IT STRATEGY

Group Members:
MI-12-16
MI-12-10
MI-12-15
MI-12-24

Vikas Pawar
Sandeep Maurya
Kalyani Patil
Jitendra Yadav

What is IT Strategy
IT Strategy is the overall plan which consist of objective(s),
principles and tactics relating to use of the technologies
within a particular organization.
Such strategies primarily focus on the technologies thems
elves and in some cases the people who directly manag
e those technologies.
The strategy can be implied from the organization's behavi
ors towards technology decisions, and may be written d
own in a document.

An IT strategy should cover all facts of technology

management, including cost management, hum
an capital management, hardware and software
management, vendor management, risk manag
ement and all other considerations in the enter
prise IT environment.

Business-Technology Alignment
Primary objective of designing Technology Strateg
y is to make sure that the Business Strategy can
be realized through Technology and Technology
Investments are aligned to Business.
There are frameworks to study current and future
Business Strategy, assess Business-IT alignment
on various parameters, identify gaps, and defin
e Technology Roadmaps and Budgets.

Provide IT Capabilities is the overall process for deployi

ng and managing Information Technology Assets in the
Enterprise

 Many organizations choose to formalize their in

formation technology strategy in a written docu
ment or balanced scorecard strategy map.
The plan and its documentation should be flexi
ble enough to change in response to new organi
zational circumstances and business priorities,
budgetary constraints, available skill sets and co
re competencies, new technologies and a growi
ng understanding of user needs and business o
bjectives.

An IT Strategy Drives the IT Investments Ch

oices

An IT Strategy Drives the overall IT planning proces

s

Framework of IT strategy
Process of IT Strategy is simplified with framework constit
uted of IT Service Management (ITIL), Enterprise Archite
cture Development (TOGAF) and Governance (COBIT).
IT Strategy is modeled as vertical IT service applied to and
supported by each horizontal layers of SOA architecture
.

Framework of IT strategy
An IT strategy need not be more than two sides of A4 paper but should include:
A time scale for implementing the strategy and how often the strategy will be
reviewed
(e.g. 3 years, reviewed annually)
A date the strategy was agreed and by whom
(e.g. 15th April 2011 by Management Committee)
Organisational / department / team aims
(e.g. organisation provides advice and information to young people through day ce
ntre and outreach work)
How technology can be used to meet these aims
(e.g. computer network to allow easier information sharing within the organisation,
database to assist staff with case management).
Managing IT standards, detailing the organisation's policy on IT and / or time
scale for developing and implementing(see the Knowledgebase articleBuilding
Blocks of an IT Policy for more detail on the areas that your IT policy will need to ad
dress)
Any special technology projects
(e.g. Network installation, website development etc.)
Schedule and costs
(e.g.- year 1 detail, years 2 and 3 approximate, Capital / revenue; Year 1/2/3)

Typical structure of a IT strategy

Executive Summary - This is a summary of the IT strategy

High level organizational benefits
Project objective and scope
Approach and methodology of the engagement
Relationship to overall business strategy
Resource summary
Staffing
Budgets
Summary of key projects

structure of a IT strategy

Internal Capabilities
ITProject Portfolio Management- An inventory of current proje
cts being managed by the information technology department
and their status. Note: It is not common to report current proje
ct status inside a future-looking strategy document. Show Retur
n on Investment (ROI) and timeline for implementing each appl
ication.
An inventory of existing applications supported and the level of
resources required to support them
Architectural directions and methods for implementation of IT
solutions
Current IT departmental strengths and weaknesses

structure of a IT strategy

External Forces
Summary of changes driven from outside the organization
Rising expectations of users
Example: Growth of high-quality web user interfaces driven
byAjaxtechnology
Example: Availability of open-sourcelearning management
systems
List of new IT projects requested by the organization

structure of a IT strategy
Opportunities Description of new cost reduction or efficiency increase opportunit
ies
Example: List of available Professional Service contractors for s
hort term projects
Description of howMoore's Law(faster processors, networks or st
orage at lower costs) will impact the organization'sROIfor technol
ogy
Threats Description of disruptive forces that could cause the organizati
on to become less profitable or competitive
Analysis IT usage by competition

structure of a IT strategy
IT Organization structure and Governance
IT organization roles and responsibilities
IT role description
IT Governance
Milestones
List of monthly, quarterly or mid-year milestones and review da
tes to indicate if the strategy is on track
List milestone name, deliverables and metrics

Executing an IT strategy requires strong IT leade

rship; the chief information officer (CIO) and chi
ef technology officer (CTO) need to work closely
with business, budget and legal departments as
well as with other user groups within the organi
zation.
The CIO, CTO or IT manager frequently creates
a high-level overview presentation designed to
be presented to stakeholders.

Thank You...