Aleks Buterman, Principal and Technology Investment Management Advisor at SenseAgility Group, spoke on Decoding Business and IT Unity, at the March 2010 Business Ecology Initiative Symposium in Jacksonville FL.
Utilizing a case study approach, Buterman spoke of classic and newly identified failure patterns associated with enterprise technology investment. Interestingly, Buterman's case studies extend beyond initial delivery, to focus on real-world challenges of product, program and business sustainment brought on by unanticipated customer and business unit demand, organizational change and insufficient architectural investment.
For preventive and corrective measures, Buterman advocates a capability portfolio approach to bring complexity to a manageable level. The capability portfolio approach considers four dimensions: business, technology, organization and risk. Buterman emphasized the need to apply business discipline, particularly risk assessment and management, throughout business-technology lifecycles.
Amplifying Buterman's findings was a special video conference guest appearance from a vice president at a large Fortune 500 Financial Services firm.
To listen to an audio recording of Buterman's presentation go here.
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