Introduction

Bennet P Lientz
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Bennet P Lientz: UCLA Anderson School of Management, USA

Chapter 1 in Breakthrough Strategic IT and Process Planning, 2009, pp 3-34 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:10 Reasons Given for Not PlanningReason 1: We have never carried out an IT planning effort beforeReason 2: We are doing fine without the planReason 3: Our business does not even have a strategic plan. So why have a strategic IT plan?Reason 4: We tried doing a strategic IT plan before and it failedReason 5: We are an organization with very limited IT resources so we cannot afford to do planningReason 6: We don't have the expertise to do the planningReason 7: We cannot afford a consultant to do the planningReason 8: We have a very standard IT environment and do not require a strategic IT planReason 9: We are too busy to carry out the planning effortReason 10: We did a plan and it was approved. But then no one paid any attention to the planWhy Do Strategic IT and Process Planning Together?What are the Objectives of the Planning Effort?Benefits of Strategic IT and Process PlanningWhat is Success?What is Realistic IT and Process Planning?The Timing of the Strategic IT and Process Planning EffortThe Relationship between IT, Process Improvement, and Change ManagementThe Risks of IT and Process Planning and What Can Go WrongTreating the Planning Effort as a Program and ProjectThe Need for a Realistic, Scalable Planning MethodOur Approach in a NutshellAlignment — A Magic WordApplications and Benefits of this Planning MethodHow this Book is OrganizedPlanning — Self-InterestExamplesLessons LearnedPoliticsWhat to Do NextSummary

Keywords: Strategic IT Planning; Business Process Management; Strategic Resource Allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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