Strategic Alignment: A Framework for Strategic Information Technology Management (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John C. Henderson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260417998 ISBN 13: 9780260417992

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Align IT with business strategy to drive smarter, more effective planning.

This book explains the Strategic Alignment Model, a framework for linking business goals with IT strategy and infrastructure. It shows how to balance external marketplace pressures with internal capabilities to improve how information systems support the enterprise.

The text frames four domains—Business Strategy, Organizational Infrastructure and Processes, IT Strategy, and IS Infrastructure and Processes—and describes how two integration dimensions and cross-domain alignments create value from IT investments. It also covers concepts of completeness, validity, consistency, and comprehensiveness to guide strategic IT planning.

• Learn how strategic and functional integration work together to position a firm in the IT marketplace and the product market.
• Understand cross-domain alignments that connect business strategy with IT architectures and how automation can transform organizational processes.
• Explore methods to evaluate planning approaches, reduce bias, and assess risks in IT decision making.
• See how complete, top-down and bottom-up analyses support better, more consistent IT planning outcomes.

Ideal for readers of strategic management and IT planning who want a practical framework for aligning technology with business goals and processes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260417998
• ISBN 13: 9780260417992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 49