Planning For Various Business Types : Information Technology IT
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Learn about planning and strategic planning techniques used in the information technology or IT sectors.
By ERIC BERKMAN
Interweaving an organization's IT strategy with its overal business strategy has been a hot topic for decades, and it shows no signs of stopping. Keep talking
(Added: 12-Jun-2005 Hits: 834)
By DEREK SLATER
As you write your company's next IT strategic plan, don't repeat these classic mistakes. Understand why it's a mistake to ignore strategic planning; Learn what not to do when writing a strategic plan -- and why; Discover the ways some CIOs are aligning business plans with IT strategy
(Added: 30-May-2005 Hits: 826)
By DEREK SLATER
As you write your company's next IT strategic plan, don't repeat these classic mistakes. Understand why it's a mistake to ignore strategic planning; Learn what not to do when writing a strategic plan -- and why; Discover the ways some CIOs are aligning business plans with IT strategy
(Added: 30-May-2005 Hits: 835)
By Fred Crawford and Bill Domeika
Aligning a company's technology applications with its overall corporate strategic framework sounds like the most basic of advice, but it's still the exception rather than the rule. As a result, a significant amount of IT spending is misdirected--aimed at applications and processes that do little to support a company's core marketing strategy or long-term customer-satisfaction goals. No company can be the best at everything. Choose one area of expertise on which to focus, and spend your IT budget supporting it.
(Added: 20-Jun-2005 Hits: 577)
By Brian Sommer
CIOs must step up to the challenge of devising and executing a winning strategy—even if it means sticking their necks out
(Added: 19-Jan-2006 Hits: 406)