Relationships refer to networking among IT and business executives, executive management, and external partners, including vendors and consultants.
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Organizing Tactic |
Description |
Number of companies |
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Formal councils and cross-functional teams |
Groups of business and IT executives. |
Intensively used by most companies in our study |
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Job rotation |
Short-term assignment (30 to 180 days) of IT professionals into different IT, business, functional, or geographical areas |
Common practice in most firms in our study |
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Alliance management teams |
Team of business and IT executives responsible for coordinating with external partners |
Used in a few firms in our study |
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Informal one-on-one relationships |
Informal networking among IT and business executives |
Common practice in most firms in our study |
