Allocation
Allocate funding to broad categories of IT activity (for example, infrastructure/product improvements, capability development) to align with objectives and derive business value.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Allocation at each level of maturity.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Allocate funds based on the requirements of specific projects.
- Outcome
- Prioritized projects are recognized due to dedicated funding allocations.
- Metric
- % of IT projects with allocated funding.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Align most funding allocations to major operational and development activities with the IT strategy.
- Outcome
- Accountability for IT funds can be established.
- Metric
- % of IT project funding aligned to the IT strategy.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Align all funding allocations to major activities with IT and business strategies.
- Outcome
- Funding allocations are aligned with IT and business strategies, creating confidence that funds are used for the intended purpose.
- Metrics
- % of IT project funding aligned to the IT strategy.
- % of IT project funding aligned to the business strategy.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Ensure funding allocations to major activities are flexible and adaptable to changes, and are consistently reviewed for optimization opportunities.
- Outcome
- The organization can objectively and flexibly balance funding allocations against operational, business improvement, and innovation objectives to drive strategic and operational advantage.
- Metric
- % of IT operations with allocated IT funding by service.