Picture the scene – you have heard on the grapevine that your CEO wants to come and see you, to talk about an urgent company business transformation project \u2013 and how IT help is needed to deliver it.
The board has a plan, they have a limited interest in reasons why things cannot be done and an even shorter technical attention span\u2026 and revenue performance is looking a little shaky.
What is your immediate thought when you hear about the meeting?
We think there are three potential scenarios that people fall into, which one are you in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You could book a holiday, keep out of the way, find a server that needs repairing – anything that delays confronting the fact that you are not ready for the conversation. You would rather watch an episode of Love Island than explain to the CEO that the years of limited IT investment, despite your many warnings, have left IT in a non \u201cfuture-ready\u201d state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You cautiously await the meeting, with a bit of luck you will be able to respond to the needs of the business, your IT platform is looking quite good right now. If the project comes with time and budget it should be fine – you\u2019ve got this covered. Hmmm but then again, the CEO may want something quickly and let\u2019s hope (s)he doesn\u2019t plan to pay for it from this year\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You go to Waitrose, buy some posh biscuits, get ready to amaze the CEO and look forward to the meeting as you have a flexible, future-ready IT platform. You have been engaged in the business challenges and have been expecting this conversation anyway. The evolutionary progress you have made over the last two years means you are ready to support the transformation project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n