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Use this brief primer to understand why you should adopt an Exponential IT mindset
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Info-Tech’s strategic and actionable principles to enable IT leaders to extract the value from accelerating technology advancements
Talk to an AnalystFor more than 40 years, information technology has radically transformed organizations, from the computerization of operations to the digital transformation of service models. As technological disruption accelerates exponentially, a world of exponential opportunity is within reach.
Autonomization is ushering in the next transformation. IT leaders can gain prominence by leaning into the curve, and adopting Exponential IT principles, or risk seeing their services commoditized and their role diminished.
As technology becomes exponential, so must IT
Adopt an Exponential IT Framework
Today's and future generative AI capabilities have led to the next sea change for IT leaders. Exponential IT is Info-Tech's answer for IT leaders on how to adapt rather than fall behind. Our proprietary framework defines the aspirations and tactics needed for all areas of a modern IT department.
Tactical advice on bridging theory and practice
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The current trend of exponential technology innovation poses both an existential risk and exponential opportunity for all IT leaders. We recommend leaning into the technology curve to exploit this rare opportunity and lead your organization. In this session, we synthesize our advice across all core IT practices and share tactical advice on how to actually get started and get it done. Move from theory into practice, and do it today, not tomorrow.
Exponential IT beckons, but succeeding in this new world requires bold steps.
IT leaders will have to lead the charge through the inherent uncertainties and opportunities. They will have to develop and prioritize new practices, leveraging exponential technologies to create business value and results, both for IT and for their organization.
Exponential IT therefore has implications across the many capabilities of our IT Management and Governance model. Info-Tech offers an integrated set of principles across nine domains to help IT leaders change the trajectory of their organizations.
Strategy, Risk & Governance
Capitalize on the Commoditization of IT
- Stop being pulled, start pushing – Co-own organizational outcomes
- Own your seat at the table – Lead new technology governance
- Do more valuable work – Transform Infrastructure and Applications into utilities
Financial & Vendor Management
Shift From Technology to Capabilities
- Stop experimenting, start delivering – Fund exponential value creation
- Add cats to the herd – Boost vendor management practices
- Demonstrate your value – Build outcome measurement
People & Leadership
Lead Transformation to a Technology-First Enterprise
- Stop empire-building – Embrace federated and hybrid operating models
- Shatter the org chart – Reinvent the resource strategy
- Train, Invest, and Nurture – Let the workforce be with you
Service Planning & Architecture
Deliver Organizational Capabilities
- Fasten your seatbelts – Shift from service to outcome delivery
- Stop siloed applications – Create integrated enterprise services
- Get into the weeds – Architect business capabilities
Infrastructure & Operations
Focus on Value Over Assets
- Give up control – Let AI take over core operations
- Become a banker – Implement FinOps
- Lean into autonomous provisioning – Abstract away the underlying infrastructure
Security & Privacy
Shift From Reactive to Predictive
- Assume they are more sophisticated than you – Defend against AI-enabled attacks
- Go back to the drawing board – Mitigate rampant privacy risks
- Overcome your hesitation – Enable autonomous decision making
Applications
Move From Applications to Organizational Capabilities
- Deliver continuously (finally) – Use AI and ML to drive automation
- Ban one-offs – Double down on platforms
- Don’t be just a partner – Create true co-owners
Data & Analytics
Make Data Capabilities a Differentiator
- Go beyond analytics – Treat data as a product
- Use data as the lifeblood – Augment your data for more value
- Default to AI – Team up DataOps with MLOps
Project & Portfolio Management
Automate & Focus on High-Value Activities
- Solve problems, not calendars – Automate traditional PMO capabilities
- Plan in real time – Let AI run ongoing resource allocation
- Trust, but verify – Enable true accountability