Myron Hrycyk CIO Severn Trent plc

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Its my opinion that
IT is in a different place in this recession and
CIOs have to work differently to reduce costs.

...were no longer soloists more part of a band
Myron HrycykCIOSevern Trent plc
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Some context.

• Severn Trent a rapidly changing FTSE 100
  company
• IT on a transformation journey
• IT Procurement critically important and more
  integrated

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weve been here before..
and we responded..
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the soloist CIO
More cost down outsourcing
innovation all but stopped
minimal investment in infrastructure
cancelled maintenance contracts
staff redundancies
got rid of contractors
projects cancelled
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were here again....
this time around its different...
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Business demands IT Innovation
Operational Excellence as
the norm
Business expects ever lower cost IT
IT, CIOs and our suppliers have been on a
journey
Progressive models for the provision of
software and hardware exist
Internal resources are fewer, more strategic
Multi-sourcing of IT has grown
Significantly more services are
outsourced
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the band member CIO
fund innovation working with IT service partners
hard nosed analysis of the value of IT spend
spend to save approach
continued investment in infrastructure
increased use of software as a service
clever changes to software licensing
re-calibrating maintenance contracts
collaborative cost reduction with outsource
service providers
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to conclude
IT is in a different place in this recession and
CIOs are working differently to reduce costs.
...were no longer soloists more part of a band
...and far better players