Keyword Business Transformation
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06
NOV
Microsoft Enhances Cloud Offerings
06 NOV 2010 | Posted in business transformation, cloud computing | Author Alex McLachlanMicrosoft has recently announced the enhancement of their cloud offerings with Microsoft Office 365, which integrates Office Professional, Exchange, SharePoint and the Lync communications suite.
30
DEC
Advantages of using a Content Management System
30 DEC 2009 | Posted in business strategy, business transformation, business value, CIO, CMS, IT, website | Author Alex McLachlanIf you are tempted to replace your website using a bespoke content management solution, rather than using an off-the-shelf Content Management System (CMS), think again … and choose a CMS. The advantages of using a CMS are numerous:
12
NOV
IT, the Business and Innovation
12 NOV 2009 | Posted in business strategy, business transformation, business value, CIO, innovation, investment, IT | Author Alex McLachlan
Many organisations struggle over the best place for IT within the organisation and extracting the best business value from investment.
In his recent book, fruITion: Creating the Ultimate Corporate Strategy for Information Technology, respected CIO commentator Chris Potts sets out his views in a very easy to read fashion. His main themes are that having IT as a separate department has failed to deliver business benefits from investment, that IT should be (largely) integrated into the business units and that initiatives should be treated as business change projects rather than IT projects.
09
JUL
Business Transformation without the Fright Factor
09 JUL 2009 | Posted in agile project management, business change, business transformation, incremental delivery | Author Alex McLachlanBeing told that your business is going to be transformed sounds scary. Transformation is the sort of word that sounds frightening and fraught with risk when you're told it is going to happen to you, … and celebratory looking back at your achievements.
When broken down into a sequence of small steps, though, it can be achieved with little risk.