Strategic Information Technology Introduction, Exercises of Information Technology

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Part 1: Information Systems

Strategic Planning Framework

Definitions

• (^) Strategic Planning and Information System
  • (^) Strategic planning is the methodical process of envisioning the desired

future of the business, and translating the vision into broad definition of

goals or objectives, and the high level identification of the steps and

investments to achieve the defined targets within the defined time

continuum.

• (^) Information system is composed of users, suppliers, organization, location,

data, data store, process, procedures, methods, controls, rules, technology,

and products that interact as a system to generate the knowledge, decision

and artifacts that are necessary to deliver the expected outcomes of the

business domains and of its stakeholders, customers and workers.

Definitions

• (^) The process involves the taking of inputs (information), categorization and analysis of knowledge (truths), and identification of options (decisions) in the light of anticipated risks and possibilities in order to map out the approaches, goals, and objectives to align ICT to strategic intent of the business within the defined time continuum. The outcomes of the information systems strategic planning are expected to keep the organization focused and unified on the aligned value of information and communications technology as the means to fulfil the ends of the business strategy.
• (^) Information systems strategic planning involves the collaborative engagement between the business management and ICT management to define, agree, and communicate the vision, goals, objectives, action, requirements, and governance in realizing the integrated change of the business through the ICT supported information systems.

The Need for Strategic Planning

• (^) What are the indicators to tell the need for strategic planning?
• (^) The following descriptions provide the indication of a working strategic plan in an organization. Examine the need for strategic planning by connecting the situation of your organization to the listed descriptors, and state your agreement or disagreement of their presence.
• (^) The higher are the items of disagreement speak of the need to initiate strategic planning.

Strategic Planning Decision Points

• (^) What are the decision domains in doing strategic planning?
• (^) The following decision points categorize the understanding and shared choices to be elaborated and opted during the strategic planning. It anticipates the kind of information to be gathered and evaluated in order to compose the knowledge to be communicated in the strategic plan.

Strategic Planning Decision Points

Strategic Alignment Model

Alignment Perspectives and Responsibilities

Strategic Alignment Model

• (^) Competitive Potential (Arrow 3)
  • This perspective defines the exploitation of emerging capabilities of ICT to have impact on new products and services of the business scope, to have influence on the distinctive competencies, and to change the forms o organizational relationships. The business top management works as visionary to articulate the value and impact to the business strategies of the emerging ICT competencies, functions, and solutions. The ICT management serves as catalyst, who identifies and interprets the trends in the IT environment to assist the business managers to understand the potential opportunities and threats from an IT perspective.
• (^) Service Level (Arrow 4)
  • (^) This perspective focuses on how to build high standard ICT organization with the business organization. The business top management serves as the prioritize who articulates how best to allocate the scarce resources both within the organization as well as in the IT marketplace (in terms of joint ventures, licensing, minority equity investments, etc.) The ICT management serves as the service business lead.

Phases of Information Systems Strategic Plan

• (^) Anita Cassidy in her book, A Practical Guide to Information Systems Planning, identified four broad phases of the strategic planning.

Part 2: Doing Information

Systems Strategic Planning

Process Checklist

• (^) The essential activities and the key deliverable in doing information systems strategic planning.

Information Systems Strategic Planning Questions

• (^) Define the key questions to build up the knowledge requirements to gather input, to perform analysis and to formulate decision in doing information systems strategic planning.

Information Systems Strategic Planning Questions