I have recently started teaching University students in IT, Communication and Organization. Basically it is a subject regarding basis IT skills (What is cloud computing, how is the internet designed etc) and secondly it’s about strategy and aligning IT with business objectives. As I have previously mentioned in this blog I find the subject of IT and business fascinating, and I hope to at least empower my students with the knowledge about how it can be done and how hard it actually are to achieve.
Anyway, during my research for the class. I came by a very interesting and accessible little piece regarding the leadership mindsets in business. The article is written by Professor Donald Marchand and Professor Joe Peppard and was released in The European Business Review in March-April 2014 issue.
What I like about the article is, that it focuses the main points and arguments in a short form and in the end; it points the reader to the future by some practical advice.
The authors main point in the article is basically that with different mindsets on IT and information within the business, the role of IT will change: "…these differences in mindsets and thus perceived roles and responsibilities of senior managers and CIOs, the implications for how information recourses, IT, and knowledge are managed in the company will differ.. dramatically."
So the mindset of senior management and the CIO will affect how the company will use and regard IT investments. No new knowledge in that. However, the article suggest a Matrix where the business manager roles on on Axis and the CIO on the other.
An excellent matrix, that gives the necessary input to a discussion on how we regard IT today and where would we like to be. A strategic talk about IT and business.
In the end, the authors suggest two key questions that should be explored during the strategic discussions senior management and IT have. They are as follows:
Where are your group or business unit management teams and CIOs today in terms of mindsets, behavior, and shared language?
Where should your business unit management teams and CIO be in the future related to the strategic management of information, IT and knowledge resources.
I can only recommend the small 4 page article to all management teams – both business and IT – It’s a great start for further elaboration and discussion on how will we regard and ultimatly use IT in our business to gain for example a competitive advantage.
Anyway, during my research for the class. I came by a very interesting and accessible little piece regarding the leadership mindsets in business. The article is written by Professor Donald Marchand and Professor Joe Peppard and was released in The European Business Review in March-April 2014 issue.
What I like about the article is, that it focuses the main points and arguments in a short form and in the end; it points the reader to the future by some practical advice.
The authors main point in the article is basically that with different mindsets on IT and information within the business, the role of IT will change: "…these differences in mindsets and thus perceived roles and responsibilities of senior managers and CIOs, the implications for how information recourses, IT, and knowledge are managed in the company will differ.. dramatically."
So the mindset of senior management and the CIO will affect how the company will use and regard IT investments. No new knowledge in that. However, the article suggest a Matrix where the business manager roles on on Axis and the CIO on the other.
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An excellent matrix, that gives the necessary input to a discussion on how we regard IT today and where would we like to be. A strategic talk about IT and business.
In the end, the authors suggest two key questions that should be explored during the strategic discussions senior management and IT have. They are as follows:
Where are your group or business unit management teams and CIOs today in terms of mindsets, behavior, and shared language?
Where should your business unit management teams and CIO be in the future related to the strategic management of information, IT and knowledge resources.
I can only recommend the small 4 page article to all management teams – both business and IT – It’s a great start for further elaboration and discussion on how will we regard and ultimatly use IT in our business to gain for example a competitive advantage.
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