What does a typical strategic plan include
- Current information assessment - existing info systems provided, current hardware and software platform, current tech issues, current strength and weakness
- Strategic Directions - Future info system and strategies to be provided overall strategies for intra-organizational and inter-organizational systems
- Development strategy - vision statement for infotech , future applications, databases, software, hardware platforms, approach to monitoring strategy (IT Systems keep developing, how are you going to keep yourself up to date. Covers everything for 3 - 5 years)
Usually lasts 3-5 years
What does a typical operational plan include
- Progress report - What we achieved or missed during the initiative, additional initiatives that is embarked on, major hardware or software changes
- Initiatives to be undertaken - what is to be developed, are there any personnel needed to support your initiative (personnel acquisition and development, financial resources acquisition)
- Implementation schedule - proposed start and finish dates for milestones, major projects, and control procedures to be adopted
Usually lasts 1-3 years and is a short term plan
What are the 4 different types of organizations (McFarlan)
- Support - both existing and proposed IT system have low importance, low planning needed
- Factory - existing systems are critical but proposed systems are not so important. Moderate planning needed
- Turnaround - current systems not critical but proposed system is very important and critical. Moderate to large planning needed
- Strategic - both current systems and proposed systems are critical to the success of the organization. Large amounts of planning needed
What are the 4 different types of organizations (Sullivan)
- Traditional - low amounts of diffusion and infusion of IT. Low amounts of planning needed. Centralized group
- Federation - low amounts of infusion but high diffusion in IT. Moderate amount of planning needed. Performed by decentralized group
- Backbone - high amounts of infusion but low diffusion. Performed by centralized group. Moderate to high amounts of planning needed
- Complex - high amounts of diffusion and infusion. Performed by both centralized and decentralized planning. Large amounts of planning needed
What is a steering comittee
Consists of senior users and senior IS personnel. Conducts IS planning and
What is a organizing function
Gather, allocates and structures resources to enable the company goals and objectives of the plan. Should be performed effectively if not IT systems are likely to be ineffecient / ineffective.
Resourcing - organizing function
Resourcing - Management must be seen acquiring resources needed in order for goals and objectives of IT system plan. Include software hardware personnel facilities and proper acquisition process must be performed
