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The CYTIZEN model
Transform · Operate · PerformTwo complementary lines of service. The contracting framework is specified in each proposal.
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State of the Art
2026 analyses and a retrospective 2018–2025 collection written in 2026, with five-year outlooks and practical implementation.
48 publications · 39 analyses + 9 guides
20267 insights + 1 operational guide
Data & AIEnterprise AI: governance, accountability and scalingSteering & performanceWhich indicators should steer a transformation?TransformationFewer mega-programmes, more value streamsTechnology strategyAI and platforms: decide what to buy, build or controlSpecial issue2026 operational guide — Establish an AI operating model in 100 daysCompliance & riskDORA, NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act: build one operational evidence systemTechnology, cloud & ERPPlatform engineering, cloud and ERP: modernise without creating a platform factoryVendors & sourcingCloud, SaaS and AI: regain control of vendor dependencies
20254 insights + 1 operational guide
Data & AIBuild a credible AI business caseTransitions & operationsHypercare: stabilise without extending the project foreverData & AIAI Act: start with an actionable inventory of AI usesData & AIAI agents: govern autonomy before performanceSpecial issue2025 operational guide — Establish a benefits realisation review
20244 insights + 1 operational guide
Data & AIGenerative AI: choose use cases worth pilotingProcessAutomating a bad process mainly accelerates its defectsCybersecurityNIS2: prepare operating evidence, not only policyDigital resilienceDORA: prepare service-based resilience before January 2025Special issue2024 operational guide — Run an AI pilot from idea to decision
20234 insights + 1 operational guide
GovernanceLight governance is not weak governanceTransformationTransformation now starts in the businessData & AIGenerative AI: govern early use without blocking learningArchitecture & costRationalise the application portfolio without turning it into a licence huntSpecial issue2023 operational guide — Establish decision governance in four weeks
20224 insights + 1 operational guide
Transitions & operationsIT carve-out: separate without disrupting operationsSourcing & operationsReversibility: prepare it from the start of outsourcingERP & processERP: make fit-to-standard an explicit business decisionResilienceDigital resilience: look beyond the direct supplierSpecial issue2022 operational guide — Prepare a cutover without implicit bets
20214 insights + 1 operational guide
Value & performanceThe IT business case must remain alive after launchDataData quality is the hidden projectOrganisationHybrid work: design an operating model, not an attendance calendarCloud & performanceCloud: establish FinOps discipline before cost becomes opaqueSpecial issue2021 operational guide — Reset programme benefits in 90 days
20204 insights + 1 operational guide
Resilience & operationsSteer IT through a crisis without losing directionDigital continuityMass remote work: move from emergency solution to durable servicePortfolioReprioritise the portfolio when every priority has changedResilienceExpose critical dependencies before the next disruptionSpecial issue2020 operational guide — Establish a crisis cell in under two hours
20194 insights + 1 operational guide
ProcessBefore digitising, look at the real processVendor managementManage vendors through experienced performanceProduct organisationMove to product without merely renaming projectsDataData needs an operational owner, not just a dictionarySpecial issue2019 operational guide — Run a vendor review that changes the service
20184 insights + 1 operational guide
Steering & performanceA PMO should produce decisions, not presentationsTransformationTransformations rarely fail for one technical reasonData & complianceGDPR: move from compliance project to daily operationsCloud & infrastructureCloud: build the landing zone before the migration factorySpecial issue2018 operational guide — Turn a committee into a decision forum
2026Vendors & sourcingCloud, SaaS and AI: regain control of vendor dependencies2026Compliance & riskDORA, NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act: build one operational evidence system2026Practical guides2026 operational guide — Establish an AI operating model in 100 days2026Data & AIEnterprise AI: governance, accountability and scaling2026Data & AIAI and platforms: decide what to buy, build or control2026Transformation & organisationFewer mega-programmes, more value streams2026Technology, cloud & ERPPlatform engineering, cloud and ERP: modernise without creating a platform factory2026Steering & performanceWhich indicators should steer a transformation?2025Data & AIAI agents: govern autonomy before performance2025Data & AIAI Act: start with an actionable inventory of AI uses2025Data & AIBuild a credible AI business case2025Practical guides2025 operational guide — Establish a benefits realisation review2025Operations & resilienceHypercare: stabilise without extending the project forever2024Transformation & organisationAutomating a bad process mainly accelerates its defects2024Compliance & riskDORA: prepare service-based resilience before January 20252024Practical guides2024 operational guide — Run an AI pilot from idea to decision2024Data & AIGenerative AI: choose use cases worth piloting2024Compliance & riskNIS2: prepare operating evidence, not only policy2023Practical guides2023 operational guide — Establish decision governance in four weeks2023Data & AIGenerative AI: govern early use without blocking learning2023Transformation & organisationTransformation now starts in the business2023Steering & performanceRationalise the application portfolio without turning it into a licence hunt2023Transformation & organisationLight governance is not weak governance2022Operations & resilienceIT carve-out: separate without disrupting operations2022Technology, cloud & ERPERP: make fit-to-standard an explicit business decision2022Practical guides2022 operational guide — Prepare a cutover without implicit bets2022Vendors & sourcingDigital resilience: look beyond the direct supplier2022Vendors & sourcingReversibility: prepare it from the start of outsourcing2021Technology, cloud & ERPCloud: establish FinOps discipline before cost becomes opaque2021Practical guides2021 operational guide — Reset programme benefits in 90 days2021Data & AIData quality is the hidden project2021Steering & performanceThe IT business case must remain alive after launch2021Transformation & organisationHybrid work: design an operating model, not an attendance calendar2020Practical guides2020 operational guide — Establish a crisis cell in under two hours2020Operations & resilienceSteer IT through a crisis without losing direction2020Operations & resilienceExpose critical dependencies before the next disruption2020Steering & performanceReprioritise the portfolio when every priority has changed2020Technology, cloud & ERPMass remote work: move from emergency solution to durable service2019Technology, cloud & ERPBefore digitising, look at the real process2019Practical guides2019 operational guide — Run a vendor review that changes the service2019Data & AIData needs an operational owner, not just a dictionary2019Transformation & organisationMove to product without merely renaming projects2019Vendors & sourcingManage vendors through experienced performance2018Technology, cloud & ERPCloud: build the landing zone before the migration factory2018Practical guides2018 operational guide — Turn a committee into a decision forum2018Transformation & organisationTransformations rarely fail for one technical reason2018Compliance & riskGDPR: move from compliance project to daily operations2018Steering & performanceA PMO should produce decisions, not presentations
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