Organisation
CIO and Enterprise Architect - Whats the difference?
So how is the role of the modern CIO defined? One online resource writes:
“As information technology and systems have become more important, the CIO has come to be viewed in many organizations as a key contributor in formulating strategic goals. Typically, the CIO in a large enterprise delegates technical decisions to employees more familiar with [...]
Embeded from WM
Cisco’s Wendy Mars Reponds To UCS Bloggers from Velocity on Vimeo.
Are you ready?
Much has been written about organisation transformation. There are always references to the newest, hippest methodology out there and if companies implement these things through massive change programs, it is going to save business life as we know it. There seem to be whole professional services organisations out there dedicated to selling services to companies [...]
Recruit right and keep up to date
I spend much of my time in meetings. Coordinating our transformation program, supporting customer bids; negotiating with vendors and ensuring that we are looking at solutions and tools that represent not only value but are also a step forward in our technology architecture. Solutions that meet both the business needs and the architectural requirements of [...]
Never doubt your team
Never doubt that a small group of dedicated, thoughtful and committed individuals can change the world.
Do you know why?
Because it’s the only thing that ever has.
Great stuff isn’t it? Powerful, meaningful words. This post is short but the most important so far.
Build the best team you possibly can. Don’t settle for anything other than the [...]
“To try to do everything is to do nothing”
Ok, I am paraphrasing Frederik the Great but you get the idea. He actually said “to try to win everything is to win nothing”. This seems so true to me. Often with large IT projects we take on everything and win nothing. And yet for years, and especially recently, we see time and time again [...]
Maximise your travels
With all best intentions you clear your schedule and book time away to attend a conference or round table. Now what do you expect? Well, for me, I expect clear concise, valuable information on product, best practice implmentations, leasons learnt etc. I have to say that I am often disappointed. However, this past week I [...]
