Agility, Innovation and Building Business Value

July 2007
By Bruce Copeland
For the NZ CIO Conference

First, what is the argument or mandate for valuing and emphasising Agility and Innovation and this move to flexibility and change? I think it is summarised nicely in this simple truth:

Systems built to change are much more valuable than systems built to last.

Despite the obvious irony, a System built to change in today’s world is going to last longer than a system simply built to last? What is driving this need for Agility? Is it real or imagined? Is it the latest way that technology suppliers and consultants are using to help drive sales of their products and services?

Although Sandfield is described as a middle tier IT Company in Auckland, we are just whitebait by world standards. We have built our business on valuing agility and our ability to respond quickly to changing requirements. However, what are the big hitters saying? What is their International perspective? Download whole article >