New Posts For Thread: Transforming IT: Exclusive Q&A with Tom Rodden, Varian Medicalhttp://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/go/thread/view/91053/25894901/Transforming_IT:_Exclusive_QA_with_Tom_Rodden,_Varian_MedicalWelcome to an exclusive Insider Learning Network Live Q&A with Tom Rodden, Director, Enterprise Applications, Varian Medical Systems.Tom will be available from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST on Thursday, September 23 to answer your questions on his recentThank you to all who joined us and participated in this Live Q&A, and especially to Tom Rodden for sharing his expertise and experiences with us and for all of his terrific answers. You can read the full article about Varian's IT transformation in thttp://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/go/thread/view/91053/25894901/Transforming_IT:_Exclusive_QA_with_Tom_Rodden,_Varian_Medical?post_id=467377949#467377949Thank you to all who joined us and participated in this Live Q&A, and especially to Tom Rodden for sharing his expertise and experiences with us and for all of his terrific answers. You can read the full article about Varian's IT transformation in tThu, 23 Sep 2010 13:09:33 -0500Molly, I can never limit myself to ONE, so here are my two greatest challenges in working with the business to recognize and also adapt to the changes IT has been making:First, getting the business not to look at IT as an “order taker”.http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/go/thread/view/91053/25894901/Transforming_IT:_Exclusive_QA_with_Tom_Rodden,_Varian_Medical?post_id=467377621#467377621Molly, I can never limit myself to ONE, so here are my two greatest challenges in working with the business to recognize and also adapt to the changes IT has been making:First, getting the business not to look at IT as an “order taker”.Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:06:21 -0500Thanks, Tom -this is very good insight!http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/go/thread/view/91053/25894901/Transforming_IT:_Exclusive_QA_with_Tom_Rodden,_Varian_Medical?post_id=467377205#467377205Thanks, Tom -this is very good insight!Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:02:26 -0500Hey Scott, I just mentioned our work on EhP4 and we are already planning to upgrade to EhP5, so I think that addresses part of your questino. We are also about to sign on with SAP for GRC 2010 as a "Validation Partner" which means we are one of justhttp://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/go/thread/view/91053/25894901/Transforming_IT:_Exclusive_QA_with_Tom_Rodden,_Varian_Medical?post_id=467377121#467377121Hey Scott, I just mentioned our work on EhP4 and we are already planning to upgrade to EhP5, so I think that addresses part of your questino. We are also about to sign on with SAP for GRC 2010 as a "Validation Partner" which means we are one of justThu, 23 Sep 2010 13:01:33 -0500Hi Tom,If you have time before you go: What was the greatest challenge you faced in changing how your organization views IT? If you had to choose one, that is -- thanks!http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/go/thread/view/91053/25894901/Transforming_IT:_Exclusive_QA_with_Tom_Rodden,_Varian_Medical?post_id=467376925#467376925Hi Tom,If you have time before you go: What was the greatest challenge you faced in changing how your organization views IT? If you had to choose one, that is -- thanks!Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:01 -0500