Events:
Transformation and Information 2007
The Business Transformation Conference
May 21-24, 2007
Washington, D.C.
The conference focuses on the strategies, technologies, and business methods for business transformation and value creation through IT investment. In addition to delivering a keynote address on IT Budget Benchmarking, DC&A will lead a full day workshop on how to create an Effective Program Management Function to Realize Business Value from IT Projects.
Khameleon Software Annual User Conference
June 12 - 15, 2007
Tampa, FL
David Caruso will deliver the keynote address, the Impact of Great IT on Business Performance. He will also lead the 2007 Executive Issues Forum.
Project: Wringing Value From the IT Budget
At the request of the IT leadership of a Fortune 500 firm, DCA benchmarked the IT operations of a manufacturer with a $250M annual IT budget. We analyzed the budget through many lenses to see if the investment models, strategies, and operations were really having an impact on the company's performance. Pragmatic advice ranged from how to align the LOB's with IT as the company sets its corporate business goals, to how to make a shared services organization competitive with outside providers, to the need for program and project management functions to deliver IT capability more effectively.
Project: Executive Advisory Board
The CEO of mid-market software firm needed to re-ignite growth for his company; DCA designed and launched an Executive Advisory Board (EAB) drawing on executives from several of the vendor’s largest clients. The group, chartered with providing direct customer feedback and strategic advice for this executive, has recognized the knowledge sharing opportunity of its executive network and has agreed to meet on a regular basis.
We helped the vendor specify the purpose of the board and designed and facilitated the initial meeting. David Caruso presented research findings about important technology trends to the board and lead a lively discussion that gave direct feedback to the vendor and set priorities for its new product and R&D investment decisions.