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of companies know that IT
infrastructure is key in gaining
competitive advantage.
Your competitive
rank is directly
related to your ability
to handle workload
demands.
More than
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Increase the value of your IT unit and test
solutions that can provide business momentum.
Reposition your IT
department so it’s
viewed as a valued
service provider
to the business.

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Collaborate with Line of Business teams and
exchange opportunities discovered through
industry tools.
Develop your tech
vision with all
departments and
continually discuss
everyone’s role in
achieving it.

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Remove disconnects between the business and
IT thus gaining better coordination and return
on investment.
Take a look at how
your team is viewed
and draw up a plan for
areas of improvement.

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Enable the cross-pollination of skills between
employees from different disciplines.
Recruit and develop
tech all-stars and
promote a unit of
cross-functional skills.

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Consult all business
units and review how
competitors are using
data to build new
opportunities.
%
of organizations are
successfully collecting,
analyzing and documenting
performance measures.
Only

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Nate Dyer
Nate Dyer is a manager in
Growth Solutions Marketing, IBM
Systems & Technology Group. In
this role, he helps customers
leverage IT infrastructure to
optimize and extend their
business to capture new market
opportunities and increase
competitiveness. Connect with
Nate on Twitter: @nathan_dyer.