In a recent conversation that I had with David Giambruno, CIO Revlon, he mentioned his ability to get the business hooked on new services and products as he actively propose new solutions to the business to leverage competitive advantage and keep the run in perfect shape. But the role as “gatekeeper of technology” to create business value can only be valid as the infrastructure runs smoothly. David has over they years shifted the focus of to use 80 % of the budget for workarounds and fire fighting the keep the lights on and 20 % to propose new solutions to the business to an opposite 80 / 20 where 80 % of the budget is used to enhance the capability of the business.

He also clearly indicated that where the logics spelled out in ITIL are excellent they are are a minimum requirement to build an effective IT Strategy to the needs of the business where the perspective has to be completed with a Design (Demand and Supply) and Build (supported by IT processed with clear KPI’s) phase to tie the strategic value piece with the operational elements of IT service delivery.

This is a breakout from Deliver Business Value with IT (the Book) that you can find as well as (Actionable Story Boards) @ https://flevy.com/seller/mpalmgre/ref=mpalmgre that is flick out the slide set on your ipad and start to share with your CIO, Executives and Board.