Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management

In this episode of The Calculus of IT, Nate McBride and Mike Crispin focus on the critical but often overlooked topic of building resilience in IT through independence and effective change management.  It's a bigger deal than you may think.

From avoiding vendor lock-in to creating modular architectures, we explore how IT leaders can maintain autonomy in a world where every vendor promises to be your "partner" but secretly tightens the chains. We discuss:

• The Three "Independence" Components of Resilience:
  • Technical independence: architecting systems for adaptability.
  • Knowledge independence: documenting institutional knowledge and breaking silos.
  • Vendor independence: maintaining leverage and planning exits from day one.
• Effective Change Management:
  • How to assess change capacity and avoid change fatigue.
  • Creating a change memory for continuous improvement.
  • The critical role of decision rights during transitions.

We also share war stories, practical frameworks, and actionable steps to build an IT organization that thrives on disruption and adapts on its own terms. Plus, hear about the tools and strategies we swear by, including a shoutout to Obsidian as a game-changing knowledge management platform.  Also, the plot thickens on the Phil Collins/Beatles conspiracy...

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