a.j.gilbert silvius lector business, ict en innovatie don’t hesitate, innovate!

A.J.Gilbert SilviusLector

Business,ICT en Innovatie

Don’t hesitate, innovate!

Gilbert Silvius

Koninklijke Militaire Academie Fender Precision Bass 19631963Vlaardingen Koninklijke Landmacht Erasmus Universiteit

2 kinderen MBAMBA Getronics Synergie Consultancy .

Lec t or Business, ICT en Lec t or Business, ICT en Innovat ieInnovat ie ProjectmanagementBusiness ICT A lignment 2027K a t h o l i e k e U n i v e r s i t e i t L e u v e n Ede PhD .

. Utrechtse Ondernemers Academie BedrijfseconomieMaster of Informatics Aetsveld

Af ghanist an Master of Project Management

It’s just getting interesting!

It’s just getting interesting!

It’s just getting interesting!

It’s just getting interesting!

It’s just getting interesting!

It’s just getting interesting!

It’s just getting interesting!

Impactop

Business

hoog

laag

Jaren ’60 ’70 ’80 ’90 ’00 ‘10

Automatisering

Informatisering

Transformatie

ICT als bron van innovatie

Bedrijfsmiddelen

Bedrijfsprocessen

Bedrijfsmodel

Producten/Diensten

En ICT is nog niet af!

De vraag ook niet

Growing

Flat

Declining

Help enablegrowth!

Help improvemargins!

Help reducefixed and variable

costs!

Companyrevenue

IT budget

IT demand

The use of IT is celebrated!

But IT itself is not invited to the party

The bottom line of the last decennium

IT Doesn’t matter

IT professionals are commodities

Popular Perceptions

IT Doesn’t Matter

Nicholas G Carr, Harvard Business Review, 2003

Main arguments IT is cheap and ubiquitous IT is a utility – no longer of strategic value IT management should

Spend less Follow, don’t lead Focus on vulnerabilities, not opportunities

IT professionals as commodities

Popular Perceptions

You never get what you asked for

“Bad” software is everywhere

Necessary evil

You don’t need the upgrade

My neighbor gets it cheaper

A business straight jacket

IT are a bunch of geeks

Happy geeks?

The happy IT professional?

5% made the world a better place

9% satisfied with day-to-day process / method

21% take great pride in the quality of their work

43% would choose profession again

Where did we go wrong?

IT is the computer

Dahlbom & Mathiassen: The Future of Our Profession

Mechanistic dominant Focus = artifact,

approach = construction, role = engineer

Formality (of definition / specification, process) Need more romanticism

Focus = culture, approach = interpretation, role = facilitator

The IT professional

Past Future

Worker

Builder

Nerd

Specialist

National

Western

IT in business

Facilitator

Architect

Teamplayer

‘Versatalist’

International

Global

Business with IT

Innovatie is te belangrijkom aan de business over te laten!

We need vision

Perceptionof external

impact of IT

high

low

highlowPerception of internal impact of IT

Conservative•IT saves costs•Proven technology•Efficiency orientation

Essential•IT essential in realising strategy•New technologies•Effectiveness orientation

Innovative•IT as competitive edge•Experimental technologies•Innovation orientation

Business•IT is business•All technologies•Service orientation

The new IT professional

TechnicalCompetencies

Technical knowledge

Domain knowledge

Risk Management

Project Management

Communication

….

The new IT professional

TechnicalCompetencies

BehavourialCompetencies

Technical knowledge

Domain knowledge

Risk Management

Project Management

Communication

….

LeadershipEngagement & motivationSelf-controlAssertivenessRelaxationOpennessCreativityResults orientationEfficiencyConsultationNegotiationConflict & crisisReliabilityValues appreciationEthics

The new IT professional

TechnicalCompetencies

BehavourialCompetencies

ContextualCompetencies

Technical knowledge

Domain knowledge

Risk Management

Project Management

Communication

….

LeadershipEngagement & motivationSelf-controlAssertivenessRelaxationOpennessCreativityResults orientationEfficiencyConsultationNegotiationConflict & crisisReliabilityValues appreciationEthics

Business (general)Business (specific)MarketingSystems, products & technologyPersonnel managementHealth, security, safety & environmentFinanceLegal

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