by Mark P. McDonald | March 25, 2013 | Submit a Comment
This is the last in a series of posts evaluating the differences between technology and IT. While it is easy to list differences, this approach rarely reveals the dynamics behind those differences. Applying an analogy to compare two things helps communicate those differences. In this case we are using the analogy of a game and [...]
Category: 2013 IT Epic Journey Re-imagine IT Tags: IT and Business, Technology Game
by Mark P. McDonald | February 20, 2013 | 1 Comment
The IT Game is a stalemate and the past few posts have sought to start up a conversation regarding the nature of a new Technology Game that should replace the IT Game we play today. Using the defining characteristics of context, goal, rules, feedback and participation. These are the prior posts related to the Technology [...]
Category: 2013 Digital Edge Digitalization IT Epic Journey Re-imagine IT Tags: IT and Business, IT Leadership, Technology Game, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | February 12, 2013 | 2 Comments
The prior post introduced the idea that the current IT game is a stalemate and that it is time to design a new game, a technology game. That post suggests a different context and goal for a technology game, please follow this link to see that discussion. A game is further defined by its rules [...]
Category: 2013 Digital Edge Digitalization IT Epic Journey Re-imagine IT Tags: IT and Business, IT Leadership, Technology Game, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | February 8, 2013 | 6 Comments
CIOs and IT leaders are masters of the IT game. Executives play the IT game so long as it was the only game in town and it suited their needs. If you want to control IT cost, quality, services, enablement and control, then you are playing an IT game that worked for more than 30 [...]
Category: 2013 Digital Edge Digitalization IT Epic Journey Re-imagine IT Tags: IT and Business, IT Leadership, IT management, IT strategy, Technology Game, Technology Leadership
