This white paper explores the future of business at least in terms of "organized work" or "companies" – how we do business? who does it? how they will do it? what conditions affect their work? The paper presents drivers of change, potential outcomes and the ways to adapt your business to reap the rewards from change.
This document introduces the balanced scorecard framework (BSC), provides several case studies in implementing the balanced scorecard to 1) articulate strategy 2) improve organizational capabilities, and 3) create a strategy focused organizational and employees mindset, and lessons learned from these successful implementations of the balanced scorecard. Excellent Read! (100 Pages)
The author argues that strategic information systems planning is too surgical – and complex to implement – in its current form and must be complemented with a study of sociological and organizational factors.
<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">This research study identified an organizational framework to assess the success of a strategic planning initiative – this framework is based on several factors each of which can have an impact on the success or failure of the initiative. Can one use this framework to predict the success of an IT strategic Plan? Read On.</span><br />
This document provides a step by step guide to create a strategic plan for information and communication technology. For each activity, it provides overview of the step, required inputs, expected outputs, tasks lists and process diagram, supporting tools, and related tasks.
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.
CIOs are under pressure to produce ever-more business value for even-less IT dollars. Is running IT as a business a solution? Exactly what does that entail? This research delved into this issue and spoke to current CIOs – what are they doing to run IT as a business? why? what are the results?
This guide offers CIOs strategies for transitioning IT operations into a business-oriented service model, focusing on service management, business alignment, and creating value. It addresses common challenges and provides actionable steps to improve IT efficiency and relevance in today’s dynamic market.
This paper introduces business IT alignment, connects it to enterprise architecture planning, and discusses frameworks to measure, and assess it over time. Good Read!
This research study compares the needs/requirements/issues of IT strategy practitioners – issues that matter most to them – and the IT strategy research agenda in academia. The problem? The study found a striking difference between the two.
