How to create an IT Strategic Plan
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How to create an IT Strategic Plan

Author: Tom Smyth Created: 08/12/2013 Category: ‍ IT Strategy and planning Comments: 0

Developing an IT Strategic Plan will help better align your IT function with the business and also build a common understanding among stakeholders about how investments in technology will be used to support the company strategy.

Ideally the IT Strategic Plan should be based on the company strategy. However in many organizations, particularly small companies, no documented business strategy exists. If the organization hasn't formalized such a business strategy, then IT executives can help the business managers to draw these up. Alternatively you will need to identify the de facto business objectives, priorities, and results on your own and use them to build your IT Strategic Plan.

If you are creating an IT Strategic Plan then the list below might be a useful for the content of the document. Remember that you should create your IT Strategic Plan with the assumption that anyone reading the document has no prior knowledge about the company i.e. the IT Strategic Plan should be able to standalone without reference to other company documentation.

You can find a fully detailed and expanded IT Strategic Plan by clicking here or click READ MORE for the recommended content.

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Executive Summary

  • Purpose of the ICT Strategy
  • Company ICT Vision
  • Current State Assessment
  • Recommendations
  • The Future State
  • Implementation Plan
  • Implementation Costs
  • Critical Success Factors

Introduction

  • Scope
  • Purpose
  • Approach
  • Interview / Workshops
  • Document Structure

Background

  • Company Overview
  • Company Strategic Objectives
  • Company Business Units
  • Company Capabilities and ICT Expectations

ICT Strategic Vision

  • ICT Strategy Vision
  • Guiding Principles of ICT Strategy

Current State Assessment

  • Current IT Environment
  • Previous ICT Strategy
  • Findings
  • Current Initiatives

Recommendations

  • Summary of Recommendations
  • The Future State
  • Critical Success Factors

Prioritization

  • Prioritization Process
  • Ranking of Company Organizational Capabilities
  • Capability and Initiatives
  • Prioritized Project List
  • Implementation Plan

Appendix A – Initiatives Detailed

Appendix B - Stakeholders Interviewed

Appendix C - Documents Reviewed

Appendix D – Risk and Value Rating Key

Appendix E – Trends

Appendix F – Business Cases

Appendix G - Cost Estimates

Appendix H – IT Department Structure

 

 

 

Last Modified: Thursday 10th October 2013
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