...bit of self-promotion here: My consulting company, IT Catalysts, developed a comprehensive model of the factors required for IT organizational success back in 2004 and has been fine tuning it...…
...architecture’s application layer: (1) true application rationalization (AR); (2) application portfolio rationalization (APR); and (3) application integration rationalization (AIR). Application rationalization rates the health of each application in the company...…
...of the problems. Another is that once you (you being me, that is) get in the quadrant habit, new ones pop into your head all the time. Like, for example,...…
...few in my own age group and more in younger ones. They explain how enjoyable it is to keep up with friends remotely and in real time, and to expand...…
...where they don’t compete for attention. Since it describes what you’re really going to do, it presents decisions, not just information. To recap, we began by exploring and documenting the...…
...take only four questions: Question #1: What percentage of your total compensation would you be willing to give up in exchange for a better manager? Question #2: What is it...…
...from a statistically biased source, which of course yielded biased results. Often, your information will come from biased sources. You can’t help this, but you can mentally adjust for the...…
...opponents will love you for this. Your partner, however, just might become your ex-partner. Microsoft isn’t in the bridge-playing business. It has, however, overbid its hand, and it might just...…
...card: If it’s your meeting, don’t have it. Consult or delegate the decision instead. If you’re one of the invitees, politely decline the invitation and suggest a 15-minute one-on-one consultative...…
...and more. Put simply: It’s a castle in the air you can never build. That’s why you need an integrated plan. An integrated plan includes strategic components — it defines...…