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Part 2: Change Management

Times they are a-changin' for IT
Managing change within an organization has never been easy. Most corporations are akin to a luxury cruise ship: they don’t turn around easily, and when they are forced to, much time and patience are required. read more

Guide your IT department on the road to change
When we become corporate executives, we quickly realize that we are not working in a dictatorship. We learn that we have to take time to understand the needs of our constituents and stakeholders and help them along with technology change. read more
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How may an enterprise act like a startup?
When shifting market conditions or competition require it to be flexible, adopt new procedures, restructure its operations and systems, a company may not be able to accomplish that quickly enough
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Two trends, one irony
Any change of process within an organization has to be undertaken with a great deal of care: questions have to be asked about what benefits the change will result in, and whether it will be worth the time and money involved.
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The intrapraneurial factor
In order to retain such staffers and not see their investment in them go to waste, executives, including CIOs, must be willing to give them perhaps more latitude and freedom that typically accorded younger employees
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IT leaders embrace complexities of effective change management
Historical legacies within firms, generational differences among staff members and other hurdles face those implementing strategies for corporate change.
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Making change mgt work for you – an expert shows how
Interview with Prof. Teresa Rose, University of Waterloo:
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Change management trips over skills gap
CIOs and IT managers in the U.K. believe skills gaps in the IT department are hampering businesses’ change management programs, research has revealed
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