Document Business Goals and Capabilities for Your IT Strategy
Successful IT strategies rely on a strong business understanding.
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Without a well-defined business context:
- The IT organization’s efforts and projects may miss the mark on addressing the business’ core needs.
- The perception of IT is a cost-center.
With a well-defined business context:
- There is a concrete, clear, and documented business context for why IT is pursuing certain initiatives.
- The business understands that IT is working towards helping them and are more willing to accept asks for additional resources.
Module 1: Identify the Missing Business Context (pre-work)
The Purpose
- Conduct analysis and facilitate discussions to uncover business needs for IT.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A baseline understanding of what business needs mean for IT
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Define the strategic CIO initiatives our organization will pursue. |
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| 1.2 | Complete the Business Context Discovery Tool. |
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| 1.3 | Schedule relevant interviews. |
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| 1.4 | Select relevant Info-Tech diagnostics to conduct. |
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Module 2: Uncover and Document the Missing Context
The Purpose
- Analyze the outputs from step 1 and uncover the business context gaps.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A thorough understanding of business needs and why IT should pursue certain initiatives
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Conduct group or one-on-one interviews to identify the missing pieces of the business context. |
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Module 3: Uncover and Document the Missing Context
The Purpose
- Analyze the outputs from step 1 and uncover the business context gaps.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A thorough understanding of business needs and why IT should pursue certain initiatives
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Conduct group or one-on-one interviews to identify the missing pieces of the business context. |
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Module 4: Review Business Context and Next Steps
The Purpose
- Review findings and implications for IT’s strategic initiative.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A thorough understanding of business needs and how IT’s strategic initiatives addresses those needs
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Review documented business context with IT team. |
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| 4.2 | Discuss next steps for strategic CIO initiative execution. |
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