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organizational chart following the department reorganization. Richard was the vice president of
the Merchandising and Supply Chain Business Strategy Team and the executive sponsor for the
SSP initiative. Brenda was the vice president of the Technology Architecture and
Operations
team and was the strongest opponent of the SSP strategy. Both Richard and Brenda reported to
Jack, the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Despite his inherently introverted character, Richard was the type of leader who always
wanted to be considered a mover and shaker. He had a long and
successful career at Icarus
leading Merchandising and Supply Chain software development, and
had developed a reputation
for achieving results; he was also widely known for his penchant and ability to get involved in
the minutiae of his teams’ projects.
Brenda joined Icarus approximately four years before the start of SSP as a director for IT
Strategy; she was quickly promoted to vice president of that function. In many ways, Brenda was
brought into Icarus to help develop IT strategies to navigate the digital disruption
the company
would face. Brenda’s initial strategy team (“IT Strategy” in Figure 5.1) was a relatively small
function but earned a positive reputation as focusing on concretely useful trends and planning.
Her responsibilities grew significantly under the IT department reorganization, placing her
effectively alongside Richard in the “top row” positions. Actually, Brenda played
a key role in
shaping the reorganization. It gave her group the responsibility for all technology architecture
and governance functions. This greatly increased Brenda’s cultural capital, as all development
initiatives were required to have their architecture approved by this group before they received
project funding.
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