Drive a Fit-for-Purpose IT/OT Convergence Improvement Plan for Your Utility
Assess the state of your IT/OT convergence maturity and get ready for the inevitable end state.
- Building collaboration: With the increasing integration of digital technology and the growing threat of cybersecurity risks, technology leaders are challenged to seek ways to enhance collaboration between IT and OT teams.
- Taking down silos: IT and OT teams within utilities have operated independently for decades. Both teams are resistant to change and reluctant to collaborate.
- Managing conflicting priorities: The diverse nature of technologies and the varying criticality of the supported systems in utility operations often result in conflicting priorities between teams.
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Critical Insight
Utilities leaders can assess the maturity of all aspects driving IT/OT convergence. By pinpointing specific areas for enhancing collaboration, we can leverage both rational best practices and emotional connections to develop a growth mindset and foster trust, transcending conventional silos.
Impact and Result
- By addressing all aspects of IT/OT convergence, utilities will have a better chance of a successful transformation and convergence journey to deliver organizational-aligned value.
- Use Info-Tech’s methodology to approach the conversation and identify shared organizational goals while addressing the differences.
- Leverage Info-Tech’s utility business capability map to assess the impact of IT/OT convergence on business capabilities and identify gaps and opportunities.
- Use Info-Tech's IT/OT Convergence Maturity Assessment Tool to identify areas to focus on to develop maturities.
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