Comments on: Internet Phase II: Collaboration http://jtonedm.com/2008/05/20/internet-phase-ii-collaboration/ James Taylor on Enterprise Decision Management Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:30:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John Chambers on Innovation: Keynote Address from Forrester IT Forum | IT's About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog http://jtonedm.com/2008/05/20/internet-phase-ii-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-10132 John Chambers on Innovation: Keynote Address from Forrester IT Forum | IT's About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog Fri, 23 May 2008 15:38:47 +0000 http://jtonedm.com/?p=420#comment-10132 [...] IT is facing Phase II of innovative communication in which the network has gained collaborative intelligence built on Web 2.0 technology and [...]

[...] IT is facing Phase II of innovative communication in which the network has gained collaborative intelligence built on Web 2.0 technology and [...]

]]> By: James Taylor http://jtonedm.com/2008/05/20/internet-phase-ii-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-10130 James Taylor Fri, 23 May 2008 15:09:55 +0000 http://jtonedm.com/?p=420#comment-10130 The other thing, besides costs savings, that Chambers emphasized was that the new approach allowed many more projects to be handled by the company - more "big things". Instead of only focusing on 2-3 they are able to take on dozens thanks to the more collaborative, more integrated groups. The other thing, besides costs savings, that Chambers emphasized was that the new approach allowed many more projects to be handled by the company - more “big things”. Instead of only focusing on 2-3 they are able to take on dozens thanks to the more collaborative, more integrated groups.

]]> By: Dave Wright http://jtonedm.com/2008/05/20/internet-phase-ii-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-10105 Dave Wright Thu, 22 May 2008 23:38:50 +0000 http://jtonedm.com/?p=420#comment-10105 "CIO must align their objectives to those of the CEO and the company." Well, duh. That sentence has been around for decades, just put the era-appropriate job titles in. Every other part of a company has always been  expected to align with the company's objectives: marketing, sales, production, whatever. How did IT ever get into this position that everyone views as mis-aligned? And given that, how has any CIO worth the title not fixed this if it was a problem? I know the topic was collaboration, all well and good. No one is an island, and we have had cross-functional, multi-location teams for ages now. Did Chambers really get to how all his technology made or saved money? Saving travel costs is a no-brainer, what else has he got? (If my various comments this week make me seem a little testy, it may be just that despite all the bells and whistles, I am still waiting for something really new, somthing even beyond "transformational"...ah well, must be patient.) “CIO must align their objectives to those of the CEO and the company.” Well, duh. That sentence has been around for decades, just put the era-appropriate job titles in.

Every other part of a company has always been  expected to align with the company’s objectives: marketing, sales, production, whatever. How did IT ever get into this position that everyone views as mis-aligned? And given that, how has any CIO worth the title not fixed this if it was a problem?

I know the topic was collaboration, all well and good. No one is an island, and we have had cross-functional, multi-location teams for ages now. Did Chambers really get to how all his technology made or saved money? Saving travel costs is a no-brainer, what else has he got?

(If my various comments this week make me seem a little testy, it may be just that despite all the bells and whistles, I am still waiting for something really new, somthing even beyond “transformational”…ah well, must be patient.)

]]> By: Dave Dixon http://jtonedm.com/2008/05/20/internet-phase-ii-collaboration/comment-page-1/#comment-10066 Dave Dixon Wed, 21 May 2008 00:01:10 +0000 http://jtonedm.com/?p=420#comment-10066 Hi James. Sounds like a good conference. Your comment about alignment between the CIO and CEO/corporate struck me. One of our recent <a href="http://workspace.office.live.com/?id=iACRjNjY0Yzk2NC03ZDczLTQ1MTUtYmM3Yi00ZGYyM2E3MjllMjYAe9pY0pHvixdKrtm1eimOgaZ9e3rvpTCHLCpGqaIIByEj0Eh9" rel="nofollow">case studies</a> had exactly this issue, where the objective used in an analysis of server upgrade strategies was clearly IT-oriented (basically get the most gear for the least money). A full shareholder analysis gave a somewhat different answer, amongst other things accounting for effects on revenue rather than focusing strictly on price/performance. The difference in shareholder value was about $510M, so the issue of properly aligning IT's goals is not insignificant. Hi James. Sounds like a good conference. Your comment about alignment between the CIO and CEO/corporate struck me. One of our recent case studies had exactly this issue, where the objective used in an analysis of server upgrade strategies was clearly IT-oriented (basically get the most gear for the least money). A full shareholder analysis gave a somewhat different answer, amongst other things accounting for effects on revenue rather than focusing strictly on price/performance. The difference in shareholder value was about $510M, so the issue of properly aligning IT’s goals is not insignificant.

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