Centers Of Excellence

Abstract

Centers of excellence—horizontal units based on related skills or disciplines— offer organizations the flexibility they need to respond to rapid change. By focusing on the development of the skills sets needed to foster competitive competencies, the COE model provides increased coaching and training to legacy systems people and helps them achieve a better understanding of their place in the organization's vision for the future.

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Notes on contributors

Steven W. Lyle

STEVEN W. LYLE is director of IT Management Consulting at Texas Instruments’Software Division in Dallas, He can be contacted at (214) 575–2311

Robert A. Zawacki

ROBERT A. ZAWACKI is Professor Emeritus of Management and International Business at the University of Colorado and Technology Ó business Integrators, Inc., Distinguished Scholar in Residence. He can be contacted at [email protected].