Rethinking the IT Organization in a Post-COVID World - InformationWeek

As companies continue to navigate the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a range of market developments and business adaptations that impact the IT organization's future. We have seen a new push to consolidate the IT labor portfolio to drive cost synergies. Companies are looking to quickly adopt AI and automation tools to accelerate the speed of delivery and enable innovation. Clearly, IT organizations must move quickly to succeed in this new paradigm. Here are a few strategies to address these developments and pivot from survival to success, where IT organizations must take immediate, aggressive steps to adapt to the faster business and IT environment.We recommend short-term prescriptive actions related to the IT organization across these dimensions: Baselining current operations can help determine how to redeploy underutilized resources or restructure teams to support strained areas and newly reprioritized strategic initiatives.