Topic: it strategy alignment

No business will ever reach the goal of “business and IT alignment”. Should this discourage you from pursuing business and IT alignment? NO! It is a worthy goal to pursue. Indeed, it is a critical one to pursue. You might never reach alignment but you can take steps to get ever closer. This requires a process. Often, we ignore the fact that business and IT alignment is a process. This process does not have a starting point nor does it have an end. It is a series of “learn and do” cycles that incrementally get towards alignment. Let me explain.

One of the toughest questions to answer is: is my business is alignment with IT?
Prof. Luftman tries to answer this question in this paper originally published in 2000.

 A simple framework to understand the relationship between business strategy, organizational strategy and IT strategy.

 This presentation provides an overview of the Henderson/Venkatraman Strategic Alignment Model.

This presentation describes three key information technology (IT) Strategy models.

This article was originally published in 1999. However, it is on the money even today. Authors Jerry Luftman and Tom Brier walk through the issue of business and IT Alignment with specific examples and advice on how to achieve this goal. A must read!

This case study discusses aligning information technology (IT/ICT) strategy with business strategy using the Balanced Scorecard, at a multinational pharmaceutical company.

 This planning methodology guide explains the basic steps to perform IT strategic planning.

This paper provides a quick reference to the Henderson and Venkatraman Strategic alignment Model.

This paper presents a definition, process and methodology for IT Strategy.