SYNOPSIS
IT projects have existed since the beginning of IT, and have been dogged with problems and difficulties ever since. It is well known that the success rate of IT projects has historically been dismal indeed. But what are the causes, and how can we improve?
From the beginning, IT projects were conducted in a disciplined and inflexible way, in a futile attempt to define in detail what was required before spending any time and money designing and producing it. We eventually learned that this rigidity only served to make things more difficult for everyone involved, and also created a barrier between “The Customer” and “The Supplier”. Over time we realised that adopting a more flexible and indeed more “agile” approach helped everyone involved; it reduced the risk of delivering the wrong solution and also made it more likely that projects could be delivered on time and on budget.
This “agile” approach however required a different way of thinking about IT projects, a different relationship and stronger engagement of both Customer and Supplier, a different way of managing and empowering development teams and a more flexible approach towards requirements management and setting priorities.
In this briefing we will examine the factors that contribute towards making projects more difficult and less likely to succeed, and how an Agile approach can help address these difficulties.
We will also examine the critical factors that make an Agile approach effective, and the areas in which an Agile approach requires a completely different mind-set compared to how we have traditionally done IT projects.
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 DLJ(David Llewellyn Jones) |
| DLJ has established himself as one of the most highly regarded authorities in the Asia-Pacific region in the areas of IT Governance (COBIT 5) and IT Service Management. He was the first to be accredited to train in COBIT 5 Assessor and the first for COBIT 5 Implementation. DLJ brings to bear his own idiosyncratic blend of a visionary approach tempered by pragmatism and extensive personal experience in the pursuit of his professional mission which is to help individuals and organisations to understand the benefits of Service Management and Governance. He has more than 20 years experience in IT, with particular emphasis on the implementation of IT Service Management best practice and IT Governance. He has learnt best practice the hard way (from the bottom up) covering both the private and public sectors designing and delivering customer-focused IT Services to clients of significant sized organisations. DLJ has held a variety of senior management roles in companies in Europe, always with a keen focus on Service Management and Governance. Sector experience includes engineering, central government, oil and gas, outsourcing, finance, telecommunications, logistics manufacturing and education.With extensive track record success demonstrated both in strategy development and managing customer focused IT Services functions, DLJ’s expertise centres around achieving real business benefits by applying effective IT management practices, organisational improvement and the pragmatic application of technologies resulting in improvements in customer satisfaction, staff satisfaction, cost savings and compliance to international standards. |
Course |
Fees A$ per person |
| Build Your IT Strategy in half a day | $160 + gst |
This is a half-day workshop held from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
The fee includes morning tea plus course materials.
“Build Your IT Strategy in half a day”
Presented by David LLewellyn Jones
Perth – Monday 27 October 2014
TIME: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
How do you determine the best IT Strategy for your organisation – a strategy that balances the need to deliver benefits and yet optimises risks within your resource capabilities? In just half a day, this practical workshop will outline and explain the tools you need. For those involved with formalising and delivering the IT Strategy in a shifting environment of different stakeholder’s needs, the workshop will help you understand all the factors that determine the direction to take and decisions to make.
In advance of the half-day session, you will need to have considered the top 3 concerns or questions from your own organisation regarding the future use of IT services. For example:
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