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KEEPING A SEAT AT THE TABLE:
REMAINING RELEVANT
By Mike Anderson, CIO of CROSSMARK
“IT is too slow and too expensive”
“The business and IT
are not aligned”
What do people think of IT?
Our internal customers are more
tech savvy than ever before
Where do you
spend your time?
How much time do
you spend on
innovation?
Innovation Leader
Trust
Relationships
Knowledgeable
Credibility
Visible
What’s required to lead?
How do we engage?
What do you
want?
(Order Taker)
What
problem are
you trying to
solve?
(Consultant)
“If I had an hour to solve a
problem…
I'd spend 55 minutes thinking
about the problem…
…and 5 minutes thinking
about solutions.”
― Albert Einstein
Learn from Shadow IT
Seek to
Control
Seek to
Understand
Challenge the “Status Quo”
Help me understand why…
Be the driver of innovation
Foster creativity
Schedule time for people to share ideas
Identify and understand business disruptors
Think like your customers
Keep it simple!
Opportunities
abound
Prioritization is key!
How do we prioritize?
What happens if we solve the problem?
What decision does it drive?
What value is created?
What is the business
outcome?
Focus on business outcomes
that align to your strategic objectives
“Increase X by Y so that…”
Chief
Integration Officer
Chief
InnovationOfficer
Chief
InfrastructureOfficer
Chief
IntelligenceOfficer
The New C “I” O F
ocus
Externally
Internally
SavvyTech Business
Actions You Can Take 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
Mike AndersonSVP & CIO
CROSSMARK
Twitter - @MJA_DFW
LinkedIn -
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mianders
Thank You!