Mark Foster, IBM Services, talks about organisations performing 'open heart surgery'.
Tech Talks18 Helmi 2020

Mark Foster, IBM Services, talks about organisations performing 'open heart surgery'.

Mark joins the show to discuss what an organisation needs to consider when deploying technology at scale, why organisations are risking ‘open heart surgery’, and why skills matter more than culture. It’s a fascinating chat detailing the views captured through the work performed by IBM Services. So, do you think your people have the ability to learn, or is it simply not in some people’s DNA?

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