Looking at Software Development projects and the strategic implementation of this into any organization, we have to take three pillars into account. Technology, Policy & Management and Analysis & Design. All these aspects can make sure the build software will have an sustainable character and really adds value to the organization. But where do we need to keep our focus on?
Technology. The Technology pillar is the start of it all. Where Technology can actually add extra value to the organization and create a climate of support to additional demands and wishes for the business. Technology, however, can never be leading within the development department, business processes and their value have to be. Within an IT department that works very closely to the rest of the business technology can become a ‘driver’. Thriving the enterprise because of the possibilities the technology offers, this is a main role for the IT department and the responsibility becomes clear; work together. Technology strategy will focus on maximum results, with a minimum of effort, with the assumption to create a sustainable environment where business can keep focus on what they actually need to be doing and IT helps the business to meet objectives.
Policy & Management. Any IT project has to be managed and has a strategic policy attached to it. In order to define the policy concerning Software and IT Projects, we need to visualise the objectives, challenges and difficulties the Business we’re in are facing. The policy simply has to be clear and simple, no need to make thing more complicated than they need to be. Policy and Management are the direct results of business vision and therefore not in the IT domain. But it’s teamwork between the IT department and business.
Analysis & Design. To determine the value within the project and in order to make sure we grasp and deliver this value to the business at the end of the project, we have Analysis and Design. During Analysis we look at ways the policy can be matched to new business objectives and (or) business challenges (ne need to talk problems here). At the Design stage, not necessarily in this sequence, we determine how the Technology can support the policy. Analysis and Design are the main translations of the Policy & Management boundaries, mapped to Technology, to the challenges the Business has at this point.
Policy and Management are the layers we build upon, Technology and Analysis & Design are derivatives of the policy and the way we decide to manage the projects. Analysis & Design are, however, direct results of the made policies and the strategic choices we made on Technology. Strategic choices on the three pillars we mentioned above are measured continuous on Cost, Risk, Quality and Agility.
The coming period I will discuss these pillars, and the way we achieve them, with you and various others. Here on Ome-B.nl there will be more structure on topics related to these challenges. Or, how can we come to a customized and tailor-fitted strategy on Software Development?
Note: The image above is a detail on the Oracle logo, but Strategy doesn’t necessarily need to include Oracle’s Technology Stack…
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