The infamous change triangle (3)

by jed simms on May 26, 2009

Continuing our discussion of the people – process – technology triangle. The final two elements are direction (strategy) and means (information). Strategy Many organizations complain that they “don’t have a strategy”; by which they mean they don’t have a written, (…)

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The infamous change triangle (2)

by jed simms on May 19, 2009

Continuing our discussion of the people – process – technology triangle. People don’t work in a vacuum. There are two dimensions outside of their control that directly impact how they work — Structure and Culture. Although structure is supposed to (…)

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The infamous change triangle (1)

by jed simms on May 12, 2009

I was in an art gallery recently when I saw a painting that was inappropriately framed. “How should it be framed?” asked the gallery owner when I said this out loud, “I don’t know, but I do know that is (…)

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Governance of IT

by jed simms on May 5, 2009

This week a slight divergence into the world of Governance. If your organization wants to be sure that it is making the most appropriate use of IT, in the most appropriate way, and is protected against the risk of failure, (…)

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