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1. Driving IT Innovation & BusinessGrowth by Acura Consulting!
Currently IT organization works and manage very complex environment. They are
expected to be highly efficient and create game changing innovation which create
immense amount of pressure. And unfortunately, these two challenges are
completely contradictory to one another. The first one needs rigidity, order and
regularity to create high performance and consistent environments. And the second
one needs creativity, insights and the freedom to discover so that we can produce
meaningful innovation. So as per Acura Consulting, for an IT leader it’s a challenge
to create a suitable environment where these innovations can be implemented on a
repeatable basis.
Thus an organization has to face two types of challenges the first one being
designing the projects in right way and the other being system thinking- relating
how one system influences the other. In designing the projects an IT leader first
need to understand the clients demands because they might not know what they
want, their requirements may based upon their experiences , rather than
technological aspects. The basic rule behind designing is to create a synchronization
between function and form in which the product, the user of that product and the
environment in which it is being used have come together to create a positive,
enjoyable and effective experience. At its best, design mixes both creative and
analytical approaches to create the best possible product. And as per Peter Senge
“The Fifth Discipline” in order to be effectual and proficient, we cannot look at
things in separation, but must see everything as part of a highly interrelated system.
Only by understanding all aspects of the system and the impacts of changes on one
part of the system to its other parts could we effectively manage and improve the
delivery of any product or service .

2. How to get started on your innovation journey First and foremost, companies need
to understand how to organize themselves around innovation and how to get the
best results from innovation. Companies must first consider their strategic
imperatives, and how they can make a holistic transformation through people,
process and structure.
The next step is to identify the technologies that are best-suited to their unique
circumstances. Companies should work to improve enterprise productivity by
reducing complexity and then drive a more agile IT environment that is an enabler
for business growth, through the use of emerging technologies such as the four
we’ve mentioned here.
 Use social networks to communicate and collaborate with employees as well as
customers and business partners to co-create and generate ideas for new products
and service.
 Enable a mobile workforce that can collaborate anytime from anywhere.
 Leverage analytics to derive value from connected data and get a 360-degree view
of your information.
 Utilize cloud technologies to optimize your IT, transform your business processes,
accelerate the creation of innovative products and services, and co-create with your
community.
Finally, companies need to consider how they would be able to measure the overall
business value and impact – and how they would create and sustain appropriate
executive commitment and organizational incentives to execute the innovation
program successfully..