IT Priorities
What processes need to be in place to effectively establish IT project priorities?Is assigning control of IT budgets to user departments an effective mechanismto establish IT priorities? Who should control the IT budget?Given his disagreement with Maggie and…
Read More »The Runaway Project
What root causes led to the need for a major infrastructure replacement project?What makes such projects so difficult?Do you agree with Barton’s decision to terminate the agreement with NetiFects?Can projects like the IR project be avoided?What are the…
Read More »Project Management
Which side would you take in the debate between Huerta and Calder?Does it make sense to jump directly into project coding and early prototypes inorder to discover “messes” (unanticipated issues) early—that is, “to fail fast tosucceed sooner”? Can…
Read More »The Value of IT
How do IT investments create value or enable value creation?How might we get a quantitative handle on the level of value provided by IT?What light does the consultants’ report shed on the matter of Davies’s firing andthe subsequent…
Read More »The Cost of IT
Are IT applications an asset or an expense?What is the main purpose of allocating IT costs to user departments?What is an appropriate percentage of the IT budget to spend on maintenance?As a percentage of sales, how much should…
Read More »CIO Leadership
Do you agree that IT management might be different from management ofother functions?What did Barton learn from his trip to the bookstore and late night of studying?What depth of IT understanding must a CIO leader have to be…
Read More »CIO Challenges
How do you interpret the kid’s advice: “You’ve got to know what you don’tknow”?Why do you think Davies got fired? How likely is it that Barton will be firedwithin the year?What kinds of questions should Barton be asking…
Read More »The New CIO
How do you interpret the kid’s advice: “You’ve got to know what you don’tknow”?Why do you think Davies got fired? How likely is it that Barton will be firedwithin the year?What kinds of questions should Barton be asking…
Read More »