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Douglas Menefee discusses enabling a new IT organization through cloud adoption. He advocates reframing cloud strategy discussions as business leadership opportunities. Leaders must embrace their company's mission and business objectives. They should drive change through transparent conversations with stakeholders across the organization. Leaders also focus on developing new skills in their staff and letting go of outdated ways of thinking to drive innovation.

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Enabling the new IT Organization Douglas Menefee Enterprise CIO Advisor @douglobb dmenefee@amazon.com
Recovering Chief Information Officer, energetic leader, and obsessive cloud computing advocate 2013 Benefits 2005 100% on-premise 90% Cloud based Drivers: •  Agility & Continuity •  Scaling •  Mobile •  Innovation Results: 300% growth in Revenue 466% growth in Patients Served Diversified from 1 service line to 5
Amazon Web Services Enterprise CIO Advisor
Today isn’t about me or Amazon. It is about you.
Today is about reframing the “Cloud Strategy” conversation from a technology debate into a business leadership opportunity to better enable your organization.
Past •  Hardware & Software •  Custom code/ Programming •  Departmental solutions •  HelpDesk •  Closed Systems Now •  Data Center Management •  Addressing legacy code •  Data governance •  Security & Compliance •  Enterprise standards •  Mobility •  Traverses every aspect of business •  Philosophical division around cloud computing •  Outsource management 2020 •  Leadership alignment on business and culture imperatives •  Fluid business objectives •  Increased empowerment of business decision makers •  Multiple user experiences •  Hardware/processing viewed as a utility •  Business enablement with flexible enterprise standards •  Increased agility w/ shorter cycle times •  Applying technology instead of creating customization •  Disposable technology •  Massive datasets from multiple sources We know a paradigm shift is occurring:
To address this ever evolving paradigm, it is critical for all levels of IT to emerge from the shadows of our predecessors and lead a new approach to solving business challenges through innovation.
“Earth's Most Customer Centric Company” Leaders clearly understand and articulate how they directly or indirectly impact their company’s MISSION. Embrace The Mission 1
Leaders embrace and influence their company’s overarching business objectives. Business Objectives 2 •  Agility •  Flexibility •  Elasticity •  Cost Reductions •  Alignment •  Availability •  Security •  Innovation
For large enterprises, embracing the mission and being aligned with business objectives is sometimes easier said than done.
Evolution of the Enterprise
Time Agility Functionality Complexity Cost Enterprise wide cloud adoption inflection point. Leaders are leveraging the .
Build a “private” cloud Rip and replace" with AWS # 1 # 2 Many Worry That There Are Only Two Choices
On-Premises Resources Cloud Resources Integration (“Hybrid”) Corporate Data Centers The Cloud Isn’t An All-or-Nothing Choice
Leaders drive change through transparent broad reaching proactive conversations with multiple stakeholders. Drive Change 3
IT Executives IT Managers System Engineers & Developers Strategy Vision Strategy Strategy
C-suite: Leadership, vision, enterprise communications, business objectives Adjacent Departments: Collaboration with finance, HR, legal, risk, & LOB decision makers Info Security & Compliance: Proactive approval of policies and procedures. Core & LOB IT teams: Gap analysis, change management, investigation, acquire cloud experienced talent Individual member of IT: Individual exploration and embraced contribution to the vision
Prioritization Teamwork Organizational awareness Problem solving Self-awareness Proactivity Influence Decision making Learning agility Technical expertise Drive Change 3 Leaders are building the next generation of employees by focusing their staff on a diverse set of new skills.
To drive a culture of innovation, leaders realize they have to let go of the past.
Letting go of the past is the hardest part of any type of transformation. Let Go 4 Perspective Change How to deliver? Risk Tolerant When to deliver? Active Engagement Who to engage? Mission Obsessed Why to invest? Benefit of Department Operational Experience Immediate Adjacency Cross Section Solution Description Technical Design Core Competencies In the business of? Tactical Strategic Execution Individual Goals Company Results Departmental Focus Enterprise ValueCurrent State People Process Technology Envisioned State Mission focused Business Aligned Strategic Dynamic
Words to Action 5 FullIntegratedExploring Interfacing Apply business value as the primary driver to the journey. Value = Benefits - Detriments (Speed + Agility) (Risk) + (Cost)
Letting go of the past is the hardest part of any type of transformation. Embrace The Mission 1 Business Objectives 2 Drive Change 3 Let Go 4 Drive change through transparent broad reaching proactive conversations with multiple stakeholders. Embrace and influence the overarching business objectives which need to be accomplished. Clearly understand and articulate how you directly or indirectly impact the mission of your company. Words to Action 5 Apply business value as the primary driver to the journey. Reframe your “Cloud Strategy” conversation from a technology debate into a business leadership opportunity.
Contact Information Douglas Menefee Enterprise CIO Advisor @douglobb dmenefee@amazon.com 1.  How have you embraced the cloud to better align technology with your business? 2.  What have you done to drive clarity around exploring or embracing the cloud? (C-suite, IT teams, Line of Business execs) 3.  What impact, if any, has cloud adoption had on the culture of your organization?

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AWS @ Chef's DevOps Leadership Summit

  • 1. Enabling the new IT Organization Douglas Menefee Enterprise CIO Advisor @douglobb dmenefee@amazon.com
  • 2. Recovering Chief Information Officer, energetic leader, and obsessive cloud computing advocate 2013 Benefits 2005 100% on-premise 90% Cloud based Drivers: •  Agility & Continuity •  Scaling •  Mobile •  Innovation Results: 300% growth in Revenue 466% growth in Patients Served Diversified from 1 service line to 5
  • 4. Today isn’t about me or Amazon. It is about you.
  • 5. Today is about reframing the “Cloud Strategy” conversation from a technology debate into a business leadership opportunity to better enable your organization.
  • 6. Past •  Hardware & Software •  Custom code/ Programming •  Departmental solutions •  HelpDesk •  Closed Systems Now •  Data Center Management •  Addressing legacy code •  Data governance •  Security & Compliance •  Enterprise standards •  Mobility •  Traverses every aspect of business •��� Philosophical division around cloud computing •  Outsource management 2020 •  Leadership alignment on business and culture imperatives •  Fluid business objectives •  Increased empowerment of business decision makers •  Multiple user experiences •  Hardware/processing viewed as a utility •  Business enablement with flexible enterprise standards •  Increased agility w/ shorter cycle times •  Applying technology instead of creating customization •  Disposable technology •  Massive datasets from multiple sources We know a paradigm shift is occurring:
  • 7. To address this ever evolving paradigm, it is critical for all levels of IT to emerge from the shadows of our predecessors and lead a new approach to solving business challenges through innovation.
  • 8. “Earth's Most Customer Centric Company” Leaders clearly understand and articulate how they directly or indirectly impact their company’s MISSION. Embrace The Mission 1
  • 9. Leaders embrace and influence their company’s overarching business objectives. Business Objectives 2 •  Agility •  Flexibility •  Elasticity •  Cost Reductions •  Alignment •  Availability •  Security •  Innovation
  • 10. For large enterprises, embracing the mission and being aligned with business objectives is sometimes easier said than done.
  • 11. Evolution of the Enterprise
  • 13. Build a “private” cloud Rip and replace" with AWS # 1 # 2 Many Worry That There Are Only Two Choices
  • 15. Leaders drive change through transparent broad reaching proactive conversations with multiple stakeholders. Drive Change 3
  • 16. IT Executives IT Managers System Engineers & Developers Strategy Vision Strategy Strategy
  • 17. C-suite: Leadership, vision, enterprise communications, business objectives Adjacent Departments: Collaboration with finance, HR, legal, risk, & LOB decision makers Info Security & Compliance: Proactive approval of policies and procedures. Core & LOB IT teams: Gap analysis, change management, investigation, acquire cloud experienced talent Individual member of IT: Individual exploration and embraced contribution to the vision
  • 18. Prioritization Teamwork Organizational awareness Problem solving Self-awareness Proactivity Influence Decision making Learning agility Technical expertise Drive Change 3 Leaders are building the next generation of employees by focusing their staff on a diverse set of new skills.
  • 19. To drive a culture of innovation, leaders realize they have to let go of the past.
  • 20. Letting go of the past is the hardest part of any type of transformation. Let Go 4 Perspective Change How to deliver? Risk Tolerant When to deliver? Active Engagement Who to engage? Mission Obsessed Why to invest? Benefit of Department Operational Experience Immediate Adjacency Cross Section Solution Description Technical Design Core Competencies In the business of? Tactical Strategic Execution Individual Goals Company Results Departmental Focus Enterprise ValueCurrent State People Process Technology Envisioned State Mission focused Business Aligned Strategic Dynamic
  • 21. Words to Action 5 FullIntegratedExploring Interfacing Apply business value as the primary driver to the journey. Value = Benefits - Detriments (Speed + Agility) (Risk) + (Cost)
  • 22. Letting go of the past is the hardest part of any type of transformation. Embrace The Mission 1 Business Objectives 2 Drive Change 3 Let Go 4 Drive change through transparent broad reaching proactive conversations with multiple stakeholders. Embrace and influence the overarching business objectives which need to be accomplished. Clearly understand and articulate how you directly or indirectly impact the mission of your company. Words to Action 5 Apply business value as the primary driver to the journey. Reframe your “Cloud Strategy” conversation from a technology debate into a business leadership opportunity.
  • 23. Contact Information Douglas Menefee Enterprise CIO Advisor @douglobb dmenefee@amazon.com 1.  How have you embraced the cloud to better align technology with your business? 2.  What have you done to drive clarity around exploring or embracing the cloud? (C-suite, IT teams, Line of Business execs) 3.  What impact, if any, has cloud adoption had on the culture of your organization?