What has the SDLC got to do with IT Governance? It has long been the tradition of board-level executives to defer all key IT decisions to the company’s IT professionals. The truth is that many board-level executives don’t understand IT well enough to manage IT effectively; and IT professionals don’t understand business initiatives well enough […]
Taking AIM at Organizational Change Management—Part 2: Cultural Fit
To fully realize a change management strategy, make sure the change fits your culture. You’ll also need detailed reinforcement and communication plans. Cultural fit is as individual as companies themselves. Every organization has its own variety of cultures and sub-cultures. Most businesses establish a target company-wide culture through their mission statement, vision, values and leader […]
Taking AIM at Organizational Change Management – Part 1
I am a student of the AIM Methodology of organizational change management. AIM is an acronym for the Accelerated Implementation Methodology, a proprietary approach developed and perfected by Implementation Management Associates, Inc. (http://www.imaworldwide.com). Pfizer included me in a pilot AIM training program after their Learning and Organizational Development group decided to deploy the methodology to […]
Smart Executives Invest in IT During Economic Downturns
Whenever there is a downturn in the economy, two corporate groups that seem to bear the brunt of fiscal conservatism are Human Resources and Information Technology. Unless you are actually in the business of IT to generate revenue, in the corporate world, both of these departments are cost centers. Although they are both productivity enhancement […]
The SDLC is Not Just for Software
There was a recent question posed on LinkedIn about what the acronym SDLC means when you see it in a job posting. The question was asked by a person identifying themselves as a job-seeking business analyst. I followed the thread with amusement as the many responses were posted, none of which answered the question adequately. […]
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