Define Your Strategy

Articulating a clear IT strategy that aligns with business objectives is the most important activity a CIO can do for the IT department and organization.

Your Challenge

• You may be a CIO who, like most, does not have an IT strategy in place. Typically you are given a budget, and spend each year repeating the project planning process without really stopping to think about a strategy for your own department and how you are helping the business grow.
• You may have a new CEO or new corporate strategy. There has been a merger or acquisition and the strategy for IT is now out of date. Your challenge is to define an IT strategy to match the business’ new strategy.
• You may be a new CIO who wants to better define IT’s goals as they relate to the business goals. You want to understand what levels of IT capabilities are necessary, what level those capabilities are currently at, and how to close the gaps.
• You may be one of the many CIOs who struggle to meet their organization’s high expectation of IT services while controlling costs and preparing IT to meet the business’ future needs.
• As a CIO, you may be getting feedback that the business feels that IT is focusing on IT initiatives and services that do not match the objectives of the organization. IT may be making investments that don’t support the projects and deliverables that deliver the most value to the organization.

Our Solution

This research will cover how to:

• Understand business strategy and goals
• Assess IT’s current environment, capabilities, and performance
• Define IT’s vision, mission statement, and goals
• Define the target IT capabilities
• Conduct a gap analysis for IT capabilities
• Evaluate the effort/value of improving each capability and an iterative approach to reaching the target state
• Develop IT initiatives and ensure they align with business goals
• Prioritize IT initiatives based on business goals
• Build and communicate a Strategic Roadmap

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