Balancing Speed & Agility with Security & Governance

Rajiv RenganathanIT Director, East AsiaSchneider Electric

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Conversation with a senior business executive…

Hmmm…Urgent, Do you have an Excel macro

specialist in your team9:02 AM

Could we meet to understand what are you want to achieve, we can look at

possible solutions 9:15 AM

Ok, Lets meet & we can explain the small & urgent application we need

9:20 AM

Fast

Flexible

Innovative

Agile

Secure

Compliant

Reliable

Stable

The Marriage?

“Flying Developers” - Identify a SWAT Team

HIGH AVAILABILITY: Dispatched on request in a short notice to the desk of senior business executives

SINGLE GOAL: Tactical solution rapidly in hours, not days! Speed is the essence

SKILLS & ATTITUDE: Empowered & Trained to look at the business need as an opportunity to create value

Framework: Rules of the game SCOPE:

Define the Do's & Don'ts, what is in scope & what is not Changes to ERP in a strict: NO | Consuming ERP data for insights: YES

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: Master of company's IT landscape & enterprise architecture Well-versed with company's IT security policies Good analytical & communication skills

RESOURCES: Instant access to IT infrastructure & basic software licenses

CAUTION!Bullet-proof the model with strong post-action follow up:1. Document 2. Record in the IT landscape/application repository3. Establish support model 4. Initiate IT demand process5. Review architecture and design6. Measure consistently: Business value, Adoption7. Manage the risks of waning interest (No hesitation to

kill)8. Re-design/architect the application for scale &

reliability

With Great

Power Comes Great

Responsibility

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