What does a customer have to do to get some support around here? Recently, the stars mis-aligned and two technical-issues-from-hell interrupted my week. We may be in a digital age, but technical support in the retail and enterprise space appears to still be in the dark ages. When IT leaders are choosing a new vendor, […]
“Life can only be understood backward; but it must be lived forwards.” Soren Kierkegaard. Is your IT organization in 2019 or 1991? Never did the above Kierkegaard quote resonate more when listening to a millennial relay a sad story that took me back to the 1990s. This 20-something, whom I’ll call Kay, was stoically heading […]
When an IT leader needs help or advice, the first place s/he should turn to is their own team – whether it is day 1 or year 10+. You and your company hired people for a reason. You probably directly hired some % of the team. Presumably you hired people whose intellect, opinion and work […]
According to the Brookings Institute, the digital economy is growing 2.5 times faster than global GDP in 21st century. In the same article, a Deloitte survey is referenced, whereby companies who have 75% or more of their IT in various “as a Service” (Software, Infrastructure, Platform) models have moved from “reducing costs” to “accelerating innovation.” […]
As we approach 2020, the inflation on technical debt continues to exponentially accelerate, and organizations may find it increasingly difficult to fund and manage the investment required to eradicate debt. Challenges include: Difficulty establishing current state. Information Technology departments have chronically lacked the time and dollars to invest, maintain and leverage configuration management tools, ergo […]
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” Bill Gates, Gates Foundation, Co-Founder of Microsoft. Vendors are hired to deliver something organization needs or wants done more cheaply, accurately, thoroughly, expertly, and/or quickly than the organization could otherwise do themselves. Among the worst feedback a vendor could get is “you know, we really […]
“It’s a common misconception that money is every entrepreneur’s metric for success. It isn’t, nor should it be.” Richard Branson Five 9s is so 1999. IT leaders need to think differently about the performance indicators for themselves and their organizations. 1. The frequency of features and functions delivered to the customer. How often is your […]
