Planning Process
Manage the organizational planning process for the IT function and the outcomes of that process, for example by involving stakeholders, and securing commitment to change.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Planning Process at each level of maturity.
- 1Initial
- Practice
- Carry out planning on a as needed basis.
- Outcome
- Some organizational topics are planned.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Allow executives to delegate planning process to individuals every time they start a new initiative.
- Outcome
- Organizational planning topics are generally addressed.
- Metric
- % of planning processes which are delegated.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Introduce standardized planning process with clear responsibilities for organizational planning.
- Outcome
- Standardized planning process in place.
- Metric
- % of plans produced and documented by the responsible person.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Assign organizational planning by a dedicated task of a specific unit which manages the planning process.
- Outcome
- Planning process with fundamental efficiency and effectiveness in place.
- Metric
- % of plans produced by specific unit.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Revise planning process and implement lessons learned regularly from the results of the planning process.
- Outcome
- At all times planning process meets needs of organization.
- Metric
- Frequency of revision (# of iterations per year).