Every business goes about projects in a different
way. But in e-Business there are special ways of going about it
as this is often a summery of many projects a migrations.
These are the possible models:
- Single independent projects
- Process orientated projects
- One strategy but many process teams
- One E-Business division model
- One E-Business division with consultants
Single independent projects
Each division and department will initiate and partly develop
an e-solution. Due to this strategy and coordination are not in one hand
as there is no main corporate lead.
The executive board will not be involved in any of these
projects. Therefore parallel and incompatible solutions are more
frequent than with other leadership strategies.
Process orientated projects
E-commerce or e-business is structured into different sections such as eCRM (customer
relationship management), eVAS (Value added Services), eProc (E-Procurement)
and other processes/sections. Process orientated projects are grouped
by the sections.
Therefore strategy, planning and implementation are in one hand and
interconnections are more productive. But the executives will leave
most of the management to the individual project leaders expecting
time schedules to be met.
One strategy but many process teams
A more grown up approach is to let the executives guide by personal commitment
and steering activities. These are assisted by a special team responsible
for strategy and coordination.
By this, process orientated projects are guided
by a program but are implemented and developed by the project
teams. This allows a coordinated development of solutions able
to cooperate and interact with each other.
One E-Business division model
Another possible leadership strategy is to maintain a key leadership
at executive level but to group strategy and planning in one Unit.
By this you have all teams in one division working together to
get e-business to advance as fast as possible
One E-Business division with consultants
If you advance the previous model of division led e-business you can connect
external consultants to key sections of the projects being developed
by the unit groups.
At times of unoccupied IT-Positions it can be
useful to use internal divisions as consultants as knowledge
in a corporate is quite a lot of money worth. You can even go as
far as to pass on some of the development tasks to the neighbouring
divisions.
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