Nationwide is one company that's had success in fostering executive buy-in.
"Having an IT executive sponsor for cloud is key—but having
an executive sponsor in the business is transformational,"
Ryan Hughes, VP of Cloud Solutions said. You can further solidify
commitment from executives in your organization by appealing to
their individual priorities.
For example:
> Your CEO may be concerned about how to compete against disruptive
startups and how artificial intelligence can change the company's
business model
> Your CIO may be feeling pressure to deliver new services faster and
more efficiently
> Your CFO may be looking for ways to be better prepared for a business
downturn
> Your CMO may need better and faster insights on customer buying
behavior to dramatically improve time to market
> Your CISO may need more visibility, auditability, and control to reduce the
risk of a data breach or information loss
As you start your cloud journey, you may not have buy-in from all of the
executive team. But if you can demonstrate even to one leader that your cloud
adoption plan will deliver the benefits they are seeking, then you will have
a powerful sponsor for your journey. This executive sponsor will be able to
evangelize for you and keep the whole business focused on why you're moving
to the cloud and what your organization can achieve when you get there.
4
Cultivate conviction & alignment
across senior leadership (cont'd)
TIP:
To keep stakeholders on board and cheerleading for you, you'll
need to achieve some quick wins that align with their priorities—see
Best Practice #4.
Resources to help you get executive buy-in:
ESG Research Insights Paper: Analyzing the Outcomes
Organizations Experience when Migrating Workloads to
Cloud Infrastructure
