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Using Strategic Workforce Planning to Empower Agile Government Program Effectiveness
Share TECH BUYER Sep 2020 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US46809120 Using Strategic Workforce Planning to Empower Agile Government Program Effectiveness By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Damon CarterAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective provides government IT executives with a framework for applying various strategic workforce planning techniques that will help their respective organizations proactively identify and successfully address critical strategic needs for the...
The Post-COVID-19 Era: Government Sourcing Strategies to Meet Rapidly Shifting Program Needs
Share TECH BUYER Jun 2020 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US46576420 The Post-COVID-19 Era: Government Sourcing Strategies to Meet Rapidly Shifting Program Needs By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Aaron PolikaitisVice President of Research, Vendor Sourcing and Management Abstract This IDC Perspective discusses the context for critical sourcing actions needed by government IT organizations to adapt to the pandemic-induced changes.
Post-COVID-19: A Recovery Guide for Government CIOs - Develop IT Strategies That Drive Enterprise Transformation
Share TECH BUYER May 2020 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US46281220 Post-COVID-19: A Recovery Guide for Government CIOs — Develop IT Strategies That Drive Enterprise Transformation By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Marc StrohleinAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective identifies the opportunity for government CIOs to develop new IT strategies aimed at supporting and enabling digital transformation in the post-COVID-19 environment and discusses in detail the elements of...
The Innovation Imperative: Strategies for Attracting and Retaining High-Value IT Talent in Government
Share TECH BUYER Mar 2020 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US46122320 The Innovation Imperative: Strategies for Attracting and Retaining High-Value IT Talent in Government By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Cora CarmodyAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective provides rationale and strategies to governments for developing a plan for IT culture transformation and discusses tactics that have worked across all industries.
Driving IT Organization Transformation to Support Changing Public Sector IT Operating Models
Share TECH BUYER Dec 2019 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US45719219 Driving IT Organization Transformation to Support Changing Public Sector IT Operating Models By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Eric BloomAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective discusses changing public sector IT operating models and provides a step-by-step approach to leading government IT transformation (ITX).
Government DX Success: Why, Where, and How to Measure Digital Transformation Service Providers
Share TECH BUYER Dec 2019 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US45646819 Government DX Success: Why, Where, and How to Measure Digital Transformation Service Providers By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Dr. Ron BabinAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective explores ways to measure the work of external digital transformation (DX) providers that offer digital products, services, and integration to government.
Public Sector IT Organizational Transformation: How Government CIOs Can Win and Keep Program Executives' Support
Share TECH BUYER Dec 2019 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US45688319 Public Sector IT Organizational Transformation: How Government CIOs Can Win and Keep Program Executives' Support By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Marc StrohleinAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective discusses the vital importance of working with program line-of-business executives on government IT organizational transformation.
Developing a Soft Skills Strategy for Government Digital Transformation
Share TECH BUYER Aug 2019 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US45449819 Developing a Soft Skills Strategy for Government Digital Transformation By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Eric BloomAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective examines the soft skills required for digital transformation (DX) in public sector organizations. The successful implementation of digital transformation projects hinges on more than just the underlying technologies.
IDC PeerScape: Practices for Leading Successful Government IT Organizational Transformation
TECH BUYER May 2019 - IDC PeerScape - Doc # US45052819 IDC PeerScape: Practices for Leading Successful Government IT Organizational Transformation By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Marc StrohleinAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC PeerScape identifies five leadership practices being employed by governments, their CIOs, and/or agencies in transforming their IT organizations while helping drive digital transformation in their enterprises.
Reimagining Public Sector IT Services Management to Run IT as a Transformative Service Business
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New Procurement and Contracting Strategies for Government Digital Transformation
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Public Sector Digital Transformation: A Road Map for Success
Abstract This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation discusses and illustrates the importance of the adoption of a digital transformation strategy for government organizations. For governments — like commercial entities — a transformation mindset must be pervasive, and transformation must be driven from the top and adopted throughout the government enterprise.
Digital Transformation Means Government Must Think Like a Business, Part 3: Executing the Vision
This IDC Perspective is the third and final in IDC's series on how to define, scope, and engage government enterprise digital transformation (DX). This document delves into creating a set of systems and a culture — where successful plans are crafted and new digitally enabled capabilities are developed — that engage all levels across the government enterprise with a focus on sustainable outcomes on the journey to an operationally competent digital government.
Digital Transformation Means Government Must Think Like a Business, Part 2: The Building Blocks
This IDC Perspective outlines the technologies, programs, and services that governments must include to execute effective enterprisewide digital transformation. The document defines digital transformation, describes the three broad types of digital organizations and the most common type found in government organizations, and lays out road maps for achieving a digital organization.
IDC PlanScape: IT Product Management Strategies for Government Digital Innovation
This IDC study identifies product management best practices and recommends how government IT organizations can transfer and apply these capabilities to innovative digital transformation (DX) service delivery teams.
Digital Transformation Means Government Must Think Like a Business
This IDC Perspective explores the importance of digital transformation (DX) in the public sector. DX enables governments and government agencies to act like and become an enterprise with a single purpose of instantly, consistently, and continually meeting citizen demands. For public sector technology executives, understanding, scoping, and planning digital transformation holistically are key to enable speed, scale, and agility for desirable government DX outcomes.
Maximizing Agile's Effectiveness in Government: A Four-Step Decision Framework
This IDC Perspective, written for government CIOs and program executives, presents a context and case for government Agile adoption and discusses popular decision criteria for selecting a Waterfall approach or an Agile approach and provides advice on how to make the best-fit decision. It presents a four-step decision framework that empowers agency technology leaders to choose a strategy that maximizes efficiency and adaptability while reducing project risk.
Leveraging Government APIs to Transform Programs and Services
This IDC Perspective introduces the use of program-enabling APIs to create new service opportunities, reach broader constituencies, and rapidly scale and enhance service capabilities. It is designed to help government CIOs and program executives understand different types of APIs, how these APIs can be used to decrease operating costs and increase program value, and what key components are needed in a strategy to leverage APIs. Program-enabling APIs can take many forms.
IDC PlanScape: Building a Business Case for a Government Cloud Transition
This IDC study discusses the many aspects of building a business case for an agency cloud transition strategy. A business case can be, in its simplest form, a simple motivation to purchase something; alternatively, it can be a thorough analysis of outcomes matched with investments over time. The strategic implication coupled with the size of the investment should dictate how deep and thorough an analysis should be.
FITARA as a Platform to Step Up Federal IT Productivity Culture
This IDC Perspective is written for U.S. federal IT executives, human resource professionals, and other senior managers involved in maximizing IT productivity, including those within the project management office (PMO), process engineering, and business architect functions. This document discusses the importance of creating an IT productivity culture to achieve operational efficiency and program performance goals and the opportunities to use FITARA as a platform for implementing it.
Agile in the U.S. Federal Government: Misconceptions, Movements, and Missteps
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Public Sector Technical Debt: A Context and Framework for Critical, Unfunded Technical Liabilities
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Facilitating the Evolving Role of the Federal Enterprise Architect
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Creating Staff Support for FITARA-Driven Digital Transformation
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Government IT Services Transformation: Leveraging Performance Management Tools with Strategic Cost Metrics
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Linking FITARA and Foundational Metrics to Drive Digital Transformation
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IDC PeerScape: Practices to Improve Public Sector Hybrid Cloud Deployment
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IDC PlanScape: Operationalizing FITARA by Communicating IT Value
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IDC PeerScape: Practices for Using Strategic Architecture to Align Public Sector Program Goals and Outcomes
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Injecting Effective Performance Metrics to Accelerate Government DevOps Success
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