Dive Brief:
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Splitting up IT functions may allow companies to more effectively focus on both day-to-day needs and innovation, according to CIO.com.
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Some experts say bi-modal IT can give businesses a competitive edge by allowing them to improve their agility.
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Gartner predicts 75% of IT organizations will be bi-modal in some way by 2017.
Dive Insight:
The popularity of a bi-modal approach to IT — in which one group focuses on keeping things up and running on a daily basis while the other group focuses on new technology-enabled business initiatives — appears to be growing.
Despite possible benefits to this approach, some experts caution that bi-modal IT does not mean a company must form completely bifurcated teams. In fact, mixing routine duties with more innovative undertakings among workers may help improve employee morale.
