I am to lease a car. All the documents are filled and submitted to the leasing company. But there is delay. Reason (by the leasing company): “We cannot obtain credit information from Credit Information Bureau (CRIB) since CRIB information systems are down possibly due to a system upgrade.”
When the business model changes to making the value flow at the pull of the customer, the demand for business agility starts to rise at unprecedented speeds where high speed reporting, analysis and solution identification become inevitable. While new management styles are part of the solution, automation of business processes (reporting, analysis and solution identification) has its own stake which in many cases influences the just said management styles. A predicted slow down of Toyota is just one example where the values of an informed information technology strategy is highlighted.
The IET monthly forum held at the University of Peradeniya was attended by around 80 participants. Due to a student strike at the Faculty of Engineering (We don't want to learn, do we?), the venue was shifted from EOE Theater to IT Center.
Four of us including myself presented our thoughts:
I will be delivering a talk on "IT Governance And Why FOSS Matters" at the IET Monthly Forum on this 29th. This month's forum is held at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.
Though the origin could not be located correctly, the characteristics below seem to have appeared in CLSA Emerging Markets 2001 and gained more popularity after their appearance in what is known as the King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2002: