The need has never been greater for strategically leveraging technology across the organization.

Many strategies exist in pursuit of the "perfect" IT solution, especially when it can enhance or improve a business opportunity. Invariably, these techniques can lead to a potpourri of solutions supporting interconnected processes, causing redundancies, complexity or unclear best practices. As an IT professional, establishing a robust technology strategy and governance plan that enables you to manage and control both the approach and outcome are essential in delivering technological excellence.

When Everyone is a Champion of Technology, the Organization Wins

A result of having spent more than a decade in leadership roles, managing and overseeing IT delivery, the significant difference becomes apparent when you can drive technology progress holistically. The best approach is one that encourages structure, agreement and feedback from various business units, with participation from all levels of the organization - inclusive of the front line employee to the C-suite executive. A holistic approach can also deliver strategic outcomes to proactively build, support and manage technology. It enables you, the IT professional, to successfully propel your enterprise level undertakings towards technology's fundamental goal: enhancement of the organization's overall business value.

In previous roles as a technology leader for Harland Financial Solutions (now D+H) and MPI Research, looking forward and planning for new opportunities was always a priority. That same forward-thinking philosophy applies to the team here at Advia. Why not learn from or build upon the ideas of others? Being an astute IT professional, look to the best practices and insights from other industries and leverage those strengths within your operations. From strategic planning to quality and compliance, credit union technology can benefit from the framework and methodology insights of many, including the medical, governmental and automotive industries.