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Not having an IT steering committee can lead to:
Lack of alignment between the business and IT
Lack of accountability for decision making, especially by the business
IT projects not meeting target project metrics
Effectively establishing an IT steering committee leads to:
Dramatic improvements in your business satisfaction
Alignment between the business and IT through joint accountability
Involvement and commitment of executive management through clearly defined roles and accountabilities for IT decisions
Module 1: Build the IT Steering Committee
The Purpose
Lay the foundation for your IT steering committee (ITSC) by surveying your
stakeholders and identifying the opportunities and threats to implementing your
ITSC.
Key Benefits Achieved
An understanding of the business environment
affecting your future ITSC and identification of strategies for engaging with
stakeholders
Activities:
Outputs:
1.1
Launch stakeholder survey for business leaders.
Report on business leader governance priorities and awareness
1.2
Analyze results with an Info-Tech advisor.
1.3
Identify opportunities and threats to successful IT steering committee implementation.
1.4
Develop the fit-for-purpose approach.
Refined workshop agenda
Module 2: Define the ITSC Goals
The Purpose
Define the goals and roles of your IT
steering committee.
Plan the responsibilities of your future committee
members.
Key Benefits Achieved
Groundwork for completing the steering committee
charter
Activities:
Outputs:
2.1
Review the role of the IT steering committee.
IT steering committee key responsibilities and participants identified
2.2
Identify IT steering committee goals and objectives.
IT steering committee priorities identified
2.3
Conduct a SWOT analysis on the five governance areas
2.4
Define the key responsibilities of the ITSC.
2.5
Define ITSC participation.
Module 3: Define the ITSC Charter
The Purpose
Document the information required to create an effective ITSC Charter.
Create the procedures required for your IT steering
committee.
Key Benefits Achieved
Clearly defined roles and
responsibilities for your steering committee
Completed IT Steering Committee Charter document
Activities:
Outputs:
3.1
Build IT steering committee participant RACI.
IT steering committee charter: procedures, agenda, and RACI
3.2
Define your responsibility cadence and agendas.
3.3
Develop IT steering committee procedures.
3.4
Define your IT steering committee purpose statement and goals.
Defined purpose statement and goals
Module 4: Define the ITSC Process
The Purpose
Define and test your IT steering
committee processes.
Get
buy-in from your key stakeholders through your stakeholder presentation.
Key Benefits Achieved
Stakeholder understanding of the purpose and procedures of IT steering committee membership
Activities:
Outputs:
4.1
Define your high-level IT steering committee processes.
IT steering committee SIPOC maps
4.2
Conduct scenario testing on key processes, establish ITSC metrics.
4.3
Build your ITSC stakeholder presentation.
Refined stakeholder presentation
4.4
Manage potential objections.
Module 5: Define Project Prioritization Criteria
The Purpose
Key Benefits Achieved
Activities:
Outputs:
5.1
Create prioritization criteria
IT Steering Committee Project Prioritization Tool
5.2
Customize the project prioritization tool
5.3
Pilot test the tool
5.4
Define action plan and next steps
Action plan
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