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Speakers: Dr Craig Shepherd, Nottingham University Business School & Dr Micky Kerr, Independent Consultant -’Factors influencing the adoption of IT systems: An interdisciplinary perspective’ Dr Natasha Papazafeiropoulou, Brunel University – ‘Taking the vendors’ perspective in IT adoption and diffusion’ Dr Giuliana Battisti, Nottingham University Business School – ‘The diffusion of IT related innovations: the economics [...] Do we really know how our organizations adopt new methods, new technologies and new thinking? The apparently slow demise of print publications and the downward trend of online advertising revenue is making more publishers and content providers think seriously about introducing so-called ‘paywalls’ – where original content and information is available only to paying readers. Genuine runaway successes may be few and far between in the world of business change. But when they do happen they can sometimes cause far more damage than outright failure so beware the perils of success! Twitter made an arbitrary technical change yesterday and at a stroke inadvertently broke their business value proposition. The first principle of aligning IT with the business, is a crystal clear understanding of the business itself The credit crunch will make it even harder than usual to persuade those who fund your technology investments, especially if you need new money to spend when there is downward pressure on your existing budget. Picture credit: sopranos.com Are there lessons from the world of organised crime for the world of disorganised government? 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. |
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