Manufacturing Magazine April 2018 | Page 108

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be capable in supporting the delivery of market leading , innovative data and sensor solutions .
“ Building up and developing IT , which is often a support function in that situation , is a challenge in itself ,” he says . “ But in a situation like this it ’ s even more so . You ’ re working on a lot of assumptions and you can ’ t look to another business support function and ask for help , because they are in the same situation .
“ This , in effect , creates a level of instability .”
No transformation of IT infrastructure is without it ’ s challenges and as Schreck points to , building that alongside the formation of the company itself only amplifies that challenge . The key challenge in this regard becomes one of prioritisation , or lack thereof in this case .
“ Everything is operating parallel to one another and you simply cannot say that you ’ ll do it sequentially and start with this and prioritise that ,” he says . “ Of course , this applies to the business departments too , so you have the challenge of working with an entirely new approach model right from capturing requirements
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