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Keeping a Seat at the Table: Remaining Relevant
Mike Anderson, CIO of Crossmark, emphasizes the necessity for IT to align closely with business objectives to remain relevant in an increasingly tech-savvy environment. He advocates for prioritizing business outcomes, fostering creativity, and effectively engaging with business leaders to drive innovation. Key actions include regular communication with stakeholders, understanding challenges, and stimulating idea-sharing within teams.
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- 1. KEEPING A SEATAT THE TABLE: REMAINING RELEVANT By Mike Anderson, CIO of CROSSMARK
- 3. “IT is tooslow and too expensive”
- 4. “The business andIT are not aligned”
- 5. What do peoplethink of IT?
- 6. Our internal customersare more tech savvy than ever before
- 7. Where do you spendyour time? How much time do you spend on innovation?
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- 10. How do weengage? What do you want? (Order Taker) What problem are you trying to solve? (Consultant)
- 11. “If I hadan hour to solve a problem… I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem… …and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” ― Albert Einstein
- 12. Learn from ShadowIT Seek to Control Seek to Understand
- 13. Challenge the “StatusQuo” Help me understand why…
- 14. Be the driverof innovation Foster creativity Schedule time for people to share ideas Identify and understand business disruptors Think like your customers Keep it simple!
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- 16. How do weprioritize?
- 17. What happens ifwe solve the problem? What decision does it drive? What value is created? What is the business outcome?
- 18. Focus on businessoutcomes that align to your strategic objectives “Increase X by Y so that…”
- 19. Chief Integration Officer Chief Innovation Officer Chief Infrastructure Officer Chief Intelligence Officer The New C “I”O FocusExternally Internally Savvy Tech Business
- 20. Actions You CanTake Today Talk to your business leaders about capabilities and outcomes Have lunch with a different business stakeholder each week Ask the business about problems they are trying to solve Schedule time each week to discuss big ideas with your team Create incentives to support creativity and innovation Appoint someone to own innovation
- 21. Mike Anderson SVP &CIO CROSSMARK [email protected] Twitter - @MJA_DFW LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/mianders Thank You!