Among the top roles of the CIO is to drive the future of information technology. CIOs, me included, must constantly assess what we have and make room for innovation by eliminating the IT that is wasting time and no longer competitive. We need to be bold, brave, and develop the discipline to clean house and keep IT moving forward.
2. The Excitement of Museums
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IT Leaders are often running a
museum of technologies that are
well past their prime.
Keeping old stuff is great for a museum, but a disaster for IT operations.
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The technology relics we keep
would be laughable wastes of
time if proposed for today.
We need to get smarter about how we evaluate our technology.
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Successful IT leadership is both
finding new solutions and
getting rid of the old ones.
Improve IT operations by finding things to stop doing.
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Create a culture that moves
forward and only keeps what is
necessary.
Cleaning out IT is an ongoing process and not a onetime event.
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Holding on to old technology is
really saying that innovation and
transformation are too scary.
Create a safe environment for failure and push to try new things.
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Ensure your companys future by
developing a cleaning house
discipline within IT operations.
Keep moving forward!
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