- Business/IT Co-evolution - Strategies for Growth and Competitive Advantage
15 Nov 06 | Position Papers
Co-evolution is a biological term which refers to the evolution of two or more species where each is adapting to the other. We believe that this is a useful way to look at the relationship between business and IT.
This position paper will provide a high level picture (backed by recent survey data) of how technological progress and business change have become inseparable, and what this means for the structure and future of global business change.
- Organizing IT for the Future
27 Jan 09 | Position Papers
From the earliest days of commercial computing in the 1960s, there has been speculation about the best way to direct and manage Enterprise IT. The function that was once known as the Electronic Data Processing (EDP) department, and later the Management Information Systems (MIS) organization, faced challenges that even today have not been fully resolved. How much money should a given company spend on information technology? How does management know whether it is getting an acceptable return on these investments? And how does a business go about determining its internal computing priorities and decision-making processes?
In this Position Paper, we share both our research findings and our overall sense of where Enterprise IT is heading over the medium to long term, as well as the many short-term effects stemming from the current market downturn. Our goal is to work toward a shared vision of what the IT function will look like, given the position, industry and aims of an individual firm. While many uncertainties remain, we seek to help our clients articulate their overall direction and strategy in what is now a rapidly changing business and technology context. As always, we look forward to your comments and suggestions.
- Enterprise Architecture in the Real World
20 Nov 08 | Presentation
Enterprise architecture should aim to provide the essential understanding of the business operating model: how the business and IT capabilities of an enterprise are configured, interrelated and deployed in order to support what the organization is trying to achieve. Today, enterprise architecture has become more critical to business success as developments in technology are enabling organizations to be more adaptive and ‘service based’.
See event: Developing a Strategic Business/IT Architecture (20 November 2008)
- Business/IT Strategy in a Darkening Economic Climate
20 Nov 08 | Presentation
As IT continues to permeate just about every corner of the modern enterprise, it should not be surprising that business and IT strategies must converge. Yet too often the business and industry-specific aspects of an IT strategy wind up subordinate to more generic systems and applications concerns. Recent LEF research argues that this approach is becoming increasingly problematic, and that industry specific variations need to be more aggressively accounted for. In this session, David presented the LEF process for developing an IT strategy for your industry, using our recently developed lead sector analysis framework.
See event: Developing a Strategic Business/IT Architecture (20 November 2008)
- Enterprise Architecture in the Real World
18 Nov 08 | Presentation
Enterprise architecture should aim to provide the essential understanding of the business operating model: how the business and IT capabilities of an enterprise are configured, interrelated and deployed in order to support what the organization is trying to achieve. Today, enterprise architecture has become more critical to business success as developments in technology are enabling organizations to be more adaptive and ‘service based’.
See event: Developing a Business/IT Strategy and Architecture (18 November 2008)
- Business/IT Strategy in a Darkening Economic Climate
18 Nov 08 | Presentation
As IT continues to permeate just about every corner of the modern enterprise, it should not be surprising that business and IT strategies must converge. Yet too often the business and industry-specific aspects of an IT strategy wind up subordinate to more generic systems and applications concerns. Recent LEF research argues that this approach is becoming increasingly problematic, and that industry specific variations need to be more aggressively accounted for. In this session, David will present the LEF process for developing an IT strategy for your industry, using our recently developed lead sector analysis framework.
See event: Developing a Business/IT Strategy and Architecture (18 November 2008)