An exploration into the intricacies of "creating" IT in a corporation. Each week, Mike and I go through another chapter of "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" and discuss how it applies to IT today. Additionally, we will explore today's technology and keep it in a fun, easy-listening format while having a few cocktails with friends. Stay up to date on all Calculus of IT happenings by visiting our website: www.thecoit.us or, to watch the podcast recordings filmed live, visit our YouTube page ...
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Calculus of IT - Episode 29 - 7/17/2024 - "Why do we give everyone Editor rights?"
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Episode 29 is our first episode where we break away from reviewing the New IT Leader's Survival Guide (since we completed its review in episode 28) and switch to a topically focused podcast model where we will tackle concepts and questions that impact today and tomorrow's IT Leaders. We have a very in-depth list of episodes coming in the next few m…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 28 - 7/10/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Training and Education"
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Welcome to Episode 28!! Mike Crispin and I take some time to discuss Training and Education in Years 2 and beyond. The discussion ranges from measuring the effectiveness of training to incorporating training and education into IT strategic goals. Without question, having a plan in place to address training and keeping the company up to speed on the…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 27 - 6/5/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Working With Your Partner"
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Holy crap we made it to Episode 27. In this episode, Mike and I discuss how the relationship is going between the IT Leader and their trusty sidekick after Year 1 and, let's be honest, by the end of Year 1 you either hate them or love them but hopefully, either way, they are making huge contributions to the success of IT. We also talk about the ong…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 26 - 5/29/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Employee Lifecycle and Employee Experience"
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In Episode 26, Nate and Mike, along with returning special guest Kate Bosman, dive back into the realities of setting a positive employee experience and creating a data-rich employee lifecycle. We tackle the concepts of gathering human level data throughout the org and finding ways to use that data without disrupting the overall trust between IT an…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 25 - 5/22/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Governance Revisited Part 2"
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We are back again and are still pernicious AF. As tonight is the 25th episode, we start by looking at what happened in technology 25 years ago...the list is pretty astonishing. We also cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT Leader, emphasizing the remaining two of the five primary governance dom…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 24 - 5/15/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Governance Revisited Part 1"
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Wow what a fucking doozy this episode is. Some might even go so far to say that it is pernicious AF. We cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT Leader with an emphasis on 3 of the 5 primary governance domains: Project Prioritization, Development, and Infrastructure. This, my friends, is a special…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 23 - 5/8/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Strategy Revisited"
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For shits and giggles, I let Buzzsprout's GAI do the description for us this week. :-) Discover the charm of IT land's peculiarities and the sharp wit of tech leadership as we embark on this episode's engaging narrative. We'll unravel the intricacies of integrating private large language models into enterprise ecosystems, and while grasping the str…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 22 - 5/1/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Budgeting Part 2"
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In Episode 22, Mike and Nate continue the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader resuming their discussion on budgeting and forecasting. In this episode, we focus on the remaining four major impacts: IT Organization, Facility Planning, Exploratory Projects, and Training. We return to some other topics in the news, including the newest Tekakord, …
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Calculus of IT - Episode 21 - 4/24/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Budgeting Part 1"
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In Episode 21, Mike and Nate take a wack at unstructured data becoming natively structured, some recent AI shenaniganery and, most importantly, begin the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader. The walkthrough starts with a revisit of budgeting and reforecasting and the emphasis is on three major impacts: Platforms, Milestones, and Capex vs Opex…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 20 - 4/16/2024 - Live from Bio-IT World
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In episode 20, our fearless podcast hosts went on the road and managed to finagle their way into the BioIT World conference in Boston. We recorded this live from the Kestra bar at the Omni hotel and had several friends come by on camera (or off) to give us their insights into the technology road ahead. Plus, it has the usual shenanigans and discuss…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 19 - 4/3/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide Chapter 23 - The End of Year 1"
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In Episode 19, Mike and Nate wrap up the new IT Leader's first year. It's been an awesome journey so far and we have dissected the first year into all of its necessary parts. Reflecting on the first 18 podcasts, we started with the first 90 days in which we covered: Building your Foundation Writing a 90 Day Plan Conducting your Key Stakeholder Inte…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 18 - 3/27/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide Chapter 22 - Performance and Assessment"
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In Episode 18, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 22 of the New IT Leader's Survival Guide. In this episode, we step off the EX train for a bit and focus on managing IT personnel performance. When it comes to retaining and developing IT talent, you have to be better than everyone else, and we explain why and how we do it. We also spend some time discuss…
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Sware: Future of Technology Risk Assessment in Life Sciences Roundtable - 2/27/2024
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Are you taking advantage of new technologies to maintain compliance in your systems with effective risk assessment? Listen to the latest episode of our podcast, where I participated in a conversation with industry experts Aryaz Zomorodi, Quality Systems Assoc. Director from SpringWorks Therapeutics, and Brian Ennis, President & Co-Founder of Sware.…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 17 - 3/20/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 18 - Training and Education"
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In Episode 17, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 18 of the IT Survival Guide. In this episode, we continue our journey into the employee experience by looking deeply into training and education for your company's staff. Training is key for many reasons, and the business often looks to IT to set the standard for the overall curriculum. Take a listen now…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 16 - 3/13/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 17 - Working With Your Partner"
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In Episode 16, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 17 of the IT Survival Guide. This chapter is a deeper dive into Chapter 6 of the ITSG as we explore the nature of the partnership between the IT Leader and their first hire. This partnership is incredibly important for developing and implementing the IT Strategy and serves as the baseline for the rest of…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 15 - 3/7/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 16 - Employee Lifecycle"
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In Episode 15, Mike and Nate, along with special guest Kate Bosman, an expert in Employee Experience development, discuss Chapter 16 of the IT Survival Guide. While the chapter focuses on the Employee Lifecycle, we deeply dive into the entire Employee Experience (EX) and how it can and should be examined and optimized for value, including the IT co…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 14 - 2/28/2024 - Pirates, AI, and the Goonies
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Mike and Nate at a bar. AI, pirates, pirate conspiracies, Goonies 5, job interviews with horses, and shrimp. Support the Show. The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calculus of IT" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library The COIT Merchandis…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 13 - 2/21/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 15 - Governance"
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In Episode 13, Mike, Nate, and special guest Nathan Doyle discuss Chapter 15 of the IT Survival Guide. Chapter 15 covers Governance, and implementing good governance in your first year as a new IT Leader can be very difficult without consideration for all of the critical areas in which governance plays a part. We do our best to break it down for yo…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 12 - 2/15/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 14 - Strategic Planning"
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In Episode 12, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 14 of the IT Survival Guide. We are leaping from your initial strategic plan formed in the first 90 days to fleshing out the rest of your strategic plan for Year 1 and, to a degree, Year 2. We also spend some time discussing the effect of the ongoing web browser revolution and take some time to discuss w…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 11 - 2/7/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapters 12 & 13 - Wrapping Up the First 90 Days & Budgeting and Reforecasting"
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In Episode 11, Mike and Nate discuss Chapters 12 and 13 of the IT Survival Guide. Chapter 12 focuses on the closeout of your first 90 days, and Chapter 13 takes a deeper look at the budgeting process and reforecasting for the rest of your first year. We also spend some time discussing the moral hazard of AI and trying to answer whether it matters i…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 10 - 1/31/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 11 - Service and Support"
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In Episode 10, Mike and Nate, along with special guest Kate Bosman (Digital Forces Sorceress at Xilio Therapeutics), discuss Chapter 11 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on the activities required to establish a successful services and support model at your new company. We also spend some time discussing the continuing loss of autonomy we …
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Calculus of IT - Episode 9 - 1/24/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 10 - Security"
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In Episode 9, Mike and Nate, along with returning guest Kevin Dushney and special guest Bob Litterer (CISO at Teradyne), discuss Chapter 10 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on the philosophy and initial activities behind the construction of a security stack at your new company. Though this chapter was written in late 2019, the paradigm in…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 8 - 1/17/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 9 - Communicating to the Business"
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In this episode, Nate goes solo and takes a few moments to address a recent New York Times Book Review essay by A.O. Scott regarding the use of AI in the creation of literature. Nate also reads Chapter 9 of the Life Sciences IT Survival Guide, which covers how and when to communicate with the business during periods of change. Post-chapter 9 analys…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 7 - 1/10/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 8 - Writing Your First Budget"
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In Episode 7, Mike and Nate and returning special guest Kevin Dushney discuss Chapter 8 of the IT Survival Guide, which focuses on creating your first budget at your new company. Many pieces of information go into your first budget, many of which you have already gathered by this time in your tenure. Now, you need to go and put someone together to …
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Calculus of IT - Episode 6 - 1/3/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 7 - Managing Your Managed Services Provider"
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In Episode 6, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 7 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on handling your Managed Services Provider (MSP). When you step into your new company, you will likely partner with an MSP. How you manage them and how long you keep them around are key questions you must resolve immediately. We also discuss the rise of Generat…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 5 - 12/28/2023 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 6 - Organizational Modeling"
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In Episode 5, Mike and Nate, along with special guest Kevin Dushney, discuss Chapter 6 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on initiating the process of building out your IT Organization within the business, including hiring your first key role. This is an essential step in your IT leadership journey as the first hire is not only the most key…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 4 - 12/13/2023 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 5 - Results and Rollup"
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In Episode 4, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 5 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on rolling up everything you have so far (Foundational Plan, 90-Day Plan, Key Stakeholder Output) into an executive summary that you can now present to the Executive Leadership team. We have already discussed your Foundational Plan (Episode 1), 90-day Plan (Epi…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 3 - 12/6/2023 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 4 - Key Stakeholder Meetings"
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In Episode 3, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 4 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on conducting Key Stakeholder Meetings during your initial onboarding period in the company. We have already discussed your Foundational Plan (Episode 1) and 90-day Plan (Episode 2), and now we have the next piece in the progression of establishing yourself as …
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Calculus of IT - Episode 2a - Audio Rebroadcast - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 3 - The 90 Day Plan"
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We apologize for the audio screwup from last week. Here is a new recording of Chapter 3 of the Life Sciences IT Survival Guide. Support the Show. The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calculus of IT" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library …
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Calculus of IT - Episode 2 - 11/29/23 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 3 - The 90 Day Plan"
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In Episode 2, Nate and Mike, with the help of special guest Steve Simmons, read Chapter 3 of the Life Sciences IT Guide, which is focused on writing and executing your 90-day plan. They also talk about technology and life and have a few drinks along the way. Also, our primary camera/audio feed broke pretty much right from the start, but sadly, we d…
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Calculus of IT - Episode 1 - 11/13/23 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 2 - Foundations"
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In Episode 1, we meet our hosts, Mike and Nate. Nate reads Chapter 2 of the Life Sciences IT Guide, which is focused on Building a Foundation Plan. They talk about technology and life and have a few drinks along the way. Post-chapter 2 analysis/reflection questions: How flexible should an IT Foundation plan be to accommodate changes in the company …
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