Recently some colleagues and I were discussing applications of the Theory of
Constraints to various process and financial management scenarios. In our
current economic environment in which organizations are constantly being
pushed to new expectations of efficiency, the effective use of all available
resources is absolutely critical to the success of an organization. As we
were considering some of the themes from Eli Goldratt’s classic business
novel “The Goal” (right around the first anniversary of the author’s
passing, coincidentally), I began to see the applicability of Goldratt’s
work to the management of enterprise information technology much more
clearly. Although the focus of Goldratt’s seminal novel is primarily
targeted at manufacturing, the discussion got me thinking about how well IT
professionals embrace similar concepts to focus on eliminating bottle... (more)
Now is the time to invest. As organizations enter the planning stages for
their key 2012 initiatives, it is time to invest in the ingenuity that
enables companies to continuously strive for the ever-elusive competitive
edge. It is time to invest in innovative processes and insight that creates
lasting business value for customers and shareholders. It is time to invest
in the advanced technology that provides the foundation and tools for the
people and processes to meet their true potential. This means investing in
the organizational construct known as a business technology Ce... (more)