Evaluating the Performance of Information Technology Strategic Planning Through Itsp Alignment Model
Evaluating the performance of Information Technology Strategic Planning through ITSP Alignment model
Mohammed A. H. Altemimi, M. S. Zakaria and Y. Yahya
Abstract. Most of organizations endeavor to employing IT as tool for a competitive and supporting the capability of IT to accomplishment the objective of organization as well as enhance the alignment between IT and business strategy. The research question in this paper; is how to evaluate ITSP performance from manager’s perspective. The suggested model leads to the development a successful IT strategic plan performance, enabling planning with business strategy and allowing technology to provide for competitive advantage. They are often need to find a reliable ways to ensure that the business benefits from ITSP plan are released and provide a high level of competitive. This research aims to increase the corporate performance toward efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness in facing the uncertainty and mobility of the business environment to support the strategy planning decision.
Keywords: ITSP, IT component, Alignment Business and IT strategy, Business Strategy, Competitive Performance, ITSP Alignment model, cause-and effect relationship. 1. Introduction
Most organizations endeavour to employing IT as a tool for competitive advantage as well as accomplishing the organizational objectives. To achieve the former, IT has been leverage to improve service and lower the cost of conducting business. Organizations also began to realize that business and IT are not two different worlds but IT is actually a business resource, just like any others that organization must leverage to meet its objectives. It is, therefore, vital for them to align their IT component with their business strategies, not the other way round. The alignment can play a significant role in determining success for the organizations. Alignment of IT and business strategies, here, refers to the process of gaining the value to the
Mohammed A. H. Altemimi, M. S. Zakaria and Y. Yahya
Abstract. Most of organizations endeavor to employing IT as tool for a competitive and supporting the capability of IT to accomplishment the objective of organization as well as enhance the alignment between IT and business strategy. The research question in this paper; is how to evaluate ITSP performance from manager’s perspective. The suggested model leads to the development a successful IT strategic plan performance, enabling planning with business strategy and allowing technology to provide for competitive advantage. They are often need to find a reliable ways to ensure that the business benefits from ITSP plan are released and provide a high level of competitive. This research aims to increase the corporate performance toward efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness in facing the uncertainty and mobility of the business environment to support the strategy planning decision.
Keywords: ITSP, IT component, Alignment Business and IT strategy, Business Strategy, Competitive Performance, ITSP Alignment model, cause-and effect relationship. 1. Introduction
Most organizations endeavour to employing IT as a tool for competitive advantage as well as accomplishing the organizational objectives. To achieve the former, IT has been leverage to improve service and lower the cost of conducting business. Organizations also began to realize that business and IT are not two different worlds but IT is actually a business resource, just like any others that organization must leverage to meet its objectives. It is, therefore, vital for them to align their IT component with their business strategies, not the other way round. The alignment can play a significant role in determining success for the organizations. Alignment of IT and business strategies, here, refers to the process of gaining the value to the
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