
Businesses know they need to adapt with IT change to respond to business, consumer and compliance demands, but taking that first step can be a daunting prospect. And with Standish Group research that the potential for software development to fail never being greater (failure rate has remained at around 70 per cent for the past 20 years), there are three key areas that businesses need to address before embracing IT change and taking that vital first step.
1. Ensure the business and IT aims are aligned
It might seem obvious, but a critical step in making software projects a success is to ensure that everyone is working towards the same goal. What a business needs and what IT can provide can be mismatched, and unless stakeholders and users are integrated throughout the entire process, the end result may not reflect the needs of the business or, worse, could fall at the final hurdle and fail at go live. The focus should be on mitigating risk at every stage and using IT to meet the business need and goals. This can be done by: assessing the quality of each business area to be implemented, establishing a road map for each area, embracing agile techniques, and ensuring transparency across the business.2. Embrace agility
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