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Teamwork and Technology Under Pressure
August 14th, 2012 Guy Lidbetter Posted in CIO Agenda, Olympic Games, Strategy & Innovation, Trends |
The core IT infrastructure for any Olympic Games is a teamwork and effort and London 2012 has been no exception. The IT forms the backbone of the games, underpinned by 9 international technology partners working in unison.
CIOs in any sector might consider the challenges of managing 9 separate major IT contracts through a prime integrator with no direct contracting relationship with any of the others. Yet this is what has been happening and the key to success is establishing a truly common goal. This has all taken place behind the scenes with Atos as the IT integrator for the IOC and LOCOG, leading the other technology partners to manage the Games IT, communications, media, sports and technology security systems.
Teamwork and Challenge
This of course presents a formidable challenge. The complexities that such a project represents, which is operational for just 6 weeks across the Olympic and Paralympic events, are not undertaken lightly and if there is one lesson above all else that CIOs might consider, it would be to question potential suppliers delivering their own strategic IT projects … “Where have you done this before?”.
As Gerry Pennell, CIO for London 2012, said “I think the players all share the same objective. It’s too visible to not take accountability – everyone shares accountability”.
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Guy Lidbetter
With more than 25 years experience in the IT industry, Guy is responsible for setting Technical and Innovation Strategy across the IT infrastructure stack for Atos Global Managed Services, increasingly to cloud based as well as traditionally outsourced IT services. Previously, Guy has held numerous technical and management positions in Sema Group, SchlumbergerSema and Atos Origin. Guy is also a founder member of the Atos Scientific Community, having been Track Leader for Context Aware Computing and now Chairman of the editorial board for the latest Scientific Community research - Journey 2016. Married for 21 years, Guy has a son, of 18 and twin daughters of 16. He has a passion for sport, in particular Chelsea Football Club, baseball’s Atlanta Braves, rugby union, cricket and golf. He also plays football and golf and more leisurely pursuits include photography, reading, music and attempting cryptic crosswords with varying success.
