A football team would not go into a big game without a game plan. They have scouted the other team to try to understand what will happen in the game and developed a plan around it. A major upgrade takes the same kind of preparation.

I honestly can’t count the number of meetings I have witnessed where the gap between IT and Business is so wide you could fit a Mack truck through the middle of it. Today, achieving results on a project requires driving relationships not just technology. For many CIOs, mastering the technical aspects and following through on projects isn't a dilemma.

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