Management Blog - Commentshttp://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Rob Hall comments on Enterprise Architecture: Ten Reasons why Outsourcing tends to fail... – A Repost!Rob HallThu, 24 Sep 2009 11:14:10 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2007/11/30/enterprise-architecture-ten-reasons-why-outsourcing-tends-to.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/5605701A lot of companies do not retain sufficient IT staff to properly manage their IT service providers and face off against service providers technical staff. Particularly important when a company is using multiple service providers. Service providers rarely have sufficient incentive to drive efficiency and improvement, beyond that which they are contracted for. The business should stay on top of its service providers. A good internal IT function that can own and drive the changes and take an holistic view is essential. Regular independent reviews of the service providers can keep them on their toes.

]]>jobbing IT architect comments on Can you see good performance?jobbing IT architectMon, 10 Aug 2009 22:30:41 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2008/10/30/can-you-see-good-performance.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/5084874great post alan

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]]>Architectural Knowledge Processing comments on Enterprise Architecture: Ten Reasons why Outsourcing tends to fail... – A Repost!Architectural Knowledge ProcessingFri, 07 Aug 2009 07:31:38 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2007/11/30/enterprise-architecture-ten-reasons-why-outsourcing-tends-to.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/5065735The above given post provides us with very useful insight regarding Architectural Knowledge Processing. Highly recommended for all the architects!

]]>Offshore Outsourcing Company comments on Ventoro Outsourcing Research ReportOffshore Outsourcing CompanyMon, 11 May 2009 10:30:50 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2007/9/9/ventoro-outsourcing-research-report.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/4009218Nice site...thanks for sharing outsourcing research report.....Nice info.

]]>business process outsourcing comments on Enterprise Architecture: Ten Reasons why Outsourcing tends to fail... – A Repost!business process outsourcingMon, 20 Apr 2009 07:23:09 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2007/11/30/enterprise-architecture-ten-reasons-why-outsourcing-tends-to.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/3766149Nice post. Thanks for sharing this blog.

]]>Asif comments on RACI considered harmful...AsifThu, 26 Mar 2009 18:05:40 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2007/4/19/raci-considered-harmful.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/3484208Question for you: was your RACI definition part of your service contract. what were the contractual/monetary implications of your RACI? If you had the A, then it would be your butt on the line for anything that goes wrong, and in business contractual relationships it is essential to clarify everyone's obligations. So from this perspective RACI is a tool, but how you use it is up to you. You can have defined your RACI roles differently. But I would really like to know if you included the RACI as part of the contract SOW and what penalty implications were associated with it.

]]>Devils Advocate comments on Multi-tasking Must Die: 5 Ways to Single TaskDevils AdvocateTue, 03 Feb 2009 11:16:39 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2009/2/2/multi-tasking-must-die-5-ways-to-single-task.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/2891247Effective multitasking sure beats single tasking.
However I do agree with SM that at times you do need to focus on a single task, which again can be caveated.

]]>Phillip comments on RACI considered harmful...PhillipMon, 02 Feb 2009 11:16:32 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2007/4/19/raci-considered-harmful.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/2882897RACI is really only as good as you want it to be, and if there is pride in one's work, then there would be pride in the one responsible for the activity. If I am on a team and there is an activity that is not being done by the responsible problem, then the RACI is not at fault. It is perhaps that the individual is not trained or is just not able. In which case it is the Accountable role who needs to step up and perform their activity. If in your case there was blame, that is a teamwork issue, not a RACI issue. Although the RACI would clearly identify the role responsible (which is one of it's main reasons for being there), it allows blame only if one wants to blame. RACI does not in any fashion, that I see, devalue or harms pride. I can be responsible and do a sub par performance in my duties. RACI would simply say that the one accountable can be "held accountable" if those he assigns responsibility to fail to perform.

On the contrary, it provides an opportunity for those talented and willing individuals to take their responsibility seriously and ask for more responsibilitiy during the design of the RACI. It will also help some organizations that are already role/employee related to offset activities to another more capable department.

phil

]]>Outsourcing Guru comments on Outsourcing AdviceOutsourcing GuruTue, 27 Jan 2009 02:47:04 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2006/9/24/outsourcing-advice.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/2804690I don't know to what country the article was referring to. But, I think we shouldn't emphasize the whole outsourcing community. Some outsourcing companies were able to meet the deals and most often exceed from what is expected from them. It is very subjective... case to case basis...There are outsourcing companies which are very lenient and transparent. I think best advice is, 'look for the right outsourcing partner'.

]]>Devils Advocate comments on Cool...Devils AdvocateSun, 28 Dec 2008 12:48:23 +0000http://chiefarchitect.squarespace.com/management/2008/12/24/cool.html#comments126280:1130340:comment/2602432Now that is a cool post.

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