August 12, 2014: Do LOBs really sidestep IT? They certainly have more reasons for doing so. According to CIO Indias Mid-year Review 2014 survey, the incidence of lines of business bypassing IT departments is going up despite the fact that IT departments are trying to work more closely with them. One in every six Indian CIOs report that LoBs are directly funding new IT projects.
While CIOs are part of the conversations, they come at a much later stage, says Samir Bodas, CEO & co-founder, Icertis, a start-up that sells ERP surround software on cloud.
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