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Infrastructure vs Development

The majority of IT leaders will at some point find themselves in the midst of a conflict between the needs of their business partners and development teams, and the real-world requirements of managing a large systems infrastructure.  The conflicting goals of these groups may have caused simmering frustration just below the surface for some time, [...]

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Inter-Department Liaisons?

The quality of partnership between IT and other organization departments can often make the difference between success and failure, both for specific technology implementations as well as the perceived success of the IT department (and CIO) in general. What were once (incorrectly) viewed as secondary connections between certain departments are becoming more critical to [...]

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IT Engagement Models

What is your “engagement model” with your internal business partners?  Take a look at the graphic below.  Where do you fall on this spectrum?  Does it vary by the business unit you partner with, or even project/initiative?

I have found that there is tremendous variation in engagement models across companies, both large and small.  If the [...]

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