Information Systems, IT Strategy
Strategic role of IT in frims - ANS-*1. 90's and early 2000's: "strategy mobilization"*
- IT for business strategy support
*2. Late 2000's/2010's: "strategy collaboration"*
- Business mobilization through IT
*3. Now: "strategy fusion" [in very innovative/digital firms]*
- Digital Business Strategy
Inhibitors of effective change in IT - ANS-- Gap between business and IT strategy
- No business strategy available (with sufficient details)
- No IT strategy
- No dialogue between business and IT executives („IT is servicing unit")
Definition of IT Strategy - ANS-*The primary objective of developing an IS Strategy is to
identify a value-added portfolio of applications that will have a strategic impact on the
organization and increase its performance.*
IT Strategy is:
- an organizational perspective on the investment in, deployment, use, and
management of information systems.
- a document containing plans, intentions and policies for the organization's current and
future use of IT.
*Ideally, the IT Strategy monitors and implements appropriate measures aimed at IT to
align with business strategy.*
IT Strategy Content Components - ANS-*1. To-be status:* What do we want to achieve?
Where do we want to go?
*2. Need for action:* What are our weaknesses?
*3. Definition of measures:* What needs to be done?
*4. Definition of responsibilities:* Who does what? Who is responsible? *5. KPIs for
monitoring:* When are the goals reached? Based on which measures?
Steps of IT Strategy Development - ANS-*1. Analyze the relevant environment*
Strategic role of IT in frims - ANS-*1. 90's and early 2000's: "strategy mobilization"*
- IT for business strategy support
*2. Late 2000's/2010's: "strategy collaboration"*
- Business mobilization through IT
*3. Now: "strategy fusion" [in very innovative/digital firms]*
- Digital Business Strategy
Inhibitors of effective change in IT - ANS-- Gap between business and IT strategy
- No business strategy available (with sufficient details)
- No IT strategy
- No dialogue between business and IT executives („IT is servicing unit")
Definition of IT Strategy - ANS-*The primary objective of developing an IS Strategy is to
identify a value-added portfolio of applications that will have a strategic impact on the
organization and increase its performance.*
IT Strategy is:
- an organizational perspective on the investment in, deployment, use, and
management of information systems.
- a document containing plans, intentions and policies for the organization's current and
future use of IT.
*Ideally, the IT Strategy monitors and implements appropriate measures aimed at IT to
align with business strategy.*
IT Strategy Content Components - ANS-*1. To-be status:* What do we want to achieve?
Where do we want to go?
*2. Need for action:* What are our weaknesses?
*3. Definition of measures:* What needs to be done?
*4. Definition of responsibilities:* Who does what? Who is responsible? *5. KPIs for
monitoring:* When are the goals reached? Based on which measures?
Steps of IT Strategy Development - ANS-*1. Analyze the relevant environment*
