CIOs must pay down the accumulated technical debt to regain strategic relevance while playing the role for which IT is best suited: guiding technology decisions.
Reshape, Retool, Re-Task and Retrain
Reshape, retool, re-task and retrain to create new nimble operations.
As the IT organization evolves, explore a variety of approaches around processes and people. Use new operating models and methods, such as DevOps and continuous development, to create an agile development lifecycle, and design an IT workforce for the future. Retool, re-task and retrain talent. Outline necessary skills for recruiting the next wave of talent who will understand the new digital architecture.
As technology leaders take these steps and pay down their organization's technical debt, IT can once again become a nimble organization that enables business agility and growth.