{"id":6615,"date":"2013-08-05T09:15:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T14:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6615"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:57:00","slug":"is-enterprise-software-slowing-down-your-it-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/is-enterprise-software-slowing-down-your-it-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Is enterprise software slowing down your IT department?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/SaveTime.jpg\" alt=\"Save Time\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-728\" \/>Every year, CIO.com honors the top 100 CIOs who drive innovation and business value within their companies. The theme among <span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">this year\u2019s winners<\/span>: Speed. CIOs that use IT to improve overall business speed. <\/p>\n<p>I believe this is the future of IT departments. IT can no longer afford to make the business wait for solutions. If the business views IT as an impediment to progress, they\u2019ll find another way. Rather, the modern-day IT department must make the entire business operate more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I realize that many CIOs and IT professionals recognize this fact&#8230;but feel it\u2019s out of reach. Why? While the reasons vary, the most common reason is this: Their company is locked to outdated enterprise software. Adding new features to their enterprise software is anything but fast. Delivering new solutions that work with their enterprise applications is anything but easy. <\/p>\n<p>How can IT departments in these companies drive innovation and speed up the company when they\u2019re locked to outdated enterprise software? <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one solution: Build web applications over the outdated enterprise software. It\u2019s not about adding another piece of software to the mix, <strong>it\u2019s about integrating open standards and new features with the technology the business already uses.<\/strong> It&#8217;s about <strong>making your existing software better.<\/strong) To learn more, this video explains the concept in more detail:\n\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/FtxGUKTaLn8?rel=0\n\n<a name=\"20130802\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, CIO.com honors the top 100 CIOs who drive innovation and business value within their companies. The theme among this year\u2019s winners: Speed. CIOs that use IT to improve overall business speed. I believe this is the future of IT departments. IT can no longer afford to make the business wait for solutions. If &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/is-enterprise-software-slowing-down-your-it-department\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is enterprise software slowing down your IT department?<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Is enterprise software slowing down your IT department? - mrc&#039;s Cup of Joe Blog","description":"Every year, CIO.com honors the top 100 CIOs who drive innovation and business value within their companies. 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