Sriram Narayan
VP ADVISORYWith more than 20 years of IT experience, Sriram helps clients improve the performance of their Digital, IT (build & run) and product management organizations with a focus on the "system" (systems influence behavior). He is the author ofÌý, aÌýbook thatÌýdescribes a complete tech operating model (ways of working) for digital, organizational agility.ÌýEnterprisers Project​​—a joint initiative of Harvard Business Review and the CIO Magazine​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä” the book as a must-read for CIOs in 2016. It was also Ìýin a digital leaders reading list.Ìý
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In particular, Sriram helps:
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- Redesign budgets, org-structure, etc. to move from projects to with pull-based delivery.
Implement to organize hierarchy for the digital age.
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Strategic in-sourcing advisory.
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Redesign the so-called "software-factory" to optimize for delivery cycle time instead of utilization.
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- Get the business org on-board through benefits-audits and pilot programs.
- Review chargeback mechanisms between departments and propose changes to avoid counterproductive behaviors.
- Tear down walls between departments labeled as digital, product, tech, engineering and IT.
- Reform staffing, tooling, governance, metrics, internal bureaucracy. Read why.
- Address issues arising out of , SAFe.
Earlier, he served as:
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- Director of innovation
- Member of the ºÚÁÏÃÅ technology advisory board - the group that publishes the .Ìý
- Leadership development coach
- Market-facing Product Owner