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HOWTOSELLYOURITSTRATEGY?
DON’TBORETHEBOARD!
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COMMUNICATIONBREAKDOWN
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Alltoooften,whenanITprotriestoexplainthe
needforchangeandinvestment–eventoa
prowhohasmadeittodirectorandhasaseat
ontheboard–communicationissuesarise.
COMMUNICATIONBREAKDOWN
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Alltoooften,whenanITprotriestoexplainthe
needforchangeandinvestment–eventoa
prowhohasmadeittodirectorandhasaseat
ontheboard–communicationissuesarise.
Ifyournormalmodeofspeechis‘HighGeek’,
trytranslatingoneofyourmosttechnical
whitepapersintoeverydayEnglish.
COMMUNICATIONBREAKDOWN
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IFYOUFINDYOURSELFTALKING
TOTHEBOARDLIKETHIS...
API
RAIDCLOUD
CLUSTER
ENCODING
LIBRARY
PUPPET
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...YOU’REHIGHLYUNLIKELYTOGETTHIS
BUDGET BUY-IN
APPROVALAUTHORISATION
ENDORSEMENT
FUNDING
CAPITAL
SUPPORT
GREENLIGHT
CONSENSUS
ADVOCACYINVESTMENT
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Turnyourtechspeakintobusinessspeak.Longpresentations
onsubjectsoutsideyouraudience’scorecompetencearea
wasteofeveryone’stime.
STEPOUTOFYOUR
TECHNOLOGICALMINDSET
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Turnyourtechspeakintobusinessspeak.Longpresentations
onsubjectsoutsideyouraudience’scorecompetencearea
wasteofeveryone’stime.
STEPOUTOFYOUR
TECHNOLOGICALMINDSET
Don’tgoonandonwithtoomuchdetailabouthowthetechnologyworks.Focusonthebusiness
caseforyourstrategy.Honeitdowntothreesimpleconcepts…
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1.FOCUSONTHE
PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY
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1.FOCUSONTHE
PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY
•	 Whatistheissueyou’veidentified?
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1.FOCUSONTHE
PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY
•	 Whatistheissueyou’veidentified?
•	 Howdoesitmanifestitself?
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1.FOCUSONTHE
PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY
•	 Whatistheissueyou’veidentified?
•	 Howdoesitmanifestitself?
•	 Whyisitimportant?
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1.FOCUSONTHE
PROBLEM/OPPORTUNITY
•	 Whatistheissueyou’veidentified?
•	 Howdoesitmanifestitself?
•	 Whyisitimportant?
•	 Whatwillhappenifwedonothingaboutit?
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2.DELIVERTHESTRATEGY
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2.DELIVERTHESTRATEGY
•	 Briefsummaryofwhatsuccesslookslike
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2.DELIVERTHESTRATEGY
•	 Briefsummaryofwhatsuccesslookslike
•	 Ahighlevelandsimpledescriptionofwhat
technical,proceduralandorganisational
changesarenecessarytoachieve
thestrategicgoals
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2.DELIVERTHESTRATEGY
•	 Briefsummaryofwhatsuccesslookslike
•	 Ahighlevelandsimpledescriptionofwhat
technical,proceduralandorganisational
changesarenecessarytoachieve
thestrategicgoals
•	 Reasons(ineverydayEnglish)foryourroadmap
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3.FINISHWITHCOSTSANDBENEFITS
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3.FINISHWITHCOSTSANDBENEFITS
•	 Accuratelyarticulatethecostofyourstrategytiedtoastrongbusinesscase
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3.FINISHWITHCOSTSANDBENEFITS
•	 Accuratelyarticulatethecostofyourstrategytiedtoastrongbusinesscase
•	 Howwillthestrategyenablethebusinessasa
wholetogeneratemoreincome?
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3.FINISHWITHCOSTSANDBENEFITS
•	 Accuratelyarticulatethecostofyourstrategytiedtoastrongbusinesscase
•	 Howwillthestrategyenablethebusinessasa
wholetogeneratemoreincome?
•	 Howlongbeforetheorganisation
seesROI?
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BEBRIEF,BUTBEPREPARED
Iftheboardlikesthebare-bones
ofyourproposal,they’llcomeback
formoredetail.Makesureyouhave
allthefigures,quotes,projections
tohandsoyouaren’ttrippedupby
anyquestionsthatarise.
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NEXTSTEPS…
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Thedifferencebetweenstrategyandsuccessfulimplementationisthe
detail.Inimplementingamajorchangetoanorganisation’sITstrategy,
therewillbealotofdetailtoconsider.
NEXTSTEPS…
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Thedifferencebetweenstrategyandsuccessfulimplementationisthe
detail.Inimplementingamajorchangetoanorganisation’sITstrategy,
therewillbealotofdetailtoconsider.
Thetrickisknowingwhentousethisdetailandhowtoexplainit.Afterall,
alotofpeoplehavetheirownagendas,interests,andcareerstoconsider.
NEXTSTEPS…
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TAKEAWAYS
•	 Before you present your next big IT initiative to the board, put yourself in their shoes.
What do they need to hear?
•	 Review how you can make tech talk accessible and appealing to non-technical colleagues.
•	 Keep your presentations short and sweet.
•	 Focus on the business case for your IT strategy.
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BUSINESSATTHECENTREOFYOURITSTRATEGY
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