Situation
Companies rely on IT to help execute business strategies and create value throughout the enterprise. Volatility in today’s business and technology environments underscores the need for agility. Unfortunately, efforts to rapidly and efficiently align IT with key corporate objectives often stumble when the IT organization isn’t capable of adapting to rapidly changing business requirements.
Our perspective
We see an increasingly acute need for companies to revisit how IT organizations are led, organized and managed. We believe that making IT an agile, high-performing, business-driven organization requires informed leadership and an IT-specific approach to human capital management. Crucial to this effort is the development of an IT skills and competency model. Also essential is an IT-specific approach to four disciplines: basic human resource management, sourcing and deployment, rewards and incentives, and performance measurement. We know from experience that companies taking such actions are more likely to realize measurable improvements to corporate performance.
Implications
To build such an IT organization, start by taking a frank look at your current practices. Identify the changes necessary to make your IT organization more fluid, dynamic and team-based. And start building an IT human capital management plan that can help you maintain an IT organization that adapts to your business needs as they evolve and helps employees to build rewarding professional careers.
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