{"id":1499,"date":"2016-04-04T19:01:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T19:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2016-09-22T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T18:00:11","slug":"overcome-enterprise-architecture-challenges-dr-collin-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/overcome-enterprise-architecture-challenges-dr-collin-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing the Right Things, the Right Way -With Expert Dr. Collin Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The esteemed host of our <a title=\"Ask the Expert: Colin Scott\" href=https:\/\/www.planview.com\/ target=\"_blank\">Ask the Expert Series, Colin Scott<\/a> is a financial services technology executive with more than 25 years as a leader in the industry. Colin has worked with number of enterprise-wide development projects focused on improving the responsiveness of IT to the needs of their business partners &#8212; ultimately maximizing IT value.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you work in a complex IT environment, you face a unique set of challenges when it comes to IT\u2019s role in the business. In \u201c<a title=\"On Demand Webcast: Ask The Expert #1\" href=\"https:\/\/go.planview.com\/ask-the-expert-1-colin-scott-2016-wc\/?tactic=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Ask the Expert #1<\/a> \u201d, Colin Scott discusses how IT professionals must strategize and plan while effectively prioritizing different projects and programs.<\/p>\n<p>The three key questions to answer are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are we doing the right things?<\/li>\n<li>Are we doing them the right way?<\/li>\n<li>Are we getting them done well?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a lot easier said than done. Planning and execution are both huge tasks themselves, and are dependent on each other to truly be successful. Executing a poorly planned project doesn\u2019t mean you succeeded, just as a great plan that never comes to fruition is also deemed a failure. Too often good intentions get lost in arduous processes and projects. <a title=\"On Demand Webcast: Ask The Expert #1\" href=\"https:\/\/go.planview.com\/ask-the-expert-1-colin-scott-2016-wc\/?tactic=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the on-demand webcast<span class=\"sr-only\">, Ask The Expert #1,<\/span><\/a> to see Colin\u2019s recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>I am really excited about what this series has to offer, and there\u2019s more to come. Don\u2019t miss \u201c<a title=\"Webcast: Ask The Expert #2\" href=\"https:\/\/go.planview.com\/ask-the-expert-2-colin-scott-2016-wc\/?tactic=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Ask the Expert # 2: How to Capture What the Business Really Wants<\/a>\u201d. 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