Global CIO Survey 2008 - Innovator vs Operator - Capgemini

Figure 16: Impact of organisationmaturity on business strategyWhat is the strategic driver for business innovation?Enter newmarketsIncreaseprofitabilityIncreasedspeedto marketGrowthCostReduction010203040506070Average Age of Organisation8090100The maturity of the organisation has asimilar, though less direct, impact:maturity influences the businessstrategy and the market dynamics ofthe organisation. Older organisationshave a greater focus on cost reductionthan, for example, speed to market.The right role for the IT function isclearly dependent on a number ofstrategic business factors, and theright organisation, reporting line androle of suppliers will follow on fromthat. There is no single, right answer.In the following “Point of View”section, we discuss how you couldapproach defining the future role ofIT in your organisation and sometools to help identify the transitionto get there.18