Lifecycle: Learn Trends and Develop Strategy > Forecast: Trends and Predictions, Learn Trends and Develop Strategy > Understand: Technology Insights, Learn Trends and Develop Strategy > Strategize: Strategy and Planning, Improve IT Operations > Implement: Implement and Integrate, Improve IT Operations > Operate: Operate and Optimize, Improve IT Operations > Manage: Management and Staffing
Last Revised: 2011-09-22
Your Challenge
- The real corporate strategy is often either undocumented (i.e. exists in the CEO’s or CxO’s head), may be in distinct business unit or departmental strategies, or is stated at such a high level that it is not possible for IT to take action.
- The CIO needs a better understanding of the organization’s actual business goals and objectives in order to plan the IT strategy that will enable better alignment between IT and business strategies.
- Detective work is required to ask the right people the right questions in order to find out what the business strategy actually is. Otherwise the IT strategy may fail to anticipate what IT solutions and resources are needed to deliver and support high-priority business initiatives.
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