IT Strategy
Promote/explain the IT vision statement and lead the development of the IT strategy. Use influence/authority to ensure that the IT plan aligns with the business strategy. Develop, communicate, and emphasize compliance with the IT policies and guidelines created to deliver the IT strategy.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for IT Strategy at each level of maturity.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Organize brainstorming sessions (with key technical staff) on innovative options for future IT investment and development.
- Outcomes
- This results in improved future proofing of the IT plan.
- A more comprehensive understanding of the IT vision is achieved.
- Metric
- # and frequency of technical futures brainstorming sessions.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Provide a technology update to the senior executive board, as per a defined schedule.
- Outcomes
- This raises the profile of IT with business users and helps break down the IT/business divide.
- It also increases buy-in to the IT plan from business users.
- Metrics
- # of technology updates given to the senior executive board by IT.
- Quality of the IT/business relationship (i.e. as measured via standard qualitative measurement tools).
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Advance the cause of open innovation among peers in the industry through speaking at conferences/events, and engage in developing frameworks and other collateral around the key concept.
- Outcome
- This raises awareness of the benefits of open innovation while enhancing the personal and organizational profile within the industry.
- Metric
- Reputation of IT leadership within the business ecosystem (i.e. as measured via standard qualitative measurement tools).