Why Your Digital Transformation and AI Initiatives are Going To Fail
I hope that at least 84% of you are sitting down.
I am not hear to tell you what you want to hear, or sell you a whiz bang solution which solves the problem for you. In my next article I will talk about what you can do about it, but for THIS article, I am going to tell you why you are not going to get the promised value out of that Digital Transformation, and AI project.
Stakeholder Collaboration
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COVID-19 – A report from the trenches
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Reactive is bad, Proactive is good, Strategic is best
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″] Most IT organizations live and die by their ticketing system. They measure their SLA’s of agreed to performance, speed of responsiveness, … Continue reading
Evolution vs. Revolution – The Science of Change
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] In my most recent assignment, I was the Director of Enterprise Architecture, promoted to take over all of the Applications, and then, … Continue reading
Wizards and Warriors – A Myth about IT
The Warriors of the island of Bzz Ness had ruled the surrounding areas for almost a hundred years. Their techniques were simple but effective. They beat the other tribes by having more babies, training them in the old ways, and overcoming other … Continue reading
Are we missing the boat by talking about IT and Business Partnership?
For the few people who have read my previous posts, there is a common theme of IT/Business Partnership. Recently, however, I started coming to the realization that there is a problem with the premise. Are IT and “the Business” really … Continue reading