Of Lemons, Limes and Late Projects
Of Lemons, Limes and Late Projects: Program Management Skills There is a fascinating story showing how science can regress. In the late 1700s, the British Navy discovered that juice from…
The Fractional CIO
Innovative CEOs and CFOs are turning to the fractional CIO to drive strategy, enterprise architecture and IT vendor management without the expense the typical high-powered CIO would incur. The ‘executive…
Great IT – Business Partnership
Organizing some thoughts I had put down while waiting for conversions to run on the weekend a large systems project went live, on original budget and original schedule.
In 25 years of working with great companies across a variety of industries, I see IT leaders engaging with business leadership to shape project commitments in three ways:
- Some answer “Yes,” to everything, work heroic hours and under-deliver
- Some just say “No”
- The best engage in a discussion starting with “Yes, and…”
Only the third type of leader has a great relationship with their business partners. There are many other prerequisites for a great IT / business partnership, such as the right organizational design, great people, great planning, and great project management. But it all starts with how you engage your business partners. (more…)