Transforming DNV: From Silos to Disciplined Collaboration Across Business Units - Changes at the Top (B)

This case presents the experiences of a large multinational firm trying to integrate a company-wide Intranet. Groupe Schneider’s Intranet began as decentralized marketing and IT groups worked independently on projects for their units. A high level committee then decided to work to manage the development of the multiple intranets in order to integrate them into a corporate-wide intranet.

In this case study, we are analyzing how one of the biggest international telecommunications providers, Telenor, has used this weakness of financial institutions and has successfully launched the first mobile only bank in Serbia – Telenor Banka. The CEO of Telenor Banka is an INSEAD Alumni and is working with us on this case.

Stratex is a European multi-national company facing some common, but challenging problems in the management of the information systems (IS) function. This case describes the tensions and challenges faced by John Gates, the new CIO of Stratex while trying to effectively use IS to further the business success of the organization.