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Once there was a very brilliant composer who was charged with constructing the greatest masterpiece ever created. This composer was renowned for his ability to create new things, things of beauty, things of value, things that everyone loved and admired. But the problem for the composer, was that he could not do it all. The composer was a classically trained pianist and was a joy to behold on the keys, but he could not play strings. He could not play woodwinds. He certainly was no percussionist. In fact, he often said that he didn’t even understand percussionists. They were a strange archaic group of people who spoke with strange language and often seemed to be doing their own thing to justify their place in the orchestra. Luckily for the composer, he had learnt the value of conductors long ago. (more…)
ICT strategy is a strange beast. Often driven from both ends and squeezed in the middle. Still the servant of the greater Business strategy, it is often expected to deliver on technology goals from the ICT side of the business. Often as an external consultant, the idea of coming in to deliver an ICT strategy, can be viewed as part of the greater ‘Woods for the Trees‘ role of external consultants, and the consultant can find themselves as a pawn of a particular side of the organisation, often used to deliver a political backhander to one of the opposing sides. This is often not a problem, unless you don’t expect it. (more…)
Business Engagement and Transformation 