In a previous article, I discussed how the Speed of Business can often impede the management and execution of IT strategies. In this article, I’ll discuss something that often slows down your processes, which in effect pushes your processes up against your already tight timelines: Tech Purists. There are varying types of Purists, and they all can create a bottleneck in your IT processes. However, they do bring a lot of value to the table, so the best solution is to properly identify them and channel their purist zeal into additional efficiency and productivity.
Archive for September, 2010
Enemies of IT: Tech Purists
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Enemies of IT: The Speed of Business
Thursday, September 16th, 2010The right implementation of information technology and systems can drastically and immediately improve a workplace. It is this quick turnaround from implementation to tangible benefits that causes many business executives to push for an equally quick implementation of these technologies. However, IT managers need to keep executives’ over zealous timelines in check.
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Building The TPS House For IT Management
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010So, I am need of a recognizable icon representing Lean for my book rewrite, and of course I thought of the famous Toyota Production System “house.” (Some are now calling it the “Thinking Person’s System.) As far as I know the concept is not copyrighted, if I build my own representation from scratch.
This led to the question, has anyone ever attempted a mapping of IT onto that house? Google isn’t showing me anything.