CONFERENCE PROGRAM OF 2021
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KEYNOTE: Corporate IT Is a Theater Piece - What Role Are You Playing?
The engagement of IT staff in organizations has been done for decades via a single function or department. Whatever title it bears, the single counter IT takes care of everything under the digital sun. This model generates unhealthy behaviors in the IT ranks that are detrimental to the enterprises that need digital to operate, evolve, transform —or survive.
Drawing a parallel with a more mature industry, the current distribution of roles is analyzed and compared. It shows that the standard structure is creating conflicts of roles that would be unacceptable —and in some cases illegal— in many other fields of work.
The typical IT engagement model in organizations has a direct effect on what constitutes success and how it is measured. These measures -in their current state- create a ripple effect on quality and value of digital investments.
You should come to the inevitable conclusion: it is more than time to radically re-think how technology teams engage in organizations.
Over three decades, R.M. has held multiple roles in the IT departments of mid to large organizations: programmer, business analyst, tester, database administrator, solution architect, data architect, enterprise architect, systems integrator. He also held several IT management positions, leading teams of architects and designers in insurance, telecommunications, banking, and travel & transportation.
As a result of that relentless quest for an answer to all sorts of questions, R.M. has published a business book and regularly writes on LinkedIn and his blog about IT strategic management challenges. He is also a member of the core team of the Intersection Group, a multi-disciplinary focussed on sharing ways to design better enterprises.
Mr Bastien holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Research-Oriented Masters in Business Administration. He’s been a certified project management professional PMP© for more than 15 years. When not working professionally, he renovates old houses or skips sailboats across oceans.
