Strategic IT Planning provides a structured process for evaluating the most logical and effective way to apply information technology to achieve business goals. Strategic planning is a widely recognized best practice for successful organizations because it charts a high-level course of action for achieving long-term objectives.
The Strategic IT Plan, or "Roadmap" also creates the foundation for development of task-oriented Operational IT Plans and the necessary support for IT budget initiatives. In addition to supporting programmatic goals, the Strategic IT Plan identifies over-arching strategies for the improvement of IT management itself and links to important aspects of IT management, such as architecture development and IT security.
The Strategic IT Plan is the cornerstone of the capital planning and investment control process. It describes the over-arching, high-level strategic initiatives, including critical milestones and resource requirements necessary to meet program plan objectives. Strategic IT planning is a process for identifying a baseline of current performance and the gap between current and planned performance. The plan identifies functional requirements for bridging this gap as well as alternatives for meeting the functional requirements and selection of the best IT capital asset solution.
Strategic IT Plans also provide critical information for the selection phase of the IT investment process. The overall IT capital planning process provides management with information on acquisition and life-cycle costs, schedules, and performance of current and proposed capital assets.
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