First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2011

Doing Both: Capturing Today’s Profit and Driving Tomorrow’s Growth Inder Sidhu FT Press/Pearson Organizational transformation is not — repeat not – a zero-sum game One of the most self-defeating mindsets is suggested by the admonition, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.&#

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

That requires clearly articulating trade-offs and options in terms of cost, time, and priorities. The BIO must understand and translate business strategy into an IT enterprise architecture strategy and help guide technology investments. But there are no short cuts to getting it right?and Learn to drive before you fly.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

Technologies such as “middleware” can provide short-term relief, but it is usually only papering over the proverbial cracks, adding to the problems that will inevitably be encountered in the future. This will inevitably have a significant impact on operations. Agility cannot be achieved without first tackling complexity.

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