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Operating Above the Red Line - The New 80/20 Rule

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:00 PM - Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 12:00 PM (PT)

Petaluma, CA

Operating Above the Red Line - The New 80/20 Rule

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Type End     Quantity
September 30th, 12pm - Investing Your IT Dollars Ended Free  
October 1st, 12pm - Investing Your IT Dollars Ended Free  

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Operating Above the Red Line – The new 80/20 rule

Thank you to all who attended our August Lunch and Learn on “Strategic Investing in IT”. We had such great interest in this subject that we have decided to run a similar seminar in September. The insight we have gained from our client’s real world perspectives combined with the feedback from those who attended the August lunch and learn will make the September event extremely productive.

Business executives continue to tell us that they want their IT resources focused on strategic initiatives that add to the company’s competitive advantage. The old 80/20 rule, where 80% of IT resources are dedicated to tactical initiatives or “keeping the lights on” and only 20% to strategic projects and innovation, is less effective in today’s environment. According to Gartner Research, the organizations that are separating themselves from the pack are flipping this rule 180 degrees and focusing their resources on strategic initiatives.

The IT Value Stack, seen below, does an excellent job of positioning IT initiatives as strategic vs. tactical. Anything above the red line is strategic and makes sense for a business to invest thought and resources. Anything below the line is rapidly becoming utility computing and should be viewed as a sunk cost with an emphasis on turning Capex into Opex.

Please join us September 30 or October 1st for the next topic in our Lunch and Learn series: Operating Above the Red Line – The new 80/20 rule. We will help you answer questions about what you can do today to get the most strategic value out of your IT spending and where you stand on the 80/20 rule.

 

Steven Kellam
Executive Vice President