{"id":14467,"date":"2020-08-12T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T10:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arobs.com\/?p=14467"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:11:25","slug":"cto-preventable-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arobs.com\/en\/blog\/cto-preventable-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"CTO, are you aware of these preventable mistakes?\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CTO, are you aware of these preventable mistakes?<\/h1>\n
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A CTO, or chief technology officer is a necessity. And not only for software development<\/a><\/span> companies. However, he\/she can’t solve problems alone.<\/p>\n

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Technology is the new divinity. Often is looked upon as the modern century\u2019s pragmatic messiah. It is polarising and impactful. And clearly, it has already deeply changed humanity\u2019s course. While many articles focus on innovation and new technology, or the impact of it, there are very few that focus on the context of adopting it. As often with the divine, there are few that can rationally treat new technology, assessing it correctly.<\/p>\n

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CTOs know that real transformation is systemic<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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And just as often, technology per se<\/em>, or a designated CTO, won\u2019t save a business, organization, or community. The key is in systemic change and thorough analysis of data before having any expectations from the new technology. As the main pioneer of software engineering<\/a><\/span> was a woman, Margaret Hamilton, our software would possibly look differently without the emancipation of women. Similarly, if your business is not ready for change, the new technology that is about to revolutionize the company will fail to bring the expected results.<\/p>\n

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This is how many companies fail at very basic steps, while it would\u2019ve been preventable.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, Sven Blumberg, Thomas Delaet, and Kartikeya Swami of McKinsey have distilled ten technology antipatterns<\/a><\/span>. By antipattern, they mean ineffective solutions for problems<\/b>. These are aimed to help companies, that mostly rely on a CTO, to prevent possible catastrophes, through practical advice.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of the anti-patterns they have recognized:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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