To effectively support today’s IT strategies, CIOs must embrace new approaches to IT strategic planning that are more business-driven, flexible, and frequently revisited than in years past.
The guidelines for an IT strategy include:
- Setting project goals and defining project scope
- Planning project activities, schedules and timetables
- Coordinating IT tools and resources
- Estimating total project time
- Developing a budget in keeping with project goals and budget
- Creating supporting documentation, charts and schedules
- Conducting risk analysis and outlining possible project challenges and risks
- Developing a strategy for monitoring and reporting progress to the business management team
- Outlining project plans with the IT implementation team and outlining an effective communication strategy