According to ExecutiveBiz:
A central tenet in the business world is to ensure that operations are being conducting in the fastest, smartest possible way. Northrop Grumman is currently working to transform the internal IT environment “to create a more performance based culture in the company, ” according to vice president and chief information officer Bernie McVey.
In 2009, McVey was placed in charge of Northrop Grumman’s information technology strategy. He believes that consolidating the IT environment will provide the company with a less expensive, more agile environment.
“[IT consolidation] will result in a more agile environment. A simplified environment is a more supportable environment, ” he said.
While there are clear benefits to IT consolidation, challenges still remain in implementing changes.
“Change is very difficult, ” McVey said. “We’ve done business in the IT space for quite a long time a certain way so getting people aligned with this change, having leadership to drive it and breaking down the barriers of the people who would like to continue business as usual.”
