Aligning
IT With Business Strategy: The CIO Balancing Act
Improving
business and technology synchronisation is a top IS Management priority,
according to Gartner's 2002 survey of its 1,500 CIO Executive Program members.
According to the organisation, a successful CIO in today's economy must be able
to maintain a long term view of business strategies while delivering short term
business value. |
The CIO's
Changing Role: Are You Prepared?
With
IT's growing value in the strategic management of a business, the CIO's
responsibility extends beyond day-to-day functions. In fact, as part of an
executive team driving business change, it is crucial that he or she, as well as
other senior managers, possess strong business acumen. This skill will
ultimately enable them and their teams to align IT with overall corporate
goals. |
Theory of
Constraints And Continuous Process Improvement
A
system or a process cannot be more efficient than its limiting factor! In "The
Goal" Eli Goldratt presents the Theory Of Constraints (TOC). TOC introduces
primary measurements for the analysis of systems based on productivity and
ultimately, profit. The core truth of TOC is that every system or process has at
least one constraint or bottleneck, and that the identification of this
constraint should be the focus for any improvement activity. |