Developing IS Strategy© 2003 Sixhills Consulting LtdContextTypical IS Challenges• Complex, inflexible from past integration effort• Reliance on some key ‘legacy’ technologies• Data not explicitly managed to meet end user needs• Becoming increasingly complex• Shortening lifecycles• More diverse (less homogeneity on projects)• Cannot meet leading edge requirementsArchitectureProductivity/Skills• Scarce effective project management skills• Focused on traditional technologies• Insufficient resourcing flexibility to meet range of demands• Insufficient qualified hiresProjects• Rapidly changing requirements• Larger and longer• Difficult to prioritise demand due to rapid change and uncertainties• Increased complexity (need for integration)• Need for new skills (business and technical)• Need for zero defectsTechnologyDifficult to meet challenges at reasonable costIllustrativeP1
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