February 21, 2008

Gross Mistakes In The Designs Of IT Organizations

This is the third document in the "Organizational Design Of IT" series.

by Marc Cecere

with Alex Cullen, Tim DeGennaro

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

CIOs frequently change the structure of the IT organization to reduce costs, improve services, or increase responsiveness. Getting the organization design right is essential; the wrong design can degrade business relationships, reduce effectiveness, and damage culture. Forrester analysts have evaluated and helped redesign hundreds of IT shops. From this experience and an in-depth review of 25 organizations, we compiled 10 common organization design errors that significantly hinder the effectiveness of organizations.

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