Gain buy-in for your IT strategy across the organisation by establishing its value.

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WINNINGOVERTHEBUSINESS
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How to demonstrate the value of your IT strategy
to gain buy-in across the organisation

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TIMETOSPREADTHEWORD
YournewITstrategyhasbeenacceptedbytheboard.ItWILLhappen.Buthowquickly
itbedsdownandshowsrealbenefitsdependsoneveryoneintheorganisation-
regardlessoftheirrole-beingreadytoacceptit.

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BUTDOITWITHCARE
ITDirectorslovechange,itgivesthemsomethingtoputontheirCVs.
WhilethewiderITteamwillbuyintoyourstrategy,other
departmentsaregoingtobemorereluctant.

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PEOPLEDON’TLIKECHANGE
Productionworkers,administrators,sales,accountsandsupportteams preferthings
tostaythesame.ReasonstheymightbereluctanttobuyintoyourITstrategyinclude
concernsaroundstability,businessdowntimeandtheabilitytousethenewsystems.
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STRONGCOMMUNICATIONSKILLSREQUIRED
That’swhycommunicationandcollaborationisvital.Youshouldexplaininclear
simpletermswhytheneworimprovedITstrategyisimportanttotheorganisation’s
successnowandinthefuture.Speaktosmallgroupsandteams,adjustingyour
communicationtotargeteachgroupandtheirparticularissues.

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THINKABOUTYOUREND-USERS
It’sveryeasytoassumethathighlevelstrategyonlyinvolvesthebuy-in
ofthe‘C-Suite’,butwhatappeartobeminorchangestowaysofworking
throughtheintroductionofnewapplications,technologies,infrastructuresor
services,cancauseproblemsfortheend-users. Havingtolearnnewskills
andapplicationscanfeeldauntingandproblematic.Forthebusinessitself,
thiscanleadtoalackofcontinuity,potentiallyleadingtodowntime.

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SETINTHEIRWAYS?
ManyworkersfearlearningnewskillsandwilltreatyourproposedIT
strategywithmorereluctancethananyonefromtheC-Suite.Yourstrategy
willbeimplementedbypeoplewithyearsofmusclememoryandahostof
unofficialworkingmethodsthatmaynolongerbeeffective.

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IT’SALEARNINGPROCESS
Toaddresstheseissuessetuptrainingsessionswhereworkersatalllevelscan
learnthenewtechnologyorwayofworking.Thiscangivethemasafeandsecure
environmenttomakemistakesandlearnfromthem.Itwillalsobecomeashared
learningexperiencewhichbenefitsthewholeorganisation,ratherthanjusttheC-suite
whomayhaveverylittletodowithyourITstrategyafterithasbeensignedoff.

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NOTANOTHERITCHANGE!
Manyworkerswillhavehadexperience-inlessenlightened
organisationsthanyoursofcourse-oftryingtomasteranewsystem
withminimaltrainingwhilstbeingexpectedtomaintainoutput.

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GETTINGTEAMSONBOARD
ThereisalotofUS-focussedBusinessSchoolinformationonlineabout
teambuildingandtheorganisationalcultureofITfirms.UKmanagersare
increasinglybuyingintothis,butUKworkersattimesremainsceptical.
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BECOMEACONFIDENCE-BUILDER
TheC-Suiteandfellowmembersthroughouttheorganisationknowthatif
theorganisationdoesn’tsucceed,theirjobsmightbeinjeopardy.Thiscan
leadtoafearofchange,particularlywhenitcomestoyourITstrategy.A
straightforward,collaborativeapproachandappealtocommon-senseand
self-interestwillwinmorebuy-inthanteambuildingandflagwaving.

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TAKEAWAYS
Inordertogetthebuy-inyouneedacrosstheorganisation,rememberto:
• AskteamswhattheyneedfromyourITstrategy
• Offertrainingsessionthatwillup-skillworkerssotheycanworkwith
thenewstrategy,ratherthanagainstit
• Createaclearandcollaborativecommunicationplansoeveryone
understandsthebenefitofyourITchangeplan.

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FORADVICEONHOWTOPUTTHENEEDSOFTHE
BUSINESSATTHECENTREOFYOURITSTRATEGY
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TheFutureDirectionofIT-Integratingyour
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