Topic: IT Strategy Framework

This in-depth - 78 pages - presentation goes into just about everything you would have wanted to know about business IT alignment aka IT Strategy (ICT Strategy, IS strategy, IS strategic alignment, IT Alignment, strategic information systems planning (SISP)...).

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.

 This presentation will provide you with an understanding of the IT Strategic Planning & Governance creation processes, disciplines and tools

 ICT Business case template as an MS Excel spreadsheet that you can use to justify, and monitor it investments.

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

IT Strategy requires a process and a framework. The former provides the steps and the latter the toolkit. Together they help an organization get to an IT Strategy that maximizes IT ROI. This article addresses the latter.

 Align business and IT strategy using Tracy and Wiersema’s Value Discipline model and "technology themes"

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

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

 Information Technology Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) Guide provides an in-depth discussion on an Information Technology Investment Management framework.