Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders
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WHY IS IT LEADERSHIP CRITICAL TO YOUR COMPANY'S SUCCESS?
In today's fast-paced global economy, you would be hard pressed to find a company that does not rely heavily on technology for its basic survival and operations. Computers, especially PCs, dominate almost every aspect of a company's operations. For IT professionals, this reality has created and will continue to create many opportunities in both the technical and managerial areas. Now more than ever, businesses need strong, visionary technical leadership.
FOUR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES
IT has its unique wisdom to contribute to the strategic conversation of organizations. But what gives IT real strategic leadership is its ability to tap and extend the wisdom of the organization as a whole.
THE EVOLVING BUSINESS-IT RELATIONSHIP
The relationship of IT to the business has evolved significantly over the years. Originally, IT functioned as a tool builder. In that role, areas of the business operations that were tedious and rote were targeted for automation. In order for it to make business sense to build these tools, it would have to cost less to implement and maintain the technology that could do the work than it would if people continued to perform the activities manually.
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The business, project, and operational environments facing us today are becoming increasingly complex, interrelated, and interdependent. Without an adequate understanding of these complexities, today's programs are at increasing risk of partial or complete failure. But how does anyone acquire this understanding?
The business, project, and operational environments facing us today are becoming increasingly complex, interrelated, and interdependent. Managers at all levels are struggling to understand this complexity and make effective decisions about schedules, resources, and their products. Without an adequate understanding of these complexities, today's programs are at increasing risk of partial or complete failure. But how do you achieve an overall, broad understanding of risk in a huge, complex program without being overwhelmed by too much information?
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New buyers often come into an IT organization right out of school with neither the vision, the skills, nor the confidence to do their jobs well. Some thrive, some survive, and some drop out, but for many the path they wind up taking from newcomer to successful IT sourcing professional could have been more systematic, supportive, and effective.
New buyers often come into an IT organization right out of school and are thrown into their first jobs lacking the vision, the skills, and the confidence they need to do their jobs well. Some thrive, some survive, and some drop out. However, for many of these individuals, the path they wind up taking, from newcomer to successful IT sourcing professional, could have been more systematic, supportive, and effective.