8. Three Technology Management Imperatives The success of DIGs and EIGs depends on more than technological skills. It demands a comprehensive IT management strategy and infrastructure consisting of three elements. IDEA IN BRIEF
9. Innovation meets Integration IDEA IN BRIEF Multifaceted roles. Neither group direct solutions. Networking is an essential activity for both – build relationship with internal change agents, external partners and stakeholders. Both groups need to focus on adding customer value. Members of the group must be trilingual – business language, able to understand and translate the language of IT and at ease with natural language of sociability. Members drawn from business and after a few years return to operational roles. In both cases, guaranteed funding makes a difference. Despite their commonalities, the two units operate in different spheres. A COMPANY PURSUING GROWTH MUST EXCEL AT BOTH.
10. Discussion based on the topic published in the Nov 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review SOUTH ASIA Teaming Up to Crack Innovation and Enterprise Integration, Pg 64 James I. Cash. Jr., Michael J. Earl, and Robert Morison www.hbrasia.org