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The CIOs Agenda In Turbulent Times By Tariq Elsadik
1. The CIO Agenda in Turbulent Times CIO Middle East Strategies  Tariq Elsadik CGEIT, CISA, CISM, CISSP, MBCS, BS7799 LA, EFQM LA, ISO 20000 Consultant Chief Information/Excellence Officer Â
4. 2007 â 2009 Global Financial Crisis According to the IMF The Global economic slowdown is so severe that the world economy will contract for the first time in 60 years
7. The Winds of Change have blown indeed⌠Change is the only Constant Change isnât only about the Big things, but about a series of little things Change is disruptive but at the same time presents opportunities The Whole of Science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking
10. â INSANITY: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results Albert Einstein â think outside-of-the box
11. IT / Business Culture Every organization has an alignment culture between the business and IT, and each is as unique as the organization itself. It can be: collaborative or argumentative, structured or unstructured. An integral part of the business planning and operational processes or added on to as an afterthought. It can be ingrained or it can be reactive Slide 11
23. KnowThyValue-Proposition The CIO span of influence and accountabilities have been changing and expanding. Yet, perhaps the greatest opportunity to be an invaluable strategic partner lies ahead Operational Excellence Success Principles
24. Market Environment Suppliers / Customers Interact with Business Services Business Environment Governed by Business Processes Executed by Business People Applications Processes People Infrastructure Enabled by IT Environment IT Services Developed Through AligningBusiness & IT Goals Interaction Flow Enterprise Spread
25. SMARTObjectives Strategy for Success BU Strategies Co. / Unit Vision / Mission / Business Goals President / CxO Objective: Define a Set of Top Objectives to be cascaded throughout the organization Alignment Top Down / Bottom up Leadership Layer Objective: Define set of Objectives relevant to strategy and cascade to relevant areas Alignment Top Down / Bottom up Units Objective: Define set of Objectives relevant to strategy and cascade to relevant areas Department 1 Department 2 Department n Tariq Elsadik- Slide 18
26. Business Environment Leadership Support Business drivers Resources Organization Culture Business Goals Execution Model/Tool IT Business Strategy Structure Operating Model Learning & Innovation Feedback IT Value Delivery Value Statements (IT Goals) Blueprint Technology Trends Performance Measures Risk Management A Conceptual Delivery Model Project-Based All IT resources are centralized under a single reporting structure with centralized resource allocation (staffing). The organizational structure is built around resource pools. Line managers are replaced by resource managers. Centralized IT is centralized under a single enterprise CIO. All IT systems and budgets reside at the corporate level. Decentralized IT is decentralized by business unit, operating group, subsidiary, or geography. Each of these entities has its own CIO, IT organization, and IT budget. There is little or no attempt to coordinate across units or with corporate. Corporate IT supports the corporate HQ staff and perhaps some enterprise wide applications. Federated IT takes on a hybrid structure. A centralized IT organization supports all infrastructure and enterprise wide applications, usually in a shared services environment. Individual business units maintain their own applications development organizations and budgets for BU- specific systems. Source: Forester Research - 2005 Decision Making Process Reduce costs Sustain market share Improve customer satisfaction Grow revenue Enablenew products and/or services
28. GARTNER : âMeeting the Challenge â The 2009 CIO Agenda As enterprises face a challenging economic environment, IT spending budgets will be essentially flat with a planned increase of 0.16 percent in 2009, according to results from the 2009 CIO (1,527) survey by Gartner Tariq Elsadik- Slide 21
29. Global Survey on IT Governance Realizing the Real Problems Take Home: When all aspects of the problem are taken into account, the most important problems are: Staffing Issues Service Delivery Proving the Value of IT
30. Practices that returned the most value Observation: It is clear that the most pragmatic/practical practices are indeed the most popular.
31. Organizations use well known Frameworks What (IT governance) solutions/frameworks do you use or are you considering using?â
38. Words of Wisdom Mindsets have shifted! No one said it better than a C-level business executive from the travel and entertainment industry: âI do not want IT solutions to be just about productivity and efficiency gains. If we are notproductive and efficient at this point, we are in the wrong business. I need my IT colleaguesto be real business partners and bring solutions that will enable our company to win newbusiness, convert more prospects to customers, increase our market share, and get into thenew markets. I need IT to be a true business partner, not a cost centre.â
Imagine, you are there right now in front of this raging bull⌠What do you think is going to happen? What are your choices?
Talking about Risk will not be complete without mentioning the GFC⌠what a rush? Although there are reports that suggest that the economy is starting to pick up, there are still some that say, the worst is still to comeâŚWith the benefit of hindsight, the global financial crisis of 2008-09 and the aftermath thereof have shown us that it is becoming increasingly complex to oversee and manage a plethora of interconnected risks that have the potential to devastate organizations overnight
What is the clear message here?In April the SEC said that they will announce a new set of measures and control to address this issue. Why, because we are humans and humans are, by nature, greedy⌠What happened will happen again, its just a matter of time. The question is, will we be ready for it next time!
So yeah, we are seeing winds of change alright. What is different about it right now is that it seems to be Global. But change is the only Constant we know of isnât it? So why panic. I mean think about it for a secâŚif we know it is inevitable, why does it seem that we are always caught by surprise?Big Bang⌠Seldom works. Break it up into pieces and things start to happen⌠KISSIf it doesnât work the first time, try something new. And in the process you will discover. How many accidental discoveries have we humans made? As long as change is expected, its okay⌠but when it is not, we panic. Perhaps that is our nature. Perhaps thatâs what we need to be able to innovate. Nobody said it better than EinsteinâŚ.
So, how is the world of a CIO changing?Well, letâs start with Budgets firstâŚ.well, it should come as no surprise. Resources in this climate is scarce.Transformation is always challenging because it has to deal with People, Process and Culture. This is about behavior.External catalysts may appear unexpectedly without warning. These include fundamental changes in the business climate as a result macroeconomic events (e.g. the recession or is it Depression we live in)Oh, if you are wondering about that character on the top there, and the title of this slide, itâs from a book that I had read a while back that deals with Change. In fact, this book is arguably, the #1 best selling book on change. Written by Dr. Spencer Johnson
The Discipline of Market Leaders written by : Michael Treacy and Fred WiersemaOperational Excellence customer proposition is simple: low or lowest price and hassle-free service Wal-Mart, McDonalds â ToyotaProduct Leadership offer products that push performance boundaries - Example Mercedes Benz Intel, Nike, 3MCustomer Intimacy is about delivering what specific customers want -Airborne Express, Hotels