An Introduction to Cloud Computing
This paper defines cloud computing, details its benefits, issues, risks, and describes a cloud computing maturity model.
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This IT strategy template provides a comprehensive outline to creating an effective IT strategic plan. The template includes sections for defining your business goals and objectives, identifying your IT capabilities, and outlining your IT strategy. The template also includes a set of metrics for measuring the success of your IT strategy.
IT transformation is fashionable. Buzzwords generally are. This article answers a simple question: what is IT Transformation? Defining IT Transformation is critical to the success of any CIO and the IT Organization they lead.
Explore a detailed overview of IT strategy. From its definition and foundational principles to its role in driving organizational success, this guide delves into every facet of crafting, implementing, and evaluating a robust Information Technology strategy.
Unlock the complexities of IT governance with a clear definition, key frameworks, and strategies to align technology with business goals. Explore best practices to ensure IT governance success.
Enterprise architecture (EA) is a comprehensive framework used to manage and align an organization's IT infrastructure, processes, data and strategies with its overall business goals. Learn about enterprise architecture, its definition, components, benefits, and challenges. Discover this critical business discipline's stakeholders, frameworks, and methodologies.
This in-depth and engaging - 78 slides - IT Strategy Presentation [ppt] communicates just about everything you would have wanted to know about IT Strategy aka business IT alignment (ICT Strategy, IS strategy, IS strategic alignment, IT Alignment, strategic information systems planning (SISP)...)
CIOs can use this step-by-step guide to improve business IT alignment
This information technology (IT) Strategic Plan Example details the key components of a good information technology strategy that aligns and prioritizes investments in IT with the business vision, mission, and goals.
Planning to self-study for the TOGAF 9.1 certification? This comprehensive guide provides a clear roadmap for aspiring enterprise architects. Discover the different certification pathways, how to access the official TOGAF 9.1 framework, and recommended Open Group study guides. We've also compiled valuable resources for practice questions and offer essential tips for effective learning, exam preparation, and booking your test. Start your journey to becoming TOGAF certified today!
Learn about e-business, its benefits, types, components, and examples. Understand the differences between e-commerce and e-business and their future outlook.
Bridging the Strategy-Execution Gap
Great Strategy + Lousy Execution = failure. No exceptions to this rule. Don Tapscott argues that one can have them both. If only they tried.
May 19, 2009
Buzzword: Disruptive Technology
What is “disruptive technology”? What is it disrupting?
May 19, 2009
IT Alignment Maturity Model
One of the toughest questions to answer is: is my business is alignment with IT?<br />Prof. Luftman tries to answer this question in this paper originally published in 2000.
May 19, 2009
7 Places To Clean the Clutter in I.T.
Where is the fat? If HP has it right, then this article shows you the places where you can cut IT fat.
May 19, 2009
Colorado State IT Strategy
Colorado State IT Strategy document.
May 19, 2009
The Discipline of Business Model Innovation
A good primer on Business models and their importance to competitive differentiation.
May 19, 2009
Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations in 2007 and Beyond
What are the key trends for 2007 and beyond? According to Gartner, Top 10 Outsourcers are going to lose market share! Read this and other predictions for 2007 and beyond.
May 19, 2009
BT Tunes IT ROI
How did BT get a 19% improvement in unit cost at the same time it achieved 15% increase in customer satisfaction? How did they do it in one year!!
May 19, 2009
Giving Teeth to the Building Permit Process
The building permit process is critical to the success of an Enterprise Architecture. Often, this process fails and with it the Enterprise Architecture. The article highlights the 7 common mistakes that lead to the failure of this process and suggests ways to avoid them.
May 19, 2009