IT folks, early in their life think, technology has solutions for all the ills within enterprise IT departments. There is technology solution for every problem. Something does not work, use that tool, automate this, do straight thru processing.
After a while they realizes no amount of technology is going to help unless there are proper processes. This is second stage of evolution, now with technology, processes are deemed necessary. Our IT pro is on process building spree. He may even build processes to define processes. And then after toying with technologies and processes for a while, he realizes it is not really having desired effect on enterprise IT scenario.
Thats when he realizes importance of people. Empowered people, who has bought into your ideas can make things happen. This is the next stage of evolution. Everything is achievable by right kind of people, we dont need any technology and/or processes.
And then when this people only approach fails miserably then our IT pro achieves his nirvana by recognizing that it is the judicious mix of right amount of technology, effective processes and efficient people is what makes IT work for an enterprise.
It is very important for an enterprise architect to bear in mind, this evolution. For he has to deal with folks at different level of evolution. He will have to work with many technology task masters, a few process pundits, fewer people's politicians and even fewer who have achieved IT nirvana. To keep delivering right enterprise arcitecture and sustain it, he has to take all these people on board and make use of their enthusiasm and leanings properly. Within themsalves they present right mix of people to define, build and govern an efficient enterprise architecture organisation.
Needless to say an enterprise architect must have reached this IT nirvana himself, to realize this.
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Evolution of an IT worker
IT folks, early in their life think, technology has solutions for all the ills within enterprise IT departments. There is technology solution for every problem. Something does not work, use that tool, automate this, do straight thru processing.
After a while they realizes no amount of technology is going to help unless there are proper processes. This is second stage of evolution, now with technology, processes are deemed necessary. Our IT pro is on process building spree. He may even build processes to define processes. And then after toying with technologies and processes for a while, he realizes it is not really having desired effect on enterprise IT scenario.
Thats when he realizes importance of people. Empowered people, who has bought into your ideas can make things happen. This is the next stage of evolution. Everything is achievable by right kind of people, we dont need any technology and/or processes.
And then when this people only approach fails miserably then our IT pro achieves his nirvana by recognizing that it is the judicious mix of right amount of technology, effective processes and efficient people is what makes IT work for an enterprise.
It is very important for an enterprise architect to bear in mind, this evolution. For he has to deal with folks at different level of evolution. He will have to work with many technology task masters, a few process pundits, fewer people's politicians and even fewer who have achieved IT nirvana. To keep delivering right enterprise arcitecture and sustain it, he has to take all these people on board and make use of their enthusiasm and leanings properly. Within themsalves they present right mix of people to define, build and govern an efficient enterprise architecture organisation.
Needless to say an enterprise architect must have reached this IT nirvana himself, to realize this.
After a while they realizes no amount of technology is going to help unless there are proper processes. This is second stage of evolution, now with technology, processes are deemed necessary. Our IT pro is on process building spree. He may even build processes to define processes. And then after toying with technologies and processes for a while, he realizes it is not really having desired effect on enterprise IT scenario.
Thats when he realizes importance of people. Empowered people, who has bought into your ideas can make things happen. This is the next stage of evolution. Everything is achievable by right kind of people, we dont need any technology and/or processes.
And then when this people only approach fails miserably then our IT pro achieves his nirvana by recognizing that it is the judicious mix of right amount of technology, effective processes and efficient people is what makes IT work for an enterprise.
It is very important for an enterprise architect to bear in mind, this evolution. For he has to deal with folks at different level of evolution. He will have to work with many technology task masters, a few process pundits, fewer people's politicians and even fewer who have achieved IT nirvana. To keep delivering right enterprise arcitecture and sustain it, he has to take all these people on board and make use of their enthusiasm and leanings properly. Within themsalves they present right mix of people to define, build and govern an efficient enterprise architecture organisation.
Needless to say an enterprise architect must have reached this IT nirvana himself, to realize this.
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