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Representative POMs are described for Business Alignment at each level of maturity.

1Initial

• Practice

  Rely on best endeavours of available personnel.

2Basic

• Practice

  Ensure IT staff assess proposed RDE projects for alignment with IT goals.

  Outcome

  Major RDE projects are aligned with IT goals.

  Metric

  # and % of RDE projects that are aligned with IT goals compared with previous periods.

3Intermediate

• Practice

  Invite business to provide input on objectives and funding of major RDE projects.

  Outcome

  Major RDE projects are aligned with business goals.

  Metrics

  • # and % of RDE projects that are aligned with business goals compared with previous periods.
  • # of business contacts who have reviewed RDE documentation compared with previous periods.

4Advanced

• Practice

  Convene review meetings with IT, chaired by business to evaluate initial and on-going funding for all RDE projects.

  Outcome

  Alignment of RDE projects with business goals and business commitment to RDE improves .

  Metrics

  • # and % of RDE projects that are aligned with business goals compared with previous periods.
  • # of business/IT review meetings compared with previous periods.
  • # and % of RDE projects cancelled or not started for business alignment reasons compared with previous periods.

5Optimized

• Practice

  Ensure that the business strategy team is continually appraised of business opportunities emerging from RDE discoveries.

  Outcome

  The feedback loop between business and RDE informs changes both to RDE projects and to business strategy.

  Metric

  # of business strategy changes as a result of RDE findings.