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  • Blog Post: Simple Enterprise Strategy

    One of the challenges my General Manager put on my plate, was to tell a simple story, as simply as possible, about the essence of doing Enterprise Strategy.  Here is what I ended up with: The way I told the story is … We use scenarios to scope meaningful chunks of change (vs. boil the ocean) Big...
    on22 May 2013

  • Blog Post: The Operating Model as Company Vision

    The operating model is the level of business process integration and business process standardization for delivering goods and services.  The operating model is one of the three keys to building a strong foundation for execution (The three keys are: operating model, enterprise architecture, and...
    on5 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Diversification, Coordination, Replication, and Unification

    Your operating model is determined by your choices around how you handle integration and standardization for your business processes.  Your choices around your operating model can dramatically influence and impact your ability to compete in the market.   A clear operating model decision...
    on24 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Architecture Linkage, Business Linkage, and Alignment Linkage

    Your company's foundation for execution will make or break your survival in the market for the long haul.  How can you incrementally build and shape the foundation, while executing projects?  How do you connect and align IT with your business vision, while shaping your foundation for execution...
    on23 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: How To Build a Foundation for Execution

    A strong foundation for execution for your company includes an operating model, an enterprise architecture, and an IT engagement model. If your company builds a strong foundation for execution, you can experience higher profitability, faster time to market, and lower IT costs. In the book, Enterprise...
    on22 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: How To Turn IT into an Asset Rather than a Liability

    Why do some companies survive and thrive in the face of global competition?  What do some companies do differently so they are growing and making money, having more productive employees, getting more from their investments, and having more success with their strategic initiatives? They digitize...
    on17 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Outsourcing with Skill: Three Types of Outsourcing Relationships

    While reading the book, Enterprise Architecture as Strategy , by Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson, I came across their section on outsourcing. I wish I had their frame for looking at outsourcing models long ago.   On the Microsoft patterns & practices team, we regularly...
    on12 Apr 2012

  • Blog Post: Connecting Business and IT

    This is a mental model we often use when connecting business and IT. The big idea is that IT exposes it’s functionality as “services” to the business.   When speaking to the business, we can talk about business capabilities.  When talking to IT, we can talk to the IT capabilities.  ...
    on5 Jan 2012

  • Blog Post: IT Drivers for the Cloud

    While putting together lessons learned from our Cloud-related Enterprise Strategy engagements, we consolidated a set of recurring IT drivers. The improvement of IT services and operations can deliver benefits such as improved service levels and cost savings. The Cloud offers numerous routes to IT optimization...
    on20 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: IT Scenarios for the Cloud

    “I think it is one of the foundations of the next generation of computing." -- Tim O'Reilly While putting together lessons learned from our Cloud-related Enterprise Strategy engagements, we consolidated a set of recurring IT scenarios and themes.  You may find these useful if you are thinking...
    on19 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Business Scenarios for the Cloud

    While putting together lessons learned from our Enterprise Strategy cloud engagements, we consolidated a set of recurring business scenarios and themes.  You may find these useful if you are thinking about cloud opportunities from a business perspective, and are looking for some common patterns...
    on15 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Create New Revenue Streams from Existing Capabilities

    While putting together business scenarios for the cloud , one of the scenarios that came up is “create new revenue streams from existing capabilities.”  The business opportunity, solution, and benefits are summarized as follows: Opportunity Monetize business capabilities as a revenue generator....
    on13 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Achieve Cost-Effective Business Continuity

    While putting together business scenarios for the cloud, one of the scenarios that came up is “achieve cost-effective business continuity.”  The business opportunity, solution, and benefits are summarized as follows: Opportunity Business continuity risk can be transferred to vendors by leveraging...
    on12 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Higher Profitability, Faster Time to Market, and More Value from their IT

    I’m an avid collector of proven practices for execution and getting results.  Execution is your best friend, among changing times and evolving landscapes, especially when you combine your execution with effective strategy. One of the key practices for successful companies is digitizing their core...
    on6 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Why Some Companies Execute Better

    Execution is king.  That’s what one of my most seasoned mentors taught me, early on at Microsoft. I’m always on the hunt for principles, patterns, and practices that improve execution, whether at the individual, team, or organization level.  Since I’ve joined the Microsoft Enterprise Strategy...
    on6 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: If You Can Differentiate, You Have a Competitive Monopoly

    In the article, The Strategy Accelerator , Alfred Griffioen shares his thoughts on competitive monopoly and how the only way outperform your competitors is through differentiation. Griffioen writes: “The question "how to be successful in the market" is among the most relevant for business economics...
    on14 Jul 2011

  • Blog Post: Brand is the Ultimate Differentiator

    One town that all roads seem to lead to, is that … brand is the ultimate differentiator. It’s a reflection of the perception of perceived value, the emotional benefits, the intangibles and the culture and the values that the brand stands for.  In fact, a good way to test your brand is to figure...
    on14 Jul 2011

  • Blog Post: The Four Gears of Competitive Advantage

    In the article, The Strategy Accelerator , Alfred Griffioen shares four gears for differentiation and competitive advantage: First gear - No unique product and low customer relevance. Second gear - High customer relevance but no unique product. Third gear - A unique product but low customer relevance...
    on14 Jul 2011

  • Blog Post: Models for Competitive Advantage

    In the article, The Strategy Accelerator , Alfred Griffioen identifies three models that have been used for strategic competitive differentiation: Porter's Model on Product differentiation, cost leadership, and focus strategy Treacy and Wiersema 's model on product leadership, operational excellence...
    on14 Jul 2011

  • Blog Post: Focus on One of Three Value Disciplines for Competitive Success

    In their Value Disciplines Model, Treacy and Wiersema suggest that a business should focus on one of three value disciplines for success: Operational excellence Product leadership Customer intimacy This re-enforces the idea by John Hagel and Marc Singer to split businesses into three core types (infrastructure...
    on14 Jul 2011

  • Blog Post: Unbundle Your Business for Business Agility

    Since joining the Enterprise Strategy Team at Microsoft , I’ve had to shift gears and focus more on business, business architecture, and strategy patterns.  Luckily, there’s no shortage of material on business design.  The trick is finding the useful nuggets of insight and action.  Here...
    on14 Jul 2011

  • Blog Post: What Am I Doing on the Microsoft Enterprise Strategy Team

    Some folks have asked me how is my new role on the Microsoft Enterprise Strategy team different from my old role on the patterns & practices team.  The short answer is … focus and scope of impact. Here are some additional quick thoughts … It’s a shift from a breadth focus of thousands/millions...
    on10 Apr 2011
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