The Industrial Revolution changed the world and continues its inexorable march forward. The next wave of this revolution is now impacting IT. Reminiscent of past industrial movements, we are witnessing upheavals in how the work is done. Automation, supply-chain models, and standardization are rendering the old model of IT obsolete. Learn why this new revolution will change your life and how you can thrive in this new world. Hint: Your presence at #ChefConf is an indicator that you are part of the future, not the past!
3. Data: US Department of Agriculture and Bruce L. Gardner, American Agriculture in the Twentieth Century
1929
Stock
Market
Crash
1996 = 1.0
Trend 0.4%
Multifactor Agricultural Productivity Index
Mass Disruption Drives Change
4. The latest big disruption (Economics)
China
Latin America
World
EU
UK
US
No US decline
since 1958!
Source: The World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Greece
Spain
India
5. The latest big disruption (Complexity)
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Virtualization
Cloud
BYOD
Social Media
Accelerant
Real Complexity
Manual
Ability
14. YOU ARE HERE
The evolution of trust and technology
Real Complexity
Manual
Ability
Automation
Silver Bullet
Trust Gap
Trust
Evolution
Automation Evolution
15. Will automation replace my job?
• Don’t fear automation … embrace it!
• This is the future … be a part of the future!
• History has not been kind to those who
resist the inevitability of progress!
17. The revolution is changing the people
› IT, as we’ve known it, is dead
› Many skills are diminishing
› New skills are emerging as highly desirable
› New sourcing models — not just cloud!
› Organization structure will be in constant flux
18. Hot new roles emerge
Ø Business relationship manager
Ø Automation architect
Ø Service engineer
Ø Service manager
Ø Vendor manager
Ø Process owner
20. YOU CAN $UCCEED
in an industrialized future
Ø Disruptive economics and complexity leave you no choice
Ø Instill discipline in your processes
Ø Outsource functions that make sense
Ø Automate everything possible (and practical)
Ø Adapt your skills to meet the new reality
Ø The automators (YOU) are inventing the future
Business leaders demand that your organization evolve