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How often are we surprised when a task, or entire project, slips unexpectedly because key staff have outrageously (sic) taken a holiday at a critical point in the schedule? Tired of being seen as a bit-player in the business? Colin Beveridge says careful rebranding could take IT departments a lot closer to the seat of power. There is a sting in the tail of this powerful piece. IT ain’t strategic – King Canute knew whyToo many IT people bemoan the fact that IT is struggling to be taken seriously as a strategic dimension in their organisation. Well, tough luck guys. IT isn’t “strategic.” Never was, never will be. If King Canute was around today, he’d be first in line to demonstrate the folly of trying to make IT strategic. Building a Senior Management Team is as easy as ABC, so long as that doesn’t stand for Antony, Brutus and Cassius! Information is the power domain of peopleWe seem to have Freedom of Information Laws and a Freedom from Information culture. Money to burn? Taxman chucks another $5.5 billion on the bonfireThe Sunday Times reports today (27th July) that HMRC is to write off £2.8 billion as a consequence of problems with a computer system. So that’s another 5.5 billion dollars thrown on the Trillion Dollar Bonfire, without so much as a blink of an eye. Who is the weakest link?BT Global Services are a major provider of outsourced IT services for thousands of businesses in the UK; customers doubtless reassured by their perception of BT as a big player. The Leadership industry should start being honest and stop wasting peoples’ time by pretending that everyone can become a leader with a bit more effort and, of course, the right training materials. The annual cost of project failure in the European Union in has been estimated at €142 billion according to research by Dr John McManus and Dr Trevor Wood-Harper. |
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