Resources and Budget – The availability of tools, people and budget will frame the scope of your planning. Do you have the needed access to administration and are they behind your efforts? Do you get opportunities to chat or be in senior administration meetings about planning? When you are in these meetings do feel as though […]
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Step Two – Team and Talent
Team and Talent: The makeup of the group you are working with will impact your ability to reach a goal. Knowing what you have and what they can do will help you define the strategic focus for your plan. It will also prepare you to make progress once that plan is in place. If you […]
Step Two – Look at Now
Step Two is Looking at Now What is the current state of tech at your district? You need to review what is in place now. We will look at five areas to see what you have going at this time. Team Talent Resources Budget Overarching Strategic Plans/Focuses If you have not done a review in […]
Step One – Looking at the Past
Step One of Strategic Planning is Looking at the Past. A quick or long look back will help frame the whole process. By getting a proper perspective on what has happened before, we may be able to either repeat the successes, build on them or avoid the failures of those that came before us. You […]
The Basic Steps
Strategic Planning does not have to be a long arduous task. There are many book written and much ink spilled on the grand sweeping efforts. I think there is much to be gained from reading and diving into these processes. I have been involved with extensive planning efforts, retreat weekends, research and study and so […]
Why You Need Strategic Planning
What would you see as the impact of operating without an IT Strategic Plan? If there is not much impact, then why bother with the whole effort? Let’s look at what your processes and progress might look like without a Strategic Plan in place. Without a Strategic Plan… Your budgets are difficult to get approved You […]
New Year’s Questilutions
I am not the kind who really makes New Year resolutions, but I am the kind that asks myself a lot of questions. So I made up a word for it. “Questilutions” (pronounced kwes-che-lew-shens). This is the process I go through to get myself moving into the new year. The questions focus my thinking about what […]
Leveraging your Strengths
Tech Leader – Leveraging your Strength Tech Leaders work from a blend of strong talents that make up their strength profile. This profile includes many different traits, some more prominent that others. If your leadership profile were a bulleted list, each Profile Point can propel you forward at differing rates. By working within your strongest suit, […]
Vendor Tips for Cold Calling
Hey Vendors… ever feel like you are talking to the wind? Making calls that get you nowhere? Finding people on the other end of the line that will not entertain your desire for a discussion? I have worked from the sales side of technology and making “Cold Calls” was part of my job. They are […]
Taking Vendor Cold Calls
If you are like me, you get vendor calls all the time. Some are expected, but many are not. I want to focus on the ones that are not expected. The term “Cold Call” has been used to define these. My phone just rings and someone is on the line trying to connect me with […]