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Structure Technology for Success
…using SOA
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Technology is Big Business and it is growing…!
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IT Budgets Something to think about…
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Challenge the NORM!
Run Technology as a Business
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HOW?
S How do I structure my technology to run as a business?
S How do I structure my technology business for success?
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SUCCESS Define it…
S Converting revenue, with an acceptable profit margin, that aligns with the effort in building, delivering and SELLING a service or product. S New Business S Retain Business for Recurring Revenue
S à Delivering ROI through Commercial Awareness.
S As a Technologist - Do you understand your role in this…?
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ROI ?
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Typical Concerns
S Our IT department is a mess!
S We are not getting the service we need.
S No one is managing the vendor.
S We are too slow to market.
S Costs are way out of control.
S What quality…?
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So let’s Outsource?..!
Everybody is outsourcing…
but,
does it work for you? Let’s take the alternative…
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Use SOA to structure IT
A foreign concept…? No!
S SOA is software design based on distinct pieces of software providing application functionality as services to other applications.
S A Service is a set of actions or solutions that are put in place or are performed to provide a repeatable and consistent set of outcomes, deliverables, and performance for people, organisations, and systems that represent consumers or beneficiaries of such results.
S Technology is in the business of selling knowledge worker time. Time of people involved in technology activities of building and supporting software and hardware – in other words delivering services to the end users/client/customer.
S Combine the 2 definitions and apply to IT Org design…
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Use SOA to build a SOO
Four Principles
Align Technology with Business Operations Empower Decision Makers Increase Operational Efficiency Employ Market Leading Methodologies
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Use SOA to build a SOO A Technology Services Provider
…in the making…
S Disciplines à Departments
S Departments à Business Units (Clients)
S Business Unit Integration
S Central Governance – Direction, Management, PMO & Architecture
S Service Catalogue
S Monetise Services
S Services à Disciplines
S Disciplines à Roles
S Roles à People
Approach
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Use SOA to structure IT
The Process…
S Identify all the IT Service provided and all IT Service required/
consumed S Group IT services into Disciplines àDepartments àBusiness Units S Each Discipline, Department and Business Unit (BU) needs a
Head that will be a member of the IT Executive Committee (ITEC)
S Group the Disciplines, Departments and BUs in logical units – Sub Divisions
S Org structure under each Discipline, Department, BU by identifying Roles required to provide the services
S Depending on the workload and SLA determine quantity per Role S Based on staff knowledge, experience and skill place them in
Roles – staff can fulfil more than one role, but must have only 1 solid line report in line management – other roles will be dotted
S Project shared resources reports into Discipline, then Department, then Business Unit to resolve conflict of single line report
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Use SOA to structure IT
The Process…
Definition: An IT discipline, or field of study, is a branch of specialised knowledge that follows particular codes of conduct, standards and methodologies to deliver a specific specialised IT service. S Software Developers S Business Analysis S Project Management S Program Management S Portfolio Management S Quality Assurance & Software Testing S System & Database Administrators S Network Engineers S IT Security S Enterprise, Technical, Business Process Architecture S Creative – UI & UX S Sales & Marketing S Account Management S Technical Solution Consulting S Resource Management
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Use SOA to structure IT
The Process…
Definition: A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility delivering combinations of related services.
S Implementation & Integration Services
S Live Support Services
S Network & Infrastructure Services
S Project Management Office
S Business Solution Design
S Business & Client Development
S Product/Service Development (multiple based on different products/services)
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Use SOA to structure IT
The Process…
Definition: A Business Unit within the overall Corporate structure is distinguishable from other business because it serves a defined external market where management can conduct strategic planning in relation to products and markets.
S Research & Development
S Other businesses within a group selling IT Services
S Other businesses consuming IT Services
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Use SOA to structure IT
Typical IT Services…
S Product Development
S Deployment and Integration
S Project Management
S Infrastructure
S Technical Support
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Use SOA to structure IT
IT Services Provision & Consumption…
S Resources àDisciplines/Communities àDepartments àBusiness Units
S Disciplines/Communities àDepartments
àBusiness Units S Departments àDepartments àBusiness Units
àClients S Business Units àClients
àBusiness Units
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SOO using SOA Model
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Governance
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