Multi-Speed IT Capability
Rob England@theitskeptic
Multi-Speed IT
• Designing lifecycles• Standard and bespoke• Cultural change
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Two-speed IT
• Bi-modal• Digital and industrial• Agile and waterfall• Nimble and conservative• Three speed
– System of innovation– System of differentiation– System of record
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Multi-Speed IT
Nimble
Conservative
System of Innovation
System of Differentiation
System of record
Multi-SpeedSpectrum
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Designing lifecycles
Liberation
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Project dev App support
Ops
Waterfall
dev
prod
time change
prod
Ops
Agile
dev
prod
time change
Team
DevOps
Run
dev
prod
time deploy
Build
Build
1
Run
dev
prod
time deploy
3
Service desk
Infrastructure
Service desk
4
Service deskInfrastructure
App support
Ops
change
The moral of the story
App support
Ops
change
The other moral of the story
Multi-Speed IT
• A spectrum• A lifecycle of lifecycles• Lifecycles to fit the
needs of the business
Standard and bespoke
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Creating lifecycles
• Standard lifecycles• Bespoke to meet special
requirements• Lifecycle experts: “case
workers”
Cultural change
• Trust and empowerment• The operating model• Governance, risk, and the enterprise
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Multi-Speed IT
• Spectrum of speeds• Customise• Empower
Multi-Speed IT CapabilityRob England
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