ITMP Topics

ITMP Topics

1. DIGITAL TRANSFORMAITION

   • ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY TRADITIONAL COMPANIES
     • IRREPLACEABLE HUMAN TOUCH
     • LIMIT OF AUTOMATION APPLICATION
     • INTEGRATION KILLS SPEED AND INNOVATION
     • ALL PHYSICAL STRENGTHS → DIGITAL STRENGTHS
     • ARTICLE: Revamping Your Business Through Digital Transformation -– MIT SLOAN
   • INTERNAL POWER: PRODUCT GROUPS – PRODUCT GROUPS → UNITS
   • CUSTOMER DATA: SILOED → ENTERPRISE-WIDE
   • BUSINESS PROCESSES – SEAMLESS
   • COMPONENTS
     • CONTENT
       • UNIQUE
     • CX
       • METRICS
       • CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS
     • PLATFORM
       • INTERNAL
       • EXTERNAL
       • FLEXIBLE
       • GLOBAL
       • INTEGRATED
     • ARTICLE: Optimizing Your Digital Business Model
   • IMPORTANCE REFLECTED IN BUDGET

2. CENTRALIZATION VS DECENTRALIZATION

   • DECENTRALIZATION
     • LONG-TERM COSTS AND RISKS
       • HIGH MAINTENANCE
       • MESSY DATA
       • STRATEGICALLY STIFF
     • COMPROMISED APPROACH
       • DECENTRALIZED BUT HAVE INTEGRATION WHERE IT COUNTS
   • CENTRALIZATION
     • SUPPORTS INNOVATION
     • CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS

3. CIO

   • ATRICLE: The New Path To The C-Suite – HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
   • REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
     • BUSINESS LEADER
     • STRATEGIC + TECH-SAVVY
     • PROJECTS WITH ROI
     • VALUE OF INFORMATION
     • HOLISTIC BUSINESS VIEW
   • AREAS OF FOCUS
     • CUT IT COSTS
     • PROJ MGMNT
     • BUDGET MGMNT
     • GLOBALIZATION
     • BUSINESS PROCESS DIGITIZATION
     • BUSINESS AGILITY
   • ROLES
     • SERVICES CIO
     • EMBEDDED CIO
     • CUSTOMER CIO
     • PORTFOLIO CIO
   • ARTICLE: How CIOs Allocate Their Time

4. IT GOVERNANCE

   • ARCHETYPES
     • BUSINESS MONARCHY
     • IT MONARCHY
     • FEDERATION
     • FEUDAL
     • ANARCHY
     • MECHANISMS
       • HOW ARCHETYPES ARE IMPLEMENTED
       • EXEC COMMITTEE
       • CHARGEBACK SYSTEM
       • IT COUNCILS
       • SLAs
   • DECISION DOMAINS
     • IT PRINCIPLES
     • IT INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES
     • IT ARCHITECTURE
     • IT INVESTMENTS AND PRIORITIES
   • ARTICLE: Dont Just Lead Govern - Implementing Effective IT Governance

5. OUTSOURCING

   • TRADITIONAL
     • FEW MAJOR PARTNERS
     • VENDOR LOCK-IN
     • BUSINESS UNITS HIRE AD-HOC SUPPLIERS ON THE SIDE
   • LONG-TAILED STRATEGY
     • LOCAL / EXPERIMENTAL SOLUTIONS – SMALLER INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
     • SHORTER-TERM CONTRACTS WITH INCENTIVES
     • CORE PROCESSES – FEW KEY CONTRACTS
     • DIVERSE SUPPLIERS
     • UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITIONS
     • BEST PRACTICES TO MANAGE
   • ARTICLE: The Long-Tail Strategy for IT Outsourcing

6. COMPETITIVE FORCES

   • THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
   • POWER OF BUYERS
   • POWER OF SUPPLIERS
   • THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
   • ARTICLE: The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy

7. IS CAPABILITIES

   • ATRICLE: Core IS Capabilities for Exploiting Information Technology

8. HALO EFFECT

   • IS THERE A "FORMULA" FOR A SUCCESS?
   • WHEN A COMPANY IS DOING WELL, PEOPLE ONLY SEE ITS SUPPOSED GOOD POINTS
   • CAN STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES WITH REPUTATION BE UNBIASED?
   • BUSINESS IS NOT STATIC SO CAN THERE EVEN BE A FORMULA?
   • ATRICLE: Misunderstanding the Nature of Company Performance

9. STRATEGY

   • CAN YOU SAY WHAT YOUR STRATEGY IS?
   • OBJECTIVE
   • SCOPE
   • ADVANTAGE
   • ARTICLE: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is