This study puts in context “running IT like a business” making the vital connections that must be made with issues of business IT alignment, IT value, IT Organization design, and IT finance.
Running IT like as business has advantages but it requires a fundamental shift in thinking, processes and the operating model. This whitepaper discusses these changes
This whitepaper introduces the Component Business Model Framework for the business of IT (CBM-BoIT). This framework helps IT Organizations take a business focused, strategic approach to IT aka "running IT like a business." It breaks down the IT organization into functional "components" so they can be assessed for the business value they can generate thereby helping prioritize IT investment.
This case study details the workings on an internal information technology (IT) organization as a business. You can use this running IT as a business example to create your own model for the business of IT.
The author discusses using ITIL framework for IT transformation to meet the challenges faced by a CIO today – manage IT in the context of business, allocate more dollars to innovation versus maintenance, establish an operating model for IT that maximizes business value, ensure round the clock availability of mission critical applications and do all this for lower cost!