TotalTelecom today published the headlines from a research study commissioned by enterprise ICT solutions and services provider Damovo UK regarding the top priority issues on the agenda of IT Directors in the UK.
The survey results make interesting reading, as much for what they don’t say as for what they say. It appears that over three quarters of IT Directors believe that the consumerisation of ICT is ‘overhyped’. Other subjects mentioned include adoption of social media, mobile workforce management, future-proofing network infrastructure, managing business growth, compliance, resource management. But what is not mentioned anywhere is the word ‘innovation’.
It seems the focus is still very much on the infrastructure management aspects of ICT rather than the potential for innovation. This resonates with our own marketplace experience as consultants where the subject of innovation tends to be owned outside of the ICT department rather than inside it, resulting in a reactive ICT mentality to this subject rather than a proactive culture.
The subject of innovation has been spoken about for so long, yet is apparently beyond the mandate of the ICT department. Whilst there are exceptions to this generalisation, there still appears to be a disconnect between the core business of an organisation and the ICT department which is holding back the IT Director’s ability to lead the innovation debate.
This entry was posted on Friday, 27 January 2012 at 12:48 pm; on the subject of Innovation, Market commentary.
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Where’s the innovation?
Harry McDermott on the subject of Innovation,Market commentary. Posted on 27 January 2012.
TotalTelecom today published the headlines from a research study commissioned by enterprise ICT solutions and services provider Damovo UK regarding the top priority issues on the agenda of IT Directors in the UK.
The survey results make interesting reading, as much for what they don’t say as for what they say. It appears that over three quarters of IT Directors believe that the consumerisation of ICT is ‘overhyped’. Other subjects mentioned include adoption of social media, mobile workforce management, future-proofing network infrastructure, managing business growth, compliance, resource management. But what is not mentioned anywhere is the word ‘innovation’.
It seems the focus is still very much on the infrastructure management aspects of ICT rather than the potential for innovation. This resonates with our own marketplace experience as consultants where the subject of innovation tends to be owned outside of the ICT department rather than inside it, resulting in a reactive ICT mentality to this subject rather than a proactive culture.
The subject of innovation has been spoken about for so long, yet is apparently beyond the mandate of the ICT department. Whilst there are exceptions to this generalisation, there still appears to be a disconnect between the core business of an organisation and the ICT department which is holding back the IT Director’s ability to lead the innovation debate.
This entry was posted on Friday, 27 January 2012 at 12:48 pm; on the subject of Innovation, Market commentary.