CIO In The Know – Stormy clouds ahead and the year of rightsizing

It will likely go down representing many things, but probably none as significant as rightsizing IT. Rightsizing is not a new IT term, nor a new function. As companies at still facing uncertainty with revenue, staffing and technology direction, rightsizing comes into focus. While rightsizing is an ongoing normal function in highly mature IT organizations, it bubbles up more as a project in less mature organizations. Downturns are often a catalyst for rightsizing efforts within IT organizations.