1 / 18

Establishing A Planning Process

Establishing A Planning Process. The planning process includes technical and organizational aspects The IS strategy brings together the business aims of the company and the implementation of computer systems.

marisa
Download Presentation

Establishing A Planning Process

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Establishing A Planning Process • The planning process includes technical and organizational aspects • The IS strategy brings together the business aims of the company and the implementation of computer systems. • The IS strategy plan is a plan for the development of systems towards some future vision of the role of IS in the organization.

  2. Establishing A Planning Process • The IS planning process is an integral part of the development of business strategy • The business strategy and IS plans are developed to plan for the effective use of the finite resources of the business. • Since the resources are limited, there are some problems and constraints of strategicIS planning

  3. Problems in Strategic IS Planning • By the end of 1980s the need for organizations to have “strategic plans” for their IS investments was generally understood. • In 1990s, “Improving IS strategic plans” was one of the top issues of IS and non-IS managers. • http://edtech.sandi.net/etsp/ • http://www.itu.int/sg_is/strategic_plan2003.html • http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MSC_ID/52/MTO_ID/NULL/MC_ID/5/C_ID/1663/holdSession/1

  4. Problems in Strategic IS Planning • Typical problems of IS strategic planning were: • Top management did not understand how IS offered strategic advantages • Top managers did not view information as a business resource • Top management demand to see a financial justification for investments • Top managers were“action oriented” with short term focus.

  5. Problems in Strategic IS Planning • Business Problems due to IS/IT finances: • Loss of control of IS/IT investments • Having shorter than expected business life • Resource constraints • Poor users –IT/IS staff relationships • Length of time involved • Examples : Large scale ERP projects

  6. Problems in Strategic IS Planning • The outcome of planning varies with • The opportunities • The degree to which top management is involved • At the beginning, it is important to distinguish between IS objectives and implementation issues.

  7. Problems in Strategic IS Planning • Objectives for IS are the same as those for business • Improvement in productivity • Product differentiation • Customer service improvement • It is a continuous evolving process

  8. Strategic IS Planning • It is a learning process • The following questions need to be answered : • What is the purpose of strategic IS planning? • What is the scope of the plan ? • What are the objectives ? • What resources are required ? • How should the process steered ?

  9. Strategic IS Planning • Strategic Plans : Time horizon 3-5 years • Tactical - 1-2 years • Operational - 6 months - 1 year • Tactical plans deal with development projects and infrastructure • Operational plans guide day-to-day activities

  10. The Planning Process

  11. The Planning Process • There are a number of sources of stimuli for strategic planning for IS. These are • External Business Factors • External Technical factors • Competitive threats based of IS • New Products or markets created by IS / IT • Changes in major cost factors • Legistative demands or pressure from stakeholders

  12. The Planning Process • Internal Business Factors • The business taken over by a new owner or manager • Major rationalizations caused by downturn in the economy • Restructuring • New products and markets • Recognition of the importance of strategic planning • Internal Business Factors • Factors may arise from the need to cut costs • To improve the relationship between IS and the business   

  13. The Planning Process Triggers • IS failure • (new) threats or opportunities • (unsolicited) demands for service • Financial factors • Changes in mission or goals • Reengineering in Business Environment

  14. The Planning Process In the Initiation Phase, Define • What is the environment like? • How will the plan be used? • How will progress be effected and controlled? • Who will lead? • Who are the stakeholders? • Who will approve it? • What is the time horizon? • What is the scope?

  15. The Planning Process • Management sponsor • Steering committee • Planning Team • Input from IS • Input from Business • Consultants (methods & expertise) • Tools and support

  16. The Planning Process Tasks: • Align business and IS objectives • Identify strategic applications • Meet statutory / political requirements • Arrange Organizational Training Processes • Define an IS architecture • Allocate IS/IT resources • Develop prioritization scheme for project portfolio

  17. The Planning Process Tasks: • Align IT investments with Bus. Strategy • Identify new high payback applications • Improve communications with users • Increase visibility of IS and Information architecture

  18. The Planning Process Why is IS planning is hard? • Demand keeps changing • Supply keeps changing • Impacts (both good and bad) are massive • Often there is a shortage of resources

More Related