Strategic IT Planning
Business
- Gain complete understanding of strategic business plans
- Define current and future business operational requirements
- Develop an understanding of the industry including competitive issues, technology trends, and general direction
- Evaluate supply and demand chains for opportunities where technology can add value to the relationship
- Define e-Business strategy and expectations
Technology
- Review and assess current information technology infrastructure, application software, office productivity tools, and hardware
- Review and assess current IT staff and skill sets
- Evaluate current IT environment in light of business goals and strategies
Organization
- Gain an understanding of company history, organizational structure and culture
- Assess the organization’s readiness to change and to ability to implement new information technology
IT Plan
- Provide a road map for the development/acquisition and deployment of information technology to support the business goals and strategies. The IT Plan will align business goals and strategies with the use of information technology.
- Provide a project plan that outlines the tasks, priorities, and dependencies to implement the IT Plan
- Provide cost estimates associated with each component of the IT Plan
- Provide an assessment of the risk factors associated with implementation of the IT Plan versus doing nothing.
