place, then skip down to the header marked “How to Refresh Your Quarterly Goals”. […]
You want the rock-star contractor, but by the time you call him he’s already booked. You hire full-time staff for your new project, but you soon realize you won’t need half of them for another three months. You’re ready to launch a new phase in your implementation, but the budget hasn’t been dispersed yet, leaving your team sitting […]
Bad meetings cost you more than you think. Americans sit through about 11 million meetings a day, and 50% of people find meetings unproductive. The concrete economic costs of bad meetings are even more troubling: A standard manager-level meeting can cost the company more than $1,000/hour. One Fortune 50 company estimated $75mm in annual losses from bad meetings. […]
