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Your company’s operating model is the level of business process integration and business process standardization across business units for delivering goods and services. The operating model is one of the three keys to building a strong foundation for execution (The three keys are: operating model, enterprise architecture, and IT engagement model.) The key benefits for …
One of the challenges my General Manager put on my plate, was to tell a simple story, as simply as possible, about the essence of doing Enterprise Strategy. Here is what I ended up with: The way I told the story is … We use scenarios to scope meaningful chunks of change (vs. boil the …
The big idea is that IT exposes it’s functionality as “services” to the business. When speaking to the business, we can talk about business capabilities. When talking to IT, we can talk to the IT capabilities. This is a mental model we often use when connecting business and IT. In this model, you can see …
“The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.” – Tom Peters Execution is king. That’s what one of my most seasoned mentors taught me, early on at Microsoft. I’m always on the hunt for principles, patterns, and practices that improve execution, whether at the individual, team, or organization level. …
“Agile isn’t just for tech anymore. It’s been working its way into other areas and functions, from product development to manufacturing to marketing—and now it’s transforming how organizations hire, develop, and manage their people.” — Harvard Business Review As a business leader, it can be challenging to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of software …
