In-plants: The Next Generation

IT has evolved to become the favorite child of the parent organization; the services it provides are perceived to be instrumental to the continuance and existence of the entire organization. This is not the case with the in-plant.

A proximal alignment with an organizational IT division would be a significant political boost for the in-plant and would assure that in the emergence of a KM initiative, the in-plant would assume a role in the future plans and possible design of the program. In-plants [must] develop cohesive and collaborative bonds with IT services, data centers and records management personnel in order to politically align the in-plant with the core mission of the parent organization and emerge as a value-added component of the operation.