Download - Preliminary Roadmap 3-26-15
IS/IT AND MIS PLANNING2015 - 2020
IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR GROWTH, EFFICIENCY AND
FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
SO, WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE
REDUNDANCY BUT…
WE DO NEED A ROAD MAP
1. DEVELOP A CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT PROCESSES
2. DEFINE DESIRED END RESULTS
3. CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE GAP ANALYSIS TO MOVE WHAT IS TO WHAT WE WANT
4. PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS
5. DISCOVER, IDENTIFY AND DEFINE THE OPTIMUM SEQUENCE
6. DEVELOP AND PUBLISH THE ROAD MAP
IT’S ALL IN THE PLANNING
WORKING TOGETHER FOR SUCCESS
Identify Current Tools and Processes
Define Desired End Goals and
Objectives
Perform Gap Analysis
Set Priorities and Optimization
Needs
Develop Road Map
Current Strategy Future Vision Present Meets Future Success Takes Time It’s All in the Planning
IS/IT Infrastructure and Procedures
MIS Tools, Needs and Processes
The Business of Doing Business (Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Financial)
Project Tools and Processes
Mission, Vision and Evergreen Processes (AKA Challenging the ‘Status Quo’)
Level of Technology & Processes Centralization
CENTRALIZATION OR DECENTRALIZATION?
CENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION
POTENTIAL BENEFITS
CONSISTENCY: Different regions use similar processes/products and common language
TAILORED: Adapted to unique needs of each region and able to react faster
CONSOLIDATION: Expertise and information is kept in one unit; People know where to go for this function
NIMBLE: Easier to make changes at regional levels and less bureaucracy
EFFICIENCY: Processes become more repeatable; redundancies are reduced; easier to document lessons learned
AUTONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT: Regions take more ownership over developing an effective function or process
STATURE: Function has a voice closer to, or at, the top of the organization, as opposed to fragmented
BUILDS LOCAL CAPACITY: Local units develop skills to solve the functional problem
ALIGNMENT: Decisions more likely to be aligned with overall organizational strategy and priorities
AUTHORITY: More clarity on who owns and makes decisions in the functional area
LEVERAGE: Easier to leverage personnel if they report centrally
POTENTIAL RISKS
RELEVANCY: Out of touch with needs of local users or clients REPORTING: Difficult to monitor and report disparate processes and functions
RESISTANCE: Regions may resist being told how to do things RESOURCES: Local teams may not have the resources or expertise to be fully effective
BUREAUCRACY AND INERTIA: More difficult to change the function's role in the organization if the organization changes its strategy
BRAND: Inconsistent experiences or products can compromise the brand of the organization
CENTRALIZATION OR DECENTRALIZATION?
Let’s Talk…For Technology Only
at this point