The ten biggest problems with the last business age - the so called knowledge economy and information age - how much more information do we need, before we make a true decision, and take action...and ten suggestions...
THE PAST
10. Information Technology has delivered a lot more
…Information, and technology. However it has not delivered in perceived value. Technology has revolutionised our lives, the way we do business, how we communicate and major advances in our health and education systems. However, in too many organisations, CEO's and tax-payers remain concerned about cost, its benefit delivery and overall, its reputation.
THE FUTURE
10. IT’s Time to Deliver
OK – we could write a book on this one, however, enough is enough. The IT industry has become the last great manual industry of our time. This does not have to be the case. IT projects are like every other project – they must be clear in goals, concise in explanation and compelling to do (related directly to the bottom line, to your Cause). Strip away the hype, jargon and mystery surrounding IT
* Appoint a CIO (Chief Information Officer) to the Board with the approach and characteristics as below – This is absolutely critical to your success
* There is no such thing as an IT project; everything is a business / organisational project
* If anyone internally or externally uses a term you think someone will not understand, ask them what it means, and do not apologise for asking.
Anonymous from Cardiff writes about how often they worry, and asks if worry helps in life:
Get real - If you think that worrying about something will change it, then you are living on a different planet in a totally different solar system.
So, that's a NO, then.
Thanks for reading
See you next week
David
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