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IT-Business Articles, Tutorials & Webcasts
Strategic Alignment
Why
We’re Still Talking About Alignment
Since the age of vacuum tubes, dot matrix printers and
green-screen monitors, IT executives have been obsessed with
the concept of alignment, meaning how closely an
organization's IT strategy is interwoven with and driving
its overall business strategy. At CIO.com
Bridging
the CEO-CIO Disconnect
Business and IT executives differ in their perceptions of
strategic and operational IT issues, from IT's strategic
role to its performance. Many of these business leaders
believe IT is tactically focused and that the best
technology innovations come from the business side. Unless
significant changes are made, those differences may continue
to define—and possibly limit—IT's strategic role. At OptimizeMag.com
CFOs
Cite Poor Alignment Between IT, Business
Study reports that 44% of CFOs cited weak alignment between
IT and business strategies, with another 4% saying there's
no alignment between those groups at all. Find out what some
organizations are doing about it. At ComputerWorld.com
What
Is Standing Between You and Alignment?
Read what IT pros have to say about this issue. At CIO.com
Where's
the Beef?
The first step to determining and measuring value is to
create categories for your company's business goals and then
prioritize your IT initiatives within them. At CIO.com
Methods
For Management
The focus of this article is management issues related to
application availability; however, many of the key points
are generally pertinent to IT management in general. At
InformationWeek.com
Keep
IT Simple, Stupid
As new software and IT services increase in complexity, the
need for a unifying strategy is more important than ever. At
CFO.com
What
is Alignment?
Aligning information systems to corporate goals has emerged
as the number one concern over the last five years in
surveys of information systems executives. Alignment is the
delivery of the required results. At Strassmann.com
The
Powers That Should Be
Should IT decisions have to reflect the goals of the
business and engage the attention of the business? From CIO
Magazine
Alignment
By The Numbers
You'll save money when you align IT with business. And that
starts with your reporting structure. See the statistics and
take the self-assessment alignment test. At CIO.com
Executives'
Views On IT Hurts Spending
Study finds that, while 70% of senior executives at large
corporations agree that information technology is relevant
to growth, 60% say IT is actually inhibiting their growth
efforts. The perception is affecting tech spending. Poor
strategic alignment is the culprit. At Forbes.com
Bridging
the CIO/CEO Credibility Gap
Mention it at a professional gathering and expect instant
recognition: every CIO knows what you're talking about when
you mention the "IT credibility gap". At Earthweb.com
It
Must Have Role In Developing An Effective Business Plan
The only way companies can achieve true strategic alignment
is with IT at the table helping to shape enterprise goals
from the beginning of the process. At TechRepublic.com
Bifocal
IS Management
IS executive's vision should be balanced between the
long-term "horizon" and daily operations; article
includes a short self-test "quiz". From
InformationWeek Magazine
Putting
IT Theory Into Practice
Charting a brilliant alignment course is easy; getting it
implemented is the real challenge. At OptimizeMag.com
Align
Yourself Today
Failure to communicate in a language decision-makers
understand can undermine "alignment" efforts. From
InformationWeek Magazine.
Optimizing
Business Performance: Using IT for Competitive Advantage
(Part 1 of 3)
The link between enterprise performance and effective IT
management is clearly emerging. Organizations that are
leaders in their markets and industries are better at using
IT to enable business strategy. Leaders deploy IT more
strategically, and in doing so maximize the impact IT has on
corporate performance. At CIO.com
Optimizing
Business Performance: Using IT for Competitive Advantage,
Part II (Part 2 of 3)
Aligning IT and business strategy is a key IT-business
challenge. Many organizations believe they have achieved “alignment”;
few can point to hard facts. At CIO.com
Optimizing
Business Performance: Using IT for Competitive Advantage,
Part III (Part 3 of 3)
Leading organizations invest where there is the greatest
potential return, instead of following historical budgetary
patterns. Leading organizations also execute better and get
the “best” return on their IT investments by improving
business value, reducing operating costs and decreasing time
to results. At CIO.com
How
To Develop An IT Strategic Plan
Developing an IT strategy will help better-align your
department with the business. This requires identification
of the businessgoals, objectives, priorities, and results
and then using them to build your IT road map. At InformationWeek.com
IT/Business
Alignment: Delivering Results
Successful IT/business alignment means developing and
sustaining a mutually symbiotic relationship between IT and
business - a relationship that benefits both parties.
Article highlights six alignment perspectives. At CIO.com
Limitations
of Strategizing
Some of the challenges to maintaining "strategic
alignment." From InformationWeek Magazine.
The
Greatest Threat to CIO Success
CIOs are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Growing
demand for new IT capabilities and high soaring payorr
expectations versus greatly constrained resources. There's
only one way out: better strategic planning and business
alignment. At CIO.com