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IT-smart organizations, and the leaders within, understand that IT is an asset to be managed, not simply an organizational structure. As such, they hold IT and business leaders jointly accountable for the management of the asset and redefine the IT-business partnership according to the following leadership principles:
| Business leaders enable IT leaders by... | IT leaders enable business leaders by... |
| Being accountable for enterprise interests | Establishing governance for decision making |
| Treating IT as partner, not service provider | Creating business & service oriented IT organizations |
| Developing IT-enabled business strategy | Facilitating IT-enabled business strategy & architecture |
| Committing to & measuring value | Translating value into success measures |
| Using money and time as input, not output | Using fast-cycle, value driven delivery |
| Focusing customization on necessary differences | Driving down year-over-year KTLO expenses |
| Mastering systems, hiring IT-smarts, experimenting | Supporting experimentation |
For companies interested in benchmarking their IT-smarts, the Valuedance® “How IT-Smart Is Your Organization?” survey provides a unique, 360-degree, view on IT value, IT management practices, and IT-business collaboration.
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