Build IT, they will come!

Creating a controlled environment where the IT team, and business can agree ToR (Terms of Reference) is important. So building key 'IT Artefacts' is more important. More over maintaining them doesn't have to be onerous, and is actually a useful investment for central IT Governance.

Product Catalogue

More often than not the Product Catalogue is an idea. It doesn't have to be because once the organisation has a single source of the truth organisation can be implemented to reap benefits of the initial investment.

TOM (Target Operating Model)

The TOM is an exercise in efficiency to enable clearly defined roles to manage IT.

Implementing the following Roles (hats)

Business / Operational side:

• Business Owner - Manages the investment into applications / infrastructure.
• Business Product Expert / Subject Matter Expert - consulted for information.
• Product Responsible - setup of new users.

IT Infrastructure / Applications side:

• Product License Manger - Works with Business Owner to manage the application. Takes care of licenses.
• Product Specialist - manages the IT relationship of product changes with the BPE.

Target Application Landscape

Once the 'Product Catalogue' is accepted, planning of the IT Road-map can take shape - Using SDLC (Software Development Life-cycle) management IT can now be practices / documented. Resulting in a single FSC (Forward Schedule of Change) making resource management and co-ordination with the business considerably more reliable.

System Identification

• Sunset - Systems that are scheduled to be decommission, or have been.
• Operational - IT systems that are planned to continue strategically.
• Project - Systems that are in delivery and are in the process of going Operational.