7 explanation why you possibly can profit from Enterprise Expertise
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Nick Russell, Managing Director of Xonetic, explores how the Business Technology Framework can help companies make better use of technology
In today’s world, digital transformation is ubiquitous. But what does that really mean? I think the most important concept is that “digital” means a whole new way of working and thinking. It’s not just technology.
In fact, I often think technology is the easiest thing to do (although some of it, to be fair, is quite difficult). The Business Technology Framework was developed to help companies make better use of technology. If you’re not sure how it could help then read on….
1. Your competitors seem to be better at digital innovations than you are
I created this diagram in 2018 during the early development of version 4 of Business Technology. It’s about really demonstrating what it takes to be a digital business.
As you can see, many parts of the challenge are related to culture and approach – “ways of working”. Innovation, for example, is no accident. You don’t just put a group of people together and give them coffee, bean bags, and foosball to play with. Innovation is a process. It can be built, refined, and done continuously.
Business Technology sets practical ways to holistically mature your digital maturity.
2. Your business growth seems to be held back by digital projects that are slow to take effect
In a digital world, there are often many projects to be delivered at the same time. Business Technology (BT) provides a conscious framework to manage this deployment.
First, the digital frontline, which is often responsible for revenue growth, needs a number of tools and methods to enable it to grow. At the same time, the technology backbone, which is often responsible for a large part of the total cost, also needs to be well managed.
To ensure that your company’s technology deployment is successful, you need to make sure that these two elements do not differ from each other. Organizations that have learned to combine knowledge, people and processes with both sides of the model are best placed to benefit from digital transformation.
3. Different parts of your company have different approaches to digital transformation
THE EXPLOITATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS THE ROLE OF ALL PARTS OF AN ORGANIZATION, NOT JUST YOURS. I don’t apologize for the bold text – this is important to note.
Your organization shouldn’t have the IT team doing IT and all the other departments doing the business. Technical teams and non-technical teams have the responsibility to work together in combined teams, to coach and support one another.
The Business Technology Standard was developed to provide non-technical teams with an easy way to engage with the technology process. BT also provides guidance to technical teams by ensuring that they are following best practices. Having a common language and understanding of the elements behind digital transformation is vital to ensure that the entire company is working with, not against, each other.
4. You would like to develop your IT organization further than IT frameworks like ITIL & Prince
These frameworks and others like SAFe cover various areas of the technology landscape extremely well. The BT framework is the only place where all these disciplines are connected to a holistic view. Many parts of an organization do not need as much in-depth discipline-specific content. For overall planning and control, a higher-level way of thinking is required that includes the main topics, but simplifies them and puts them into context.
BT training is available across the company and very helpful for all disciplines. We recommend discipline-specific (e.g. ITIL) training and knowledge only where it offers the greatest added value. In this way, BT enables your organization to offer the most appropriate training to all parts of the organization and you can be sure that all content at different levels is well coordinated and interlocked.
5. You’ve tried Agile and DevOps, but they are difficult to embed or they don’t seem to be delivering value
The core of the problem with implementing DevOps is – it’s just difficult because for most organizations it’s a very different approach than traditional isolated team structures. Agile is often characterized by requiring “no planning” or “no documentation,” while the reality is that agile requires very careful planning and it is difficult to get documentation to the right level.
Going through best practices develop maturity, reduce risk, and reassure you that you are using the right approaches.
6. You feel that these things must have been done before, but you cannot find any best practice to back it up
The Business Technology Framework is based on the idea that best practices should be shared with the community to avoid reinventing the wheel. Now in its eleventh year, BT is used by hundreds of companies across Scandinavia to use digital energy. Nordic companies told the BT Forum what worked and what didn’t. This knowledge is distilled, commercially sensitive details removed and then shared with the community in the form of the open source framework. Business technology is really based on best practices that work.
7. You want to be part of a community!
Business technology is first and foremost a community. The model is getting stronger because of the huge community that believes that technology can be better! The community is inclusive – small to large companies are welcome and here at Xonetic we are happy to support any implementation approach. Come and join us!
If you would like to find out more about our open source best practice knowledge, training courses and IT consulting, just drop by for a virtual coffee or register for a free seminar.
7 reasons why business technology can help you – Xonetic
www.xonetic.com/7reasons
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