Five Keys to IT Program Success
Given that the pace of change is quickening in information technology, it’s never been more important to understand how to make IT transformations succeed. Companies can’t afford to waste time and effort on projects that don’t deliver. Our work with leaders across industries and regions has allowed us to identify five key steps to success—actions that may be simple to describe but difficult to execute. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Jean-Claude Ramirez, Stephen Phillips, Steve Berez | Source: Bain & Company | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
Focused Processes and IT: Lock in Simplicity
Why do conventional solutions to process and IT issues regularly come up short? The reason is that processes and IT are rarely the main problem. Nearly always, process and IT troubles reflect complexity elsewhere in the company—in strategy, in business and product portfolios, and in the organization itself. The complexity may show up first in process breakdown or system proliferation, but its root causes often … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Mark Gottfredson, Steve Berez | Source: Bain & Company | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
IT-Powered Growth
Why do organizations lose their IT bearings and knowingly inhibit their ability to grow? A series of in-depth interviews with senior corporate executives, including chief information officers, led us to the answer: Over and over, the executives described a subtle, but unmistakable, pattern of self-perpetuating IT and business project failures that eroded their confidence that they could spend effectively.
Content: Article | Authors: David Shpilberg, Steve Berez, Thomas Gumsheimer | Source: Bain & Company | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business