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Stakeholders demand constant innovation. How do you stress the need for system stability?

Balancing the drive for constant innovation with the need for system stability is essential in today's fast-paced business environment. Here are some effective strategies:

  • Implement phased rollouts: Gradually introduce new features to minimize disruptions.

  • Regularly update documentation: Keep all system documentation current to ensure quick issue resolution.

  • Conduct thorough testing: Prioritize extensive pre-launch testing to catch potential issues early.

How do you handle the balance between innovation and stability in your organization?

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Last updated on Feb 19, 2025
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  3. Information Systems

Stakeholders demand constant innovation. How do you stress the need for system stability?

Balancing the drive for constant innovation with the need for system stability is essential in today's fast-paced business environment. Here are some effective strategies:

  • Implement phased rollouts: Gradually introduce new features to minimize disruptions.

  • Regularly update documentation: Keep all system documentation current to ensure quick issue resolution.

  • Conduct thorough testing: Prioritize extensive pre-launch testing to catch potential issues early.

How do you handle the balance between innovation and stability in your organization?

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    Richard GARCIA

    🌀 Directeur de la Transformation Digitale & Data | Directeur de Programme IT | Je pilote des transformations à fort impact où technologie, enjeux métier et gouvernance convergent sous impulsion COMEX

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    L’innovation ne menace la stabilité que lorsqu’elle est mal intégrée. Verrouiller un système pour éviter les risques le fragilise à long terme. Sur un projet ERP, chaque mise à jour causait des incidents. Impossible de freiner l’innovation, mais la laisser perturber l’exploitation n’était pas une option. Les nouvelles fonctionnalités ont d’abord été testées sur un groupe restreint d’utilisateurs, limitant les risques. Des simulations de panne ont permis d’identifier les points de rupture avant qu’ils ne posent problème en production. Enfin, un retour arrière instantané a été mis en place pour annuler toute modification perturbatrice. Résultat : plus besoin d’arbitrer entre innovation et stabilité. Le système évolue sans rupture.

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    Dr. Tan Kian Hua 陈建桦博士

    Global CISO | Cybersecurity Executive Leader | Associate Professor | AI & Cloud Risk Strategist | 100K+ YouTube Followers | Global Excellence Award Recipient I Transforming Digital Trust at Scale

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    Balancing innovation with system stability requires a strategic framework emphasizing resilience. Begin by advocating a DevSecOps approach, integrating continuous innovation while enforcing robust stability measures. Utilize chaos engineering to proactively test system reliability under real-world conditions. Implement blue-green deployments to mitigate risk in production environments. Leverage SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) principles, enforcing SLAs and error budgets to quantify acceptable risk. Introduce feature flagging to control incremental changes without system-wide disruption.

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