Comments on: How to Fix IT Planning http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning Just another WordPress site Thu, 06 Nov 2014 02:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Links for Dec 20 2009 | Eric D. Brown, Consultant | Technology, Strategy, People and Projects - Consulting http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-524 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:33:53 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-524 […] How to Fix IT Planning by Chris Curran on CIO Dashboard […]

]]> By: john sviokal http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-523 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:33:55 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-523 hey chris,

i think this planning difficulty comes from the issue that IT is both a line & staff function. the line issues sit in the biz units — and should be cranked up or down with what value they can create. the administrative IT is something that should be spread about the firm.

best,
j

]]> By: john sviokal http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-529 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-529 hey chris,

i think this planning difficulty comes from the issue that IT is both a line & staff function. the line issues sit in the biz units — and should be cranked up or down with what value they can create. the administrative IT is something that should be spread about the firm.

best,
j

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]]> By: Fibol http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-521 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:28:58 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-521 You made some Great point Chris, and our friend Mr Potts should see some interresting statements.
I reckon that one of the key changing force (when relate to strategic planning) is the way corporation has grown in the past years (essentially by M&A) sometimes to the disadvantage of organic growth. It has tremendously impacted the strategic planning process and the frequent misalignement between enterprise vs business unit is a conscequence of it.
Fibol

]]> By: Fibol http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-528 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:28:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-528 You made some Great point Chris, and our friend Mr Potts should see some interresting statements.
I reckon that one of the key changing force (when relate to strategic planning) is the way corporation has grown in the past years (essentially by M&A) sometimes to the disadvantage of organic growth. It has tremendously impacted the strategic planning process and the frequent misalignement between enterprise vs business unit is a conscequence of it.
Fibol

]]> By: Patrick Flynn http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-520 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:19:11 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-520 Great post. IT planning shouldn’t be viewed as a once-a-year event but rather like a soccer game. CIO’s should be constantly evaluating the flow of the game and position on the pitch to determine where to go next. Anticipation and teamwork are keys. The budget isn’t cast in concrete it’s a playbook (sorry for the slightly mixed sports analogies).

Your prescription to be more directive with the business also applies to the last paragraph. CIOs need to be wiling to call BS when the business tries to toss them a “hospital pass”.

]]> By: Patrick Flynn http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-527 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-527 Great post. IT planning shouldn’t be viewed as a once-a-year event but rather like a soccer game. CIO’s should be constantly evaluating the flow of the game and position on the pitch to determine where to go next. Anticipation and teamwork are keys. The budget isn’t cast in concrete it’s a playbook (sorry for the slightly mixed sports analogies).

Your prescription to be more directive with the business also applies to the last paragraph. CIOs need to be wiling to call BS when the business tries to toss them a “hospital pass”.

]]> By: Henry Hwangbo http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-519 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:49:07 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-519 “But, in the meantime, we need to pay close attention to the time we waste trying to figure out what the business wants and instead, become part of the business planning process.”

This is exactly the direction companies should be moving. IT needs to be at the business planning table so discussion can take place with some understanding of business decision repercussions on the IT organization BEFORE anyone pulls the trigger.

Once IT is at the table, the environment needs to be conducive to objective discussions with everyone taking responsibility, NOT deferring to the single IT representative at the table because the business folks “don’t know about IT stuff”.

This means the IT folks need to learn more about the business and the business customers (the internal business is not your only customer) and be more directive as opposed to taking orders from the business and just “making it happen.”

And the flip side is the business folks need to take a more vested interest in IT and truly understand the trade-offs to every decision and understand the cost from both a dollar and people perspective. No more deferring the tough IT decisions to the “IT guy” so business can be absolved of responsibilities if things go wrong during the delivery / implementation.

Everyone is it in together.

]]> By: Henry Hwangbo http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/it-strategy/how-to-fix-it-planning#comment-526 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=1622#comment-526 “But, in the meantime, we need to pay close attention to the time we waste trying to figure out what the business wants and instead, become part of the business planning process.”

This is exactly the direction companies should be moving. IT needs to be at the business planning table so discussion can take place with some understanding of business decision repercussions on the IT organization BEFORE anyone pulls the trigger.

Once IT is at the table, the environment needs to be conducive to objective discussions with everyone taking responsibility, NOT deferring to the single IT representative at the table because the business folks “don’t know about IT stuff”.

This means the IT folks need to learn more about the business and the business customers (the internal business is not your only customer) and be more directive as opposed to taking orders from the business and just “making it happen.”

And the flip side is the business folks need to take a more vested interest in IT and truly understand the trade-offs to every decision and understand the cost from both a dollar and people perspective. No more deferring the tough IT decisions to the “IT guy” so business can be absolved of responsibilities if things go wrong during the delivery / implementation.

Everyone is it in together.

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