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Control Applications and Maximize Delivery with Site-Test

1. Problems and Opportunity

IT Moves Too Slowly

12 ROOT CAUSES OF IT SLOWNESS1

  1. GOVERNANCE
  2. MULTITASKING
  3. BIG PROJECTS
  4. MANUAL PROVISIONING
  5. FAVORING INTERFACES OVER INTEGRATION
  6. DISCOURAGING DEPARMENTAL INNOVATION
  7. INSISTING ON 100% SOLUTIONS
  8. DATA WAREHOUSING
  9. MEASURING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO)
  10. REQUIRING THE LATEST ARCHITECTURE
  11. DISCOURAGE INNOVATIVE RISK-TAKERS
  12. KEEPING BUSINESS SEPARATED FROM IT

    But the biggest cause of IT slowness is the level of quality of software delivery is low, much lower, than in other industries. Problems that are not detected early in the software lifecycle are expensive to fix, and often are not fixed. This creates drag on the business, and leaves IT to manage problems rather than to manage innovation.

Unexpected Surprises from IT Hurt the Bottom Line

$100,000/hour2

This is conservative estimate of the industry cost of application downtime. However I measure cost, the disruption to operations and reputation are palpable.

Due to Our Dependence on Software We Are Hostage to External Forces

"Managing dependence on external entities is challenging because it is hard to verify the trustworthiness of suppliers' security practices and processes across arm's-length relationships. Typically, the most basic step taken to control risk involves the codification of ... requirements into contracts and other formal agreements. However, contracts can be of limited use because of uncertainty around contractual duties, the difficulty of proving breach involving complex ... systems, or the rate of technological change. Organizations may also simply not have an ability to really negotiate..."3

Value Proposition

Note

  1. Source: Inforworld https://www.infoworld.com/article/2982389/it-management/12-bad-habits-slow-it.html
  2. Source: statuscast.com https://www.statuscast.com/application-downtime-according-to-idc-gartner-and-others/
  3. Source: Carnegie Mellon https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/sei_blog/2015/01/supply-chain-and-external-dependencies-risk-management.html