Wednesday, February 3, 2010

OPERATIONAL Alignment- Continued

3. Degree of business strategy and IT alignment:HIGH and Use of Technology:HIGH(B):It means the business has a clear view of where it is going and how to innovate, identify and deploy technology to contribute to business success. The challenge for a business is to maintain this initiative to avoid falling into the place where the degree of business strategy and IT Alignment is low. Both the Balanced Scorecard and the 5 Views Model will be used continuously and reviewed to ensure that a business can maintain its competitive lead.

4. Degree of business strategy and IT alignment:LOW and Use of Technology:HIGH(D): There is a chance that the business is spending too much on technology and also that it is not getting any measurable benefit or contribution towards its business strategy. Many new start-ups either started or ended up here because of combination of poor business models and bleeding-edge technology solutions.

There are additional drivers pertaining to Planning, Funding and Communications from Operational and Strategic point of view.

Planning

Operational Fit: Responsive to business unit requirements, prioritize by business unit, IT plans reviewed by the business, IT infrastructure approval linked to funding

Strategic Fit: Involves all key business stakeholders, Single, well-integrated business plan

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