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of companies know that IT infrastructure is key in gaining competitive advantage.

Your competitive rank is directly related to your ability to handle workload demands.

More than

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Increase the value of your IT unit and test solutions that can provide business momentum.

Reposition your IT department so it’s viewed as a valued service provider to the business.

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Collaborate with Line of Business teams and exchange opportunities discovered through industry tools. Develop your tech vision with all departments and continually discuss everyone’s role in achieving it.

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Remove disconnects between the business and IT thus gaining better coordination and return on investment. Take a look at how your team is viewed and draw up a plan for areas of improvement.

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Enable the cross-pollination of skills between employees from different disciplines. Recruit and develop tech all-stars and promote a unit of cross-functional skills.

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Consult all business units and review how competitors are using data to build new opportunities.

% of organizations are successfully collecting, analyzing and documenting performance measures.

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Based on the original post by Nate Dyer Nate Dyer is a manager in Growth Solutions Marketing, IBM Systems & Technology Group. In this role, he helps customers leverage IT infrastructure to optimize and extend their business to capture new market opportunities and increase competitiveness. Connect with Nate on Twitter: @nathan_dyer.