Creating Your IT Strategy
46mAdvanced2020-05-11
Authors
Peter High
President of Metis Strategy
Course details
The role of information technology (IT) in organizations has changed dramatically. While historically the role of IT departments has been to support business functions, now they can make their organizations more productive than before. IT professionals are responsible for everything from hardware and networking to social media and data analytics. These technology trends require every organization to take a proactive approach to IT.
In this course, IT strategy consultant Peter High outlines how to create an agile IT department, measure IT performance, and create the role of business information officer. He also suggests ways in which leaders can change the organizational conversation about technology by sharing the IT mission, cocreating other departments' strategies, and finding areas of alignment.
Learning objectives
Recognize business trends that are enabled by technology.
Explain where the Business Information Office should network.
Recognize the importance of linking the IT mission to an enterprise mission.
Explain why it is important to define success metrics when developing plans.
Identify where the quantifiable metrics fall in the OGTM.
In this course, IT strategy consultant Peter High outlines how to create an agile IT department, measure IT performance, and create the role of business information officer. He also suggests ways in which leaders can change the organizational conversation about technology by sharing the IT mission, cocreating other departments' strategies, and finding areas of alignment.
Learning objectives
Recognize business trends that are enabled by technology.
Explain where the Business Information Office should network.
Recognize the importance of linking the IT mission to an enterprise mission.
Explain why it is important to define success metrics when developing plans.
Identify where the quantifiable metrics fall in the OGTM.
Skills covered
Business StrategyBusiness Analysis and StrategyLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Why IT strategy matters
1. Analyze the IT Function
- 02 - The changing nature of the IT role
- 03 - Making IT strategic
- 04 - Challenges to streamlining IT
2. Redefining the IT Role
- 05 - Creating an agile IT department
- 06 - Measuring IT performance
- 07 - Creating the role of business information officer
3. Changing the Organizational Conversation
- 08 - Creating an IT mission
- 09 - Co-creating other departments' strategy
- 10 - Ways for IT leaders to collaborate outside of IT
- 11 - Tips to retain top IT talent