Links that I have found interesting for April 17th:
- Forging Better Ties With IT – The onus for strengthening the IT-business partnership is on line leaders. IT has practically tied their organizations into pretzels trying to crack the alignment code by trying to:
* Link IT and business strategies
* Shift authority for key IT decisions to business leaders (e.g., funding, priorities, functionality, service levels)
* Define IT services and processes to clarify respective roles and responsibilities and help ensure consistent, predictable delivery
* Decentralize application services to mirror the structure of the business
* Hire, develop, and reward business and relationship management skills (vs. technical skills)In spite of their efforts over a long period of time, IT hasn't figured out how to insert themselves in a real way in your real world.