Minimizing Business Risk in IT Projects

Part 1: What is Corporate Profiling? An Introduction to “ Stop Blaming the Software – Corporate Profiling for IT Project Success ” IT Project Starting Blocks P/L | Copyright © 2009 Sarah J. Runge. This material may be freely distributed provided it is not modified in any way | www.itpsb.com Stephen Manes, commenting on the changes he has observed over the past 25 years. Full Disclosure, Stephen Manes, PCWorld, December 2008. “ Public relations people seem better than ever at helping to hide massively screwed-up corporate and governmental programming projects from stockholders and citizens.”

Agenda ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else” Author and Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) This presentation is a brief overview of “ Stop Blaming the Software – Corporate Profiling for IT Project Success” by Sarah J. Runge available December 2009 from itpsb.com, amazon.com, and major book sellers. Copyright © 2009 Sarah J. Runge. This material may be freely distributed provided it is not modified in any way

What’s the Relevance? ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day” Jim Rohn 1 Ref ZDNET.com Sept 2009: http://budurl.com/a2qd 2 Ref CIO.com June 2009: http://budurl.com/gd76

[object Object],[object Object],What is Corporate Profiling? Corporate Profiling is a simple yet comprehensive process that delivers an in-depth blueprint of the organizational structure, its technology, people, processes, up-stream and down-stream customers and their relationships. Ref: Wikipedia “ While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple” Gerald W. Grumet

[object Object],[object Object],What is Corporate Profiling? “ A good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem” Author unknown Corporate Profiling is a simple yet comprehensive process that delivers an in-depth blueprint of the organizational structure, its technology, people, processes, up-stream and down-stream customers and their relationships. Ref: Wikipedia

[object Object],[object Object],What is Corporate Profiling? “ It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses” William Arthur Ward Corporate Profiling is a simple yet comprehensive process that delivers an in-depth blueprint of the organizational structure, its technology, people, processes, up-stream and down-stream customers and their relationships. Ref: Wikipedia

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody” Bill Cosby What Corporate Profiling is Not

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Pre-Implementation Sequence of Events “ Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success” Henry Ford These steps cannot be undertaken until a Corporate Profile has been established

How is a Profile Constructed? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results” Winston Churchill

Step A: Separate out the Components & Influencing Factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ The beginning is the most important part of the work” Plato

Step B: Profile Core Processes ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them” Henry Ford

Step C: Unbundle your Pre-Implementation Process ,[object Object],[object Object],“ It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” Albert Einstein

Step D: Profiling the External Value Chain ,[object Object],[object Object],“ The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed” Lloyd Jones

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Decision Making The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress” Charles Kettering

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Profiling the What & Why of the Decision (sample profiling questions) "Lead, follow, or get out of the way" Thomas Paine

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Profiling the Who of the Decision (sample profiling questions) “ Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results” Scott Adams

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Profiling the How of the Decision (sample profiling questions) “ You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere” Lee Iacocca

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Profiling Chapters that Follow “ Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss” Lee Iacocca

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