How to Implement IT Change in a Change-Averse World

We live in a fast-paced world. The speed of day-to-day life often outstrips our ability to keep pace. And so we must rely on our smartphones, on our email accounts, and on electronic brains (our computer processors) to keep pace for us.

Because we use technology as a means to increase our pace and productivity, it simply stands to reason that newer, better technologies will allow for better, faster business.

But what happens when your business fails to adopt the newer, more powerful technologies? Imagine a world in which everyone wears jetpacks. Everyone that is, except for Michael. While all of his friends are flying high in the sky, moving from place to place with ease, Michael spends his days on foot, walking slowly from place to place.

If you were to ask Michael why he doesn't use a jetpack, he might offer one of several explanations. He might say that he's not sure how jetpacks work-that the difficulties involved in learning their operation outweigh their benefits. He might say that he simply prefers walking, or that walking slowly gives him time to think about things. He might say that jetpacks are inherently dangerous (and he probably wouldn't be wrong about that, by the way!).

Michael is like a company that fails to adapt (to adopt new technologies). While he continues to move at a relatively slow pace, everyone around him is able to benefit from the advantages that using jetpacks (or better, newer technologies) offer. Instead of spending their days walking from place to place, they spend their time doing things that improve their lives, such as socializing, working, and creating. Since Michael spends the majority of his time walking, he doesn't have as much time as everyone else for these important pursuits.

The moral of the story is that businesses who don't stay on top of bettering their IT presence ultimately suffer. And they suffer as a direct result of the fact that everyone else is adopting newer technologies before they do. Imagine a business that refused to adopt basic desktop computers, instead relying on rolodexes and typewriters. Absurd!

But while such a notion seems silly, there are many businesses today who are struggling because they aren't using cutting edge IT technologies. In fact, you may have noticed that your business has failed to adapt to the changing landscape. Maybe they don't use cloud systems for email. Maybe they don't leverage social media presence. Maybe they don't use the internet at all. (Gasp!)

So what can you do?

Well, implementing change can be difficult, especially if you're not the boss. Business hierarchies can be difficult to navigate, especially when what you're putting forward is likely to be controversial and even frightening. People don't like change.

You should start by speaking to the person in your organization who is in charge of making changes to the IT structure. He or she will likely ask for a detailed report of how IT improvements can enable better business.

That's where we come in. We can give presentations, provide information, and otherwise convince managers of the viability and importance of newer IT technologies. We can analyse your business to better tailor our IT services.
And then we make the changes.
And business will never be the same.
Please visit itinmind.ca for more information.

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