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Mistake 2 when Fixing Major System Failures: Assuming…
Handling major system failure mistake number 2: Broad based assumptions without facts. “It’s probably the network” or “the server” or “the last code release”… or any other scapegoat. A systemic system failure that has been plaguing an organization is rarely … Continue reading
Posted in CIO Solutions, End User Support, IT Operations
Tagged CIO, incident management, IT support, ITIL, ITSM, Matt Hooper, Matthew Hooper, Problem Management, tech support
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Classic mistakes when handling critical incidents
‘It’s obvious that when a critical production system goes offline restoring the system back to operation is a mission worthy of focused resources. How many times have you sat in a meeting where ridiculous ideas are thrown around in a vain attempt to … Continue reading
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Tagged CIO, customer support, IT Operations, IT support, ITIL, ITSM, Matt Hooper, Matthew Hooper
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Benefits Change Management Brings to your Organization: Faster time to value
Innovation occurs with precision and understanding. Protection of critical business processes can be secured by reducing the risks and exposures to changes of the technology that automate and manage these business processes. Using composite technologies like a Configuration Management System (CMS) … Continue reading
Is there value to Change Management?
Change is usually something people generally avoid. It typically causes uneasiness for people, when they hear things are going to change. However, for various reasons change is a reality of businesses. New applications, hardware, outsourcing, or cloud adoption are actions … Continue reading
Value of IT Outsourcing
What people spend their time, focus, energy and attention on is directly related to the outcome they produce. Asking IT to be innovative when they are focused on “keep the lights on” will not work. Organizational transformation and “Right Sourcing” certain fucntions will be required to make the shift. Continue reading
Barriers to IT Transformation from operational to innovative.
For IT to be viewed as a forward thinking organization, they need to do more than tune support and reactive processes. They need to truly think about the services the business offers, and how end users are enabled to perform their job functions more efficiently. Self-service portals may not be the key, but self-service is definitely where IT needs to go. How do we get past the IT ego, politics and fear to make it happen? Continue reading
Flipping from 80% operations to 80% innovation.
Flipping the 80/20 form 80% operations and 20% innovation to 80% innovation and 20% operations sounds like a great idea, but getting there has proven to be a real challenge. How can we approach this with a mindset that will get us traction for IT transformation? Here is a start. Continue reading
Is ITIL helping to innovate the business?
CIO challenge’s are many. Balancing the struggle to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and provide innovation for business growth continues to be top on the list. Can ITIL provide any help? Continue reading
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Tagged 80-20 rule, CIO, IT innovation, IT Operations, IT support, ITIL, reducing TCO
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