Many companies would love to shift budget from IT maintenance and operations to innovative IT projects. But, they struggle to identify new savings options, because recently most organizations have gone through many cost-cutting, outsourcing, and offshoring initiatives. We present a fresh perspective for such organizations — five decision areas for projects, which significantly impact later operations (“traps”). Avoiding these traps is a simple way to free up money for real innovation.

This article appeared on the InfoQ webpage on January 18th, 2020. Click here to read the article online on the InfoQ web page, or download a pdf version from my homepage here.

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