presents American Management Association Seminars
ALIGNING IT WITH CORPORATE STRATEGY
Seminar No: 06575 -XNBB
CEU Credits: 1.8
Length: 3 days
Learn the key requirements of a Strategic Information Systems Plan in an action-oriented program!
This comprehensive seminar will help you understand how to communicate clearly with all organizational levels...interview and/or survey significant participants...and then translate all that input into a business-driven, user-owned strategic plan that is flexible enough to change with the times.
Attendees:
CIOs, CFOs, CTOs, vice presidents, IT/business directors and managers, systems analysts, IT program managers, IT/business consultants and managers who have significant interface with the IT department.
How You Will Benefit:
- Determine what your organization needs--so you can deliver effective solutions...the first time out
- Develop an IT plan that supports your company's customer-driven goals
- Measure the success of your plan over time to ensure continuous improvement
- Discover which software and hardware match your organizational requirements
- Make the most of advanced technology
What You Will Cover:
- The IT enterprise alignment process
- Pre-planning: Scope, requirements and requisite resources
- Creating or understanding enterprise strategy
- Assessing the impact of enterprise and IT change
- Developing and communicating the IT Alignment Plan
- Implementing and monitoring the plan
Extended/Detailed Seminar Outline
Learning Objectives
- Determine What Your Client's Real Needs Are So You Set Out to Solve the Real Problems... the First Time Out
- Develop an IT Plan That Supports Your Company's Customer-Driven Goals
- Measure the Success of Your Plan over Time to Ensure Continuous Improvement
- Discover Which Software and Hardware Match Your Organizational Requirements
- Stay in the Loop When It Comes to Client's Needs
- Ensure That Your Organization Is Making the Most of Advanced Technology and Innovations
- Gain an Appreciation of the Positive Input That Alignment Can Have on the Entire Organization
Course Overview and Introduction
- Give an Overview of the Seminar
- Explain the Importance and Challenges of IT/Enterprise Alignment
- Identify the Trends and Drivers of the Alignment Process
- List the Six Phases of the Alignment Process
Phase 1: Preplanning
- Establish the Scope and Objectives of the Alignment Process
- Identify Available Resources and Support
- Define the Roles and Responsibilities of Key Players and of the Alignment Team
- Provide Training to Eliminate Knowledge Gaps
- Establish Methods and Logistics to Accomplish Objectives
- Establish a Monitoring Mechanism
- Analyze and Mitigate Potential Risks
Phase 2: Enterprise Strategy Creation
- Define and Apply Common Strategy-Related Terms and Concepts
- Apply Tools and Techniques Used to Create Enterprise Strategy
- Select and Implement Strategy Creation Tools
- Consider Constraints Facing the Enterprise That Impact Strategy
- Determine the IT Strategy in Areas for Which It Has the Primary Responsibility
Phase 3: Enterprise and IT Change
- Determine Required Enterprise Process Changes
- Examine Required Enterprise Structure Changes
- Identify Required Enterprise Policy Changes
- Analyze Implications of Enterprise Culture Changes
- Evaluate IT Change Implications
Phase 4: Enterprise IT Alignment
- Create an IT Strategy That Supports Enterprise Projects and Portfolios
- Integrate the Enterprise and IT through Process Alignment
- Determine How Alignment "Enables" the Enterprise with a Solid Infrastructure and Application Portfolio
- Prioritize IT Projects
- Understand That the Ultimate Objective of Alignment Is Creating Competitive Advantage for the Enterprise
Phase 5: Communicating the Alignment Plan
- Determine the Type and Number of Written Documents Required to Communicate Alignment
- Understand the Number of Presentations Required
- Discuss the Need for a Solid Marketing Plan to Sell the Value of Alignment
Phase 6: Implementing Enterprise/IT Alignment
- Determine the Type of Monitoring Process Required
- Understand the Type of Monitoring Structure That Would Work
- Determine the Metrics Required
Review and Wrap-up
Summarize the Six Phase IT Enterprise Alignment Process
Identify the Most Important Points You Have Learned in This Course
Determine What Practical Next Steps Are Required
Identify Factors That May Undermine Process
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