3 Ways IT Leaders Can Break Free From Outdated Software
The Enterprisers Project, The Enterprisers Project
Is your organization hindered by outdated, incrementally developed software? Check out this advice to break the cycle and move forward
In his book, The Innovator's Dilemma, author Clayton Christensen writes that big companies fail to innovate not because of a lack of resources but because the processes and values that helped them scale are not designed for disruptive innovation.
Lately, I've been noticing a trend I call "the implementer's dilemma," which follows similar logic to explain why leading companies find themselves woefully stuck in outdated implementations of their software. Like the innovator's dilemma, the implementer's dilemma is a product of how enterprises function: Enterprises tend to approach software implementation with how to fix today's problems, not weighing the future needs of the business.