Rants from the Edge

How many IT Organizations have technology “watch towers”? How many have in-house business impact analysis capability? It appears that lessons from the Titanic were lost at sea.

You know it: you want a seat at the table. Can you get it without creating value? Do you know how to create IT value?

Or foe? 2008 predictions are in; some are in the works. Which one are you going to follow

Mattel has issued an apology to its Chinese audience - manufacturers and others - on the toy recall. What are the lessons learnt?

Organizations pursue alignment with vigor in the hope of maximizing value. Does perfect alignment equal perfect value? The short answer is no!

Is 80% of your IT spending going to waste? It would seem so. It is also easily provable!

Well, yes and no. The "where" makes all the difference on IT Value and ROI!

Does a CIO have a role to play in innovation? Has Six Sigma left you with room to play?

The best of strategies needs a rethink sometimes. Are you ready for business change?

This is not exactly the role you wanted but someone's gotta do it.