http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092706-yourtake-indiana.html?page=1
Q&A: How Indiana cleaned up its big IT mess
CTO says: “The vendors were running wild.”
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World, 09/27/06
In 18 months, the state of Indiana has gone from disarray to discipline in its IT infrastructure. Brought in by Governor Mitch Daniels, an experienced IT management team has cut 230 jobs, consolidated hardware and services, renegotiated contracts and saved the state $25 million in annual costs. Network World Senior Editor Carolyn Duffy Marsan interviewed Gerry Weaver, CTO of Indiana’s Office of Technology, about how he pulled off this remarkable turnaround.
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What were the biggest challenges you faced in terms of changing the way Indiana acquires and manages its IT infrastructure?
Getting all the other agencies to understand what was going to happen. We had a few hard meetings with agency IT directors. There were a couple that didn’t buy into our plan and, quite frankly, they’re gone.
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It would seem that when change happens, it’s in one’s own best interest to get on board with the new guy’s program. It’s either that or be “roadkill” in front of the steam roller. Or, be a displaced outplaced outsourced “turkey” down at the “turkey farm” protesting you was robbed, misunderstood, or misappraised. As we used to tell new turkeys arriving a the Delta Beta Mu turkey farm, “you’re here. that prima facie evidence that you’re here for a reason.”.
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