The Clarity IT sourcing diagnostic came from a simple idea. How do I know whether I should in-source or outsource my IT? What best practices are there that I can apply to my business without it costing the farm? When you look at all the published stats about outsourcing agreements not delivering the expected returns
Continue reading Sourcing diagnostic plugs a hole to stop wasted effort – but know how to get the best from it.
Amongst all of today’s credit crunch turmoil, it’s easy to miss the fact that there is a fundamental change going on in the way organisations think about their IT investment.
Gone are the days when an IT function could dictate to the business units what they could have. Today, control of IT investment is moving to
Continue reading How should IT deliver the business in 2009?
In these difficult times, much discussion surrounds the role of the organisation’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). Traditionally, IT has been a cost to the business. Today however, IT should be the competitive edge for the business – and it’s the CIO that should be the agent for change to make that happen.
SOCITM – the professional
Continue reading Being a CIO in 2009 – Cost Centre or Agent for Change?
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Cost reduction can be an opportunity to align better with business needs
Measuring IT service provision is an opportunity to align better with key business processes
Business processes may not be fully supporting the evolving business strategy
Looking at all three in an integrated way is an effective way of driving change and reducing costs.
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Continue reading Build Transformational Change from a solid Foundation
Our latest white paper ‘A Transformational Framework’ is now available in our White Paper section.
In this paper we look at the ‘how’ of measurement-based transformation, presenting a structured approach to making confident, sustained changes. This transformational framework is fully realised in the Procertis Change Control Process that is an integral part of our Enterprise Range
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