In Search of Innovation

What percentage of your budget is used for technology innovation? How do you bring in new technologies? These are some of the questions that can make all the difference between having an IT Strategy and creating business value!

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• IT Strategy: IT Cannot be a Profit Center (Friday, September 08, 2006)
  IT Strategy: Of late, there is a lot of emphasis on IT ROI. While this is commendable, extending this argument to convert the IT Organization into a profit center is taking it to another extreme. For example, are HR, finance, and marketing profit centers? Why not?
  
• Realizing the Power of Innovation Webs (Monday, December 04, 2006)
  Once agian, Don Tapscott talks about the imperative of collaboration. This time, it is with Optimize Magazine
  
• Buzzword: Business Model (Monday, March 12, 2007)
  "Business model" has to be the king of buzzwords. "Strategy" is not far behind but there is something about business models that makes it more powerful! This article tries to demystify the term.
  
• A Framework For IT Value (Monday, April 02, 2007)
  In this series, we will discuss IT Value - from its definition to a framework to measure and track it
  
• Part IV: A Framework For IT Value (Monday, April 30, 2007)
  Last week, we discussed the cost dimension of IT Value. This week, we will discuss the time to market dimension.
  
• Complementary Genius (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)
  IBM, Google, and Intel have each unearthed competitive advantages by investing in innovations that, at first glance, seemed unrelated to their core businesses. What's their secret? Nicholas Carr offers five questions that leaders can ask themselves to help uncover opportunities in the ecosystem their company operates in. His point: By understanding the ecosystem, leaders can often find innovation opportunities in products that complement their core business.
  
• The Discipline of Business Model Innovation (Friday, June 01, 2007)
  A good primer on Business models and their importance to competitive differentiation.
  
• Identifying what should be changed: How public officials and military leaders can choose wisely (Monday, April 21, 2008)
  Component business modeling techniques can help government agencies and the military in mapping our changes to adapt to shifting needs in their missions and structures.
  
• Innovating by simplifying: Seven ways to make things better (Monday, October 29, 2007)
  Sometimes you innovate to create whole new markets and capabilities, and sometimes you just want to make an improvement - in many cases, such improvements come as a result of simplification.
  
• Business Model Innovation: The End of Advertising As We Know It (Thursday, October 04, 2007)
  Traditional advertising players - broadcasters, distributors and advertising agencies – will need innovative new approaches to respond to major industry shifts underway.
  
• Exploring initiatives for innovation (Thursday, October 04, 2007)
  Insurers have for years mistaken optimization for innovation, but true innovation requires a willingness to try something different to address persistent operational challenges.
  
• 'The Art of Woo': Selling Your Ideas to the Entire Organization, One Person at a Time (Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:24:43 EST)
  Sometimes selling an idea is more important than having an idea. Innovation does not adopt if people do not buy into it!
  
• CIO and Innovation: Getting a Seat at the Table (Monday, October 22, 2007)
  Do CIOs have a role to play in innovation?
  
• A model for CIO-led innovation (Monday, January 07, 2008)
  Excellent article on collaborative innovation. Must read!
  
• 12 Ways Companies Can Innovate (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)
  This excellent article presents both the imperative and process for innovation. Must read!
  
• 7 Innovation Myths (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)
  Innovation is on everyone's minds but is it understood? Here are the 7 myths about innovation
  
• Enterprise Information Systems Strategy and Planning (Monday, February 04, 2008)
  This paper proposes an enterprise framework for the development of information systems strategies and plans.
  
• IT Strategist as a Race Car Driver? (Tuesday, February 12, 2008)
  Learning from Mario Andretti sounds like fun but what has that got to do with IT Strategy? Read on!
  
• Trippling Innovation Success Rate! (Tuesday, February 12, 2008)
  Innovations are notorious for their high failure rate. Is there a way to reduce it? Read on...
  
• Influences on IT Strategy (Monday, March 03, 2008)
  Excellent overview of IT Strategy and things that have an influence on its outcome. Must read!
  
• IT Strategy For Business Value (Monday, March 10, 2008)
  The paper presents a framework for developing an IT Strategy for business value.
  
• IT Strategy Framework with SOA (Monday, March 10, 2008)
  A very good presentation that takes IT Strategy to solutions architecture using SOA. Good read!
  
• Developing an IS/IT Strategy (Monday, March 17, 2008)
  A very good presentation on developing an IT Strategy. Must Read!
  
• A Framework for Developing IT Strategy (Monday, March 17, 2008)
  A very good discussion on developing IT Strategy including detailed steps and explanations. Must Read!
  
• IT Strategy for the Law Firm (Monday, March 17, 2008)
  A presentation on the challenges facing CIOs at law firms and how to create an IT Strategy to overcome them.
  
• Are You Prepared for the 3rd Wave of Innovation? (Monday, May 12, 2008)
  Gartner says IT Leaders should be prepared if they want to drive growth. Read On...
  
• Measuring Innovation (Monday, July 07, 2008)
  How do you know if innovation is really producing results? Measure it young man. Here are some pointers to help you along the way...
  
• The History and Future of Value Management (Monday, July 07, 2008)
  An excellent presentation on measuring and managing "value" - discusses various frameworks. MUST READ!
  
• A Structured Methodology for Developing IT Strategy (Monday, August 18, 2008)
  Looking for a practical methodology to develop an IT Strategy? One that has actually been implemented? Look no more!
  
• A Process Oriented Framework for Assessing the Business Value of IT (Monday, September 08, 2008)
  Is there a connection between business value and IT capability? Why yes, you proclaim. Now prove it! If you need help, this paper may be a good place to start. Read On>>
  
• How to plan, purchase and manage technology (successfully!) (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)
  A step-by-step guide to for Executives, Managers and Technologists. Excellent Read!
  
• WiBe: A Structured Methodology to Align Business with IT (Monday, October 27, 2008)
  Business IT Alignment, how Germans do it! Good Read!
  
• DAM/VAM: A Structured Methodology for Developing and IT Strategy (Monday, November 17, 2008)
  Demand and value assessment methodology is a structured approach to quantifying the demand for and the value from IT investments. This guide provides a step-by-step approach to implementing DAM/VAM. Excellent Read!