IT STRATEGY

Group Members:

MI-12-16 Vikas PawarMI-12-10 Sandeep MauryaMI-12-15 Kalyani PatilMI-12-24 Jitendra Yadav

What is IT Strategy

IT Strategy is the overall plan which consist of objective(s), principles and tactics relating to use of the technologies within a particular organization.

Such strategies primarily focus on the technologies themselves and in some cases the people who directly manage those technologies.

The strategy can be implied from the organization's behaviors towards technology decisions, and may be written down in a document.

An IT strategy should cover all facts of technology management, including cost management, human capital management, hardware and software management, vendor management, risk management and all other considerations in the enterprise IT environment.

Business-Technology Alignment

Primary objective of designing Technology Strategy is to make sure that the Business Strategy can be realized through Technology and Technology Investments are aligned to Business.

There are frameworks to study current and future Business Strategy, assess Business-IT alignment on various parameters, identify gaps, and define Technology Roadmaps and Budgets.

Provide IT Capabilities is the overall process for deploying and managing Information Technology Assets in the Enterprise

• Many organizations choose to formalize their information technology strategy in a written document or balanced scorecard strategy map.

• The plan and its documentation should be flexible enough to change in response to new organizational circumstances and business priorities, budgetary constraints, available skill sets and core competencies, new technologies and a growing understanding of user needs and business objectives.

An IT Strategy Drives the IT Investments Choices

An IT Strategy Drives the overall IT planning process

Framework of IT strategy

Process of IT Strategy is simplified with framework constituted of IT Service Management (ITIL), Enterprise Architecture Development (TOGAF) and Governance (COBIT).

IT Strategy is modeled as vertical IT service applied to and supported by each horizontal layers of SOA architecture.

Framework of IT strategyAn IT strategy need not be more than two sides of A4 paper but should include:• A time scale for implementing the strategy and how often the strategy will be reviewed

(e.g. 3 years, reviewed annually)• A date the strategy was agreed and by whom

(e.g. 15th April 2011 by Management Committee)• Organisational / department / team aims

(e.g. organisation provides advice and information to young people through day centre and outreach work)

• How technology can be used to meet these aims(e.g. computer network to allow easier information sharing within the organisation, database to assist staff with case management).

• Managing IT standards, detailing the organisation's policy on IT and / or time scale for developing and implementing (see the Knowledgebase article Building Blocks of an IT Policy for more detail on the areas that your IT policy will need to address)

• Any special technology projects(e.g. Network installation, website development etc.)

• Schedule and costs (e.g.- year 1 detail, years 2 and 3 approximate, Capital / revenue; Year 1/2/3)

Typical structure of a IT strategy• Executive Summary - This is a summary of the IT strategy

– High level organizational benefits– Project objective and scope– Approach and methodology of the engagement– Relationship to overall business strategy– Resource summary

• Staffing• Budgets• Summary of key projects

structure of a IT strategy• Internal Capabilities

– IT Project Portfolio Management - An inventory of current projects being managed by the information technology department and their status. Note: It is not common to report current project status inside a future-looking strategy document. Show Return on Investment (ROI) and timeline for implementing each application.

– An inventory of existing applications supported and the level of resources required to support them

– Architectural directions and methods for implementation of IT solutions

– Current IT departmental strengths and weaknesses

structure of a IT strategy• External Forces

– Summary of changes driven from outside the organization– Rising expectations of users

• Example: Growth of high-quality web user interfaces driven by Ajax technology

• Example: Availability of open-source learning management systems

– List of new IT projects requested by the organization

structure of a IT strategyOpportunities -• Description of new cost reduction or efficiency increase opportunities

– Example: List of available Professional Service contractors for short term projects

• Description of how Moore's Law (faster processors, networks or storage at lower costs) will impact the organization's ROI for technology

Threats -– Description of disruptive forces that could cause the organization to

become less profitable or competitive– Analysis IT usage by competition

structure of a IT strategyIT Organization structure and Governance

– IT organization roles and responsibilities– IT role description– IT Governance

Milestones– List of monthly, quarterly or mid-year milestones and review dates to

indicate if the strategy is on track– List milestone name, deliverables and metrics

Executing an IT strategy requires strong IT leadership; the chief information officer (CIO) and chief technology officer (CTO) need to work closely with business, budget and legal departments as well as with other user groups within the organization.

The CIO, CTO or IT manager frequently creates a high-level overview presentation designed to be presented to stakeholders.

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