Roger Alderson, Author at Integris Applied

May 14, 2019

The State CIO Operating Model: Managing Change in a Sustainable Way

Integris Applied and The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) have released a fourth guide in a series on the topic of “multisourcing” and a new state ...

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May 8, 2019

Integris Applied Managing Director Patrick Moore Speaks at NASCIO

Integris Applied Managing Director Patrick Moore moderated a panel at the 2019 National Association of State CIOs Annual Conference National Harbor, MD. This pinnacle event for al...

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April 17, 2019

Five MSI Myths Overheard at Outsourcing World Summit 2019 – blog

A couple of weeks ago I attended the IAOP1 Outsourcing World Summit (OWS19) in Orlando. It was an excellent event that brought together a diverse cross-section of outsourcing prof...

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February 6, 2019

Integris Applied Continues Partnership with NASCIO

In partnership with Integris Applied, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released a third report in the series, “The State CIO Operating System: ...

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January 29, 2019

Integris Applied Renews Cyber Essentials Certification

Integris Applied has successfully renewed its Cyber Essentials security certification for a second year. Launched in 2014, Cyber Essentials is an initiative by the UK National Cyb...

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January 22, 2019

Integris Applied Client GTA Recognized by IAOP

The Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) has been recognized by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) and will be the recipient of a Global Excellence in ...

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January 17, 2019

Integris Applied Awarded DIR DBITS Contract

Integris Applied announced that it has been awarded a two-year DBITS (deliverables based IT services) contract by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). DBITS is a...

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January 2, 2019

Choosing in Groups

I recently read an interesting book by Michael Munger called ‘Choosing in Groups'. Professor Munger is an economist, former chair of the Department of Political Science at Duke Un...

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December 17, 2018

Tips for Technology Supplier Transitions – blog

Sooner or later, every organization that purchases technology (hardware, software and/or services) will be faced with the need to transition to a new supplier. No matter what the r...

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November 5, 2018

Four Activities for Better RFX Outcomes – blog

Over the years I’ve put together scores of Requests for Proposals … and Requests for Solutions, Quotations, Tenders and Information. I’ve seen countless checklists, flowcharts and ...

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October 22, 2018

Integris Applied Sponsors 2018 NASCIO Annual Conference

Integris Applied is proud to sponsor the 2018 National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) Annual Conference in San Diego. This pinnacle event for state CIOs and industry partners ...

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September 17, 2018

Software Lists in Service Agreements

Technology services agreements are complex documents and require significant detail in a number of areas. One integral component of any technology services agreement is software, w...

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August 24, 2018

World Class Functional Requirements – blog

When looking to purchase technology services, an RFP is typically the first step in the development of a long term, mutually beneficial relationship. Developing an RFP requires ...

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June 26, 2018

23 Years Later (outsourcing then and now) – blog

Occasionally, Harvard Business Review re-publishes a ‘classic’ article. These are always interesting and, provide a revealing window into leading business thinking at a particular ...

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June 15, 2018

Culture of Change – blog

Change is never easy. Baseball legend Ted Williams refused to hit to the opposite field. My dad still uses an aol.com email account. And how can we forget the likes of Kodak, Ra...

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June 1, 2018

The Deflationary Impact of Outsourcing

I recently re-read an old book that’s been lying around the office for more than a decade. It’s a little out of date, and contains a few factual errors, but Chris Farrell’s “Deflat...

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May 24, 2018

Case Study: Claims Processing – Kaizen in Business Process Management

In 2015, a US-based multi-billion dollar workers compensation firm was facing a problem familiar to many successful enterprises – rapid expansion leading to organizational fragment...

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May 22, 2018

Expert Opinion: Next Generation 9-1-1

Location-based services have become so pervasive that consumers take them for granted. Yet emergency services in the USA are often unable to detect the precise location of an indiv...

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May 22, 2018

Eliot Ness, Al Capone and Government Change

Every time I read an article like this one describing the improvements government could find if only it were managed better, I am reminded of a quote from “The Untouchables.” Jim ...

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May 8, 2018

Something Is Afoot

In the last few months I have been on the conference circuit networking, learning and listening. In some cases (www.nascio.org) I am seeing old friends I have known since my days ...

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May 3, 2018

Continuously Contemporary Contracting

At a recent Wall Street Journal CIO Network meeting, Ben Fried, the Chief Information Officer at Google, sat with Nikki Waller to discuss the evolving role of the CIO. Edited exce...

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April 19, 2018

Procurement as a Strategy

The National Association of State Procurement Officers (NASPO) just held its annual NASPO Exchange (#NASPOExchange) in New York City. This was my first time attending a NASPO event...

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April 6, 2018

Problem Solving Has Gone To The Birds

I came across a fascinating project the other day, The Crowbar. Ruben van der Vleuten and Bob Spikman, two entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, are approaching the problem of inner c...

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