In order to develop an IT strategy, CIOs need to get beyond the high level corporate strategy to the specific business strategies in three areas:
- Customer direction
- Organization direction
- Operations direction
Meet with the senior business team and interview them about their specific plans. Understanding business goals and objectives is critical to creating a business-linked IT strategy and increasing alignment between IT and the business. Use this tool to guide the discussions with business executives, and document their goals and objectives.
