Gartner Survey – IT-Related Changes are the No. 2 Business Priority
Interestingly such IT-related priorities, cited by 31% of CEO’s, have never been this high in the history of the survey.
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Business Relationship Managers Are Leaders In The Making
An article from Steve Plante regarding BRMs/Business Partners and why they are well placed to be the leaders of the future.
Finding the Right IT Business Partner
In the latest Baxter Thompson Associates podcast Jon Baxter and James O’Driscoll discuss some of the issues the IT Business Partnering community are currently experiencing and what can be done to resolve these challenges. The interview covers a number of subjects including role conflict, competencies, role maturity, personal development and training.
IT as a Business Partner
A new whitepaper from Jon Baxter that provides some great insight into how the challenges of IT Business Partnering can be overcome and how CIOs can move closer to being a Partner with the business.
How Can BRM Have a Positive Impact on Your Organization?
A nice case study about the initial quick wins that can be made by implementing a IT BRM/IT BP function. However it would be interesting to see how they've got on two years down the line, once the quick wins are no longer available.
Summer 2017 IT BRM/IT Business Partner Forum – Findings and Recommendations
IT BRM/IT Business Partner Forum On Friday 9th of June the 5th IT BRM/IT Business Partner forum took place in central London. The session was a mix of debate, presentation and business simulation via Grab@Pizza. In terms of the debate […]
IT and the Business – A Worrying State of Affairs
A great blog by Paul Wilkinson. I’d be very interested in peoples views of using COBIT within business alignment.
12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs
The Power of Three: Tips for Success for BRMs, by BRMs
Three tips to help bring value while building and maintaining business partner relationships.
Business Relationship Management is Not About Services OR Customers
An interesting article, but aren’t path one and two entwined? In order to become a strategic partner don’t you (as in the IT function as a whole) need to be a competent service provider? Will one of your key stakeholders want to discuss their three year roadmap if their laptop never works?