The is much to be learned from 30 years of IT consulting. I share this knowledge through IT coaching to help companies improve the way they deliver software applications. The topics covered could include:
- Mentor your internal IT manager on current trends and topics
- Application portfolio analysis and rationalization
- SDLC Process Improvement
- Establish a Center of Excellence around a specific technology or standard (such as MVC or SOA)
Some ways I do this include:
- Facilitated sessions to understand the existing environment and create roadmaps for how to implement change.
- Consensus building among your team so everyone agrees on the priorities and how to achieve them. Most importantly in this is documentation of decision criteria for future reference.
- Recommendation for cost reduction and/or application consolidation.
- Identification of opportunities to monetize existing intellectual property and assets.