Anticlue

New Technology Evaluations

New Technology comes into play very often, but there are risks for implementing that new technology and questions that need to be addressed to help aid the decision of whether to jump in or wait a bit.

First consider the core capabilities of the new technology. Technologists should be able to convey the essential capabilities of the technology to business people and customers.

Next, determine how the technology be might be applied within an organization.

Then evaluate the impact of the technology. What opportunities will applying this technology create? Would these opportunities reflect significant or fundamental changes in the organization for business and technology.

What have early uses of this new technology by others taught us? What are the benefits of being an early adopter to the organization? If we are not early adopters, what have other early adopters experienced. Are there some types of uses that are more successful than others? What issues have been encountered? To what degree are the disappointments the result of inexperience, inferior implementations of the technology or technology immaturity rather than flaws in the technology concept.

Given the above, how should your type of organization pursue the technology? How should it be incorporated into the organization's strategy?