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Corporate Politics in IT Business Partnering
Putting the Relationship into Business Relationship Management
Think of the term ‘Corporate politics’ and it may be that negativity dominates your thoughts. People trying to score points, secrecy and subterfuge, and departments competing against each other may be some of the examples you would quote. Work in a large organisation as an IT Business Partner and you’ll probably feel you could write a book on these issues alone! By Robina Chatham Corporate politics is about ways of handling difference, which can also be achieved through positive means…
Emerging Technology and the Insurance Industry
Thoughts and discussion from Instech2020
In December 2016, Jon Baxter was one of the panel of thought leaders at Instech2020, a conference for top insurance companies, Instechs, and innovators to explore the impact of emerging technology on the insurance industry. It was a fantastic meet up with a wide range of knowledge and expertise shared. At Instech2020, thought leaders were asked their opinions on a range of topics including disruption, the future of insurance brokers, and how change can happen. You can watch Jon’s answers…
Opportunities in IT Capability
Results and findings from our 2016 IT Business Partner Survey
Our UK IT Business Partner Survey has highlighted a weak area in IT Capability – Ensure Benefits Delivery. The term Ensure Benefits Delivery is taken from the COBIT 5 capability model that we use in our diagnostic.. After surveying 63 IT Business Partners on ten capabilities that are most heavily impacted by the role of IT Business Partner, we found that there was some variance on how each of the IT capabilities were effective in organisations. Strengths in IT Capability…
