Chapter 15. Launching and Sustaining Modernization Initiatives

  • Modernization Pitfalls 403
  • Guiding Principles of Modernization 405
  • Setting Up a Modernization Center of Excellence 406
  • Modernization Tool/Technology Strategy 408
  • Modernization Service Provider Strategy 409
  • Where to Start 410
  • Modernization: What to Expect in the Future 417
  • References 418

The case studies that we have provided in this book are merely a snapshot in time. Some of the case studies were onetime projects while others are ongoing initiatives. In either case, executives must fund initiatives to maintain a sustainable modernization program. IT does not have an unlimited supply of funds to spend as it wishes and, as a rule, this means the business must continue the flow ...

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