Establish an Effective IT Steering Committee
Have the right people making the right decisions to drive IT success.
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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
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Book NowModule 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
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| 1.1 | Launch stakeholder survey for business leaders. |
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| 1.2 | Analyze results with an Info-Tech advisor. |
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| 1.3 | Identify opportunities and threats to successful IT steering committee implementation. |
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| 1.4 | Develop the fit-for-purpose approach. |
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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
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| 2.1 | Review the role of the IT steering committee. |
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| 2.2 | Identify IT steering committee goals and objectives. |
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| 2.3 | Conduct a SWOT analysis on the five governance areas |
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| 2.4 | Define the key responsibilities of the ITSC. |
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| 2.5 | Define ITSC participation. |
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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: | |
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| 3.1 | Build IT steering committee participant RACI. |
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| 3.2 | Define your responsibility cadence and agendas. |
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| 3.3 | Develop IT steering committee procedures. |
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| 3.4 | Define your IT steering committee purpose statement and goals. |
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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
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| 4.1 | Define your high-level IT steering committee processes. |
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| 4.2 | Conduct scenario testing on key processes, establish ITSC metrics. |
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| 4.3 | Build your ITSC stakeholder presentation. |
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| 4.4 | Manage potential objections. |
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Module 5: Define Project Prioritization Criteria
The Purpose
Key Benefits Achieved
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| 5.1 | Create prioritization criteria |
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| 5.2 | Customize the project prioritization tool |
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| 5.3 | Pilot test the tool |
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| 5.4 | Define action plan and next steps |
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