IT Operating System (ITOS) is a set of prepackaged tools and support services to ensure the early-on and ongoing success of IT initiatives. ITOS can be fully deployed in less than 30 days.
Here is an example of the business case used by our clients for ITOS. Click on the " 
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Real World |
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Timing and degree of economic recovery remains uncertain |
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Limited revenue growth and eroding margins are forcing companies to reduce funding and re-evaluate criteria for all investments |
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Corporate performance and historically high failure rates for IT based initiatives puts intense scrutiny on the value of IT |
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IT initiatives must have clear and compelling reasons to obtain funding and the commitment to proceed |
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Real Challenges |
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Understand and make clear the significance of IT initiatives and why they align to corporate priorities |
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Anticipate "intangible" requirements surrounding IT initiatives to reduce the odds of failure and/or subsequent changes in scope, timelines, or resource allocations |
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Show how the monetary impact of an IT initiative will improve business operations and corporate financials |
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Communicate in real-time the status of IT initiatives to all stakeholder groups in terms they can understand |
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Optimize scope, time, and resource tradeoffs within a portfolio of IT initiatives to maximize the value of IT |
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Real Answers < 30 Days |
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Methods and aides to evaluate and visually frame IT initiatives to improve their "degree of success" |
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Automated aides to portfolio monitor and manage a set of IT initiatives |
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On-demand MBA for IT professionals |
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"Always-on" IT and leadership support |
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Real Results (YTY) |
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Scope changes >10% |
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Timelines to deliver major IT Initiatives >15% |
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Resource overruns >10% |
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Quantified value of IT >20% |
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YTY end-user satisfaction >25% |
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Business competencies of IT community >30% |
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Morale of IT community >25% |
