You’re probably burning out your corporate IT folks. With the pace of change and innovation increasing and the organizational demands on IT growing, there are still only 40-60 hours per week to get stuff done. The vast majority of IT’s time is spent keeping the lights on. The precious remainder is spent on a crumb of R & D or training to keep up. Never mind about taking a proper vacation. Unless there is a change in the laws of physics or a major increase in IT budgets (HaHa) … something has to change. In progressive organizations, it has already started. The first lesson is realizing that getting external help to look after your IT systems isn’t about replacing anyone. Read more…
The holiday season is often a time for reflection and strategizing for the coming year. I worry about 2 things. First, people who wait until the holidays to start thinking about their goals for the coming year are already too late. Second, people who change their goals and strategies every year are never going to get anywhere. We see this way too often in IT … Lately there is no shortage of Chicken Little anxiety about the Cloud and how this is changing our industry. What do we do? Where do we go? What do we sell? Read more…
It’s always a remarkable feeling when you realize that a prediction you made has come true. Even better when that translates into business success.
Happily, part of my work involves watching for industry patterns and trends that affect our clients and ensuring those things remain on our collective radar. I spend time with them trying to understand and help them articulate their pain-points and organizational/IT goals. We have a great feedback-loop happening in our ecosystem: as client business needs evolve in response to social and economic forces, the IT Weapons solution offerings have to stay in step and keep the clients safe. Read more…
