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	March 12, 2004 Strategic Functions Within A Federated IT Organization by Marc Cecere with Adam Brown	Average: 9  (5 ratings)

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Executive Summary

The federated IT structure was designed to reduce the costs of IT, while remaining responsive to business needs. To do this, several strategic functions that are common to a centralized IT shop must be implemented differently within federated IT organizations. Planning and architecture, for example, at times must use a facilitative approach and encourage the business units and lines of business to recommend and agree to standards. At other times, they will need to force decisions without reaching consensus. Other groups such as vendor management and the project office must take a harder line. The project office must track the progress of all enterprise projects and those past a certain size. Similarly the vendor management function must at a minimum be aware of all significant contracts and, in many cases, manage those vendors that the enterprise feels are strategic.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Shared Accountability Within Federated IT
• Strategic Functions Within Federated IT
• Architecture
• Planning
• Program Office/Project Office
• Relationship Management
• Technology Research
• Vendor Management

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Making Federated IT efficient and responsive
• Related Research Documents

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