centralisation in comment and analysis
Centralised or decentralised IT?
Comment From studying several leading-edge companies and helping dozens of others improve their IT organisations, the answer is a structure that captures the benefits of both centralisation and decentralisation but does not force management to choose one... [09 Apr 2008]
Brampton Factor: NHS IT - can this project be saved?
Comment With ever increasing centralisation, data becomes the property of faceless bureaucrats. Martin Brampton tallies up the organisational and financial missteps that have put the NHS IT overhaul in dire straights - and surveys what solutions could be... [19 Sep 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Another management gaffe
Comment Over the past 40 years I have witnessed and been subjected to many management revolutions that have seen cycles of centralisation and decentralisation. Remember all those workshops about empowering staff, unleashing their every talent? [19 Mar 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Scales of grey
Comment If, however, the consultants discover the company is fully distributed, they will immediately propose centralisation as the answer. BT's R&D operations were streamlined under silicon.com columnist Peter Cochrane's stewardship. [03 Oct 2002]
NHS goes big on IT
Comment In the face of increasing centralisation, one GP and IT specialist pointed out to silicon.com that most examples of NHS IT success have been run at a local level. Wanless and others will argue centralisation ensures quality of service and systems... [18 Apr 2002]
The Bloor Perpsective: Shell goes ASP, Compaq faces services challenge, passwords for the people
Comment In essence, the gains come through increased consolidation and centralisation of IT. But, in business circles, centralisation is a highly political and often dirty word. Shell is a clever company, one that has generally had a good reputation for... [23 Jul 2001]
Show me the money: the ASP conundrum
Comment In the survey, respondents said that centralisation would be the key factor in persuading them to use the 'apps on tap' model (29 per cent). Centralisation and flexibility are somewhat nebulous concepts, and not sufficiently compelling to instigate... [27 Jun 2000]
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