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IT Powerhouse Framework
How CIOs Can Reliably Deliver Business Innovation
“It is not enough to do your
best; you must KNOW
what to do, and THEN do
your best” -- Deming

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The CIO's Dillema
Push for innovations to address business demand, while
sustaining 90+% of Due Date Performance
CIO's influence in the business organization has been waning.
CEOs satisfaction from their CIOs is 30% (HBR)
Currently, IT delivers below 30% Due Date Performance
CIOs must reliably deliver business innovations projects while
restoring business confidence in IT ability to deliver on-time
Due Date Performance index is % of projects delivered: On Time,Within Budget and in Full-scope

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about opitConsulting
Expert in IT Delivery, Operations and Service Management
Respected for accelerating projects to completion
Invested 5 years in education, research and experiences to
establish the IT Powerhouse Framework achieving 90+% Due
Date Performance
Define delivery strategy
based on 360°
understanding
of corporate realities
Establish uncommon IT
services that matter the
most to the business
Put the human factor in front of every decision

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The IT Powerhouse Framework
A step-by-step process to identify organizational, processes and technology root-causes, solutions, and
actions to break major constraints with a path to achieve 90+% Due Date Performance
The
Human
Factor
Current Reality TreeIT Dashboard
Future Reality Tree Dilemmas Mgmt
TOGAF / Business ArchitectureEstimations
Project Management - focused on flow and throughput
Achieving Breakthrough Service

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Current Reality Tree
(example)
This tool drives to a deep understanding
of root-cause bringing different agendas
together to discuss issues openly and
honestly. It identifies undesirable effects
and a structure of a tree of cause and
effect.

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Conflict Management
To have time and
elaborate process to
deliver projects
IT Wants
To focus on the target and
work per priorities
established
IT Needs
Business has to deliver
Innovative projects while
IT does not deliver on-
time
Conflict
Have an ever
flourishing company
Common Objective
To lead the market with
innovative products and
services
Business Wants
To collaborate with the IT
to deliver innovative
projects ahead of the
competition
Business Needs
Process Of OnGoing Improvement
rformancerformancePerPer
TimeTime
As time progresses performance
is moving in one direction – UP!
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is moving in one direction UP!
As time progresses performance is moving in one direction UP
Growth vs. Stability

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Future Reality Tree
(example)
Future Reality Tree takes the
Current Reality Tree and injects
solutions and specific actions. It
turns undesirable effects to
desirable effects to achieve the
goal.

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Create Critical Chain
Manage project buffer,
watch for buffer
penetration rate
Focus on the critical
path and avoid bad
multi-tasking
Full-Kit Management
to feed critical
resources
Identify project
outcomes critical path
Identify critical
resources availability
Critical Chain Project Management
✓Estimation management, a structured method to manage uncertainty
✓Focus on the project’s critical path that accounts for critical resources availability
✓Avoiding of bad-multitasking, adding collaboration to accelerate work and finish early
✓Use of full-kit directive to ensure smooth flow of task activities on the critical path
✓Use of project level buffer management to provide early indicators on schedule issues
Advantages

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CIO's success is hugely
dependent on IT
projects' Due Date
Performance
IT Powerhouse
Framework brings
IT organizations to
90+% Due Date
Performance
Reliable Innovation
Delivery
Due Date Performance index is % of projects delivered: On Time,Within Budget and in Full-scope
Summary
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