Manage Risk through Reuse

Cadbury plans to leverage its enterprise architecture on IT projects by reusing components across independent lines of business. ...

... "Cadbury Schweppes said the aims of the strategy were to improve the way IT delivers projects to the business, to reduce the risks associated with large roll-outs, and to enable the business to adapt more easily and quickly to change. " ...

Via ComputerWeekly: Cadbury Schweppes

Finding the Central-Local-Equilibrium for IT Services

Insights on DHL's model for balancing central services with local business needs. The role of local IT in a shared services organization model is discussed. ...

... "A key element of this is that each country has a demand manager who sets out the required level of service and type of applications that are needed and then works closely with the local IT manager to ensure that they are delivered. " ...

Via SiliconRepublic: DHL Ireland