Shadow IT

Threat or opportunity?

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What's lurking in the dark?

Is the recent phenomenon of shadow IT a threat to your team or an easy way to create value? Matt Jeavons, Head of Transformation Consultancy at Proact UK, thinks that this a useful trend which we can indeed be taking advantage of. So don't let common, negative misconceptions stand in your way, read this article and discover everything you need to know in order to benefit from this ever-growing trend.

What you'll learn

Advantages

Advantages

Realise gaps in your department and possible improvements

Governance

Governance

Make shadow IT work with the overall architecture

Understanding

Understanding

Look beyond the traditional limitations

Business agility

Business agility

How shadow IT can actually future-proof your IT

Leadership

Leadership

Why you should think about IT providers

Culture

Culture

Leverage your current technology, processes and solutions

    Accelerating innovation IT & business alignment Shadow IT

Shine a light on shadow IT

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