A comment I hear repeatedly when talking to C-Level personnel is that ‘our IT department costs so much and delivers so little!’ Whether this is a problem for your business in particular is essentially beside the point. It’s a perception that genuinely does exist in many boardrooms, and it’s this perception that can cause issues, …
We now live in an age where a single software engineer can often outperform a large traditional IT team in output, quality and business value. Some of this super-human performance is due to modern engineering processes, automation and the low-cost storage and processing power of the cloud. However, that’s just one part of the picture …
The technology supplier marketplace is polarising with an escalating demand for more and more advanced technology over traditional IT. The lion’s share of innovation is occurring in the specialist supplier sector, but there’s a problem. Most customer organisations still turn to their traditional big-name IT suppliers that do have some great tech in their R&D …
In the age of the startup business, many big and well-known brands are starting to feel threatened. In talking to many ‘C’ level directors the reasons for that feeling is consistent. They can’t react to changes in their market quickly enough, their cost of doing business is too high and their business lines are inflexible. …
Big name companies, will they be around in 20 years? Read More »
The latest and greatest, in an overflowing armoury of silver bullets, is ‘Digital Transformation’. This type of change programme requires both a new way of thinking and usually a lot of new skills and new tech. It is a pretty complicated affair. This complexity is made a million times worse when organisations inexplicably lump all …
Digital Transformation – a waste of time and money? Read More »