6. Output Initiatives Asset Investments Key Concepts (I) 10-year goals ↑ economy, ↑ jobs (↑quality) ↓ crime 5% & ‘feel safer’ ↑ health ↓ waiting times (emergency, elective, …) ↑ education ↑ literacy/numeracy >90% yr 12 ↑ VET participation ↑ transport ↓ commuting times ↑ environment ↓ water usage 15% Programs asset investments alone generally will not lead directly to the realisation of strategic goals
7. Strategic Planning“less than 40% of us have worked in corporations in which formal business plans were maintained” CIO Wisdom (2004) p227
8. ‘A’ considerations: IT Planning checklistSource: CIO Wisdom (2004) p240 Internal vs external focusIdentify specific drivers Major corporate & IT goals Major customer and sponsor critical imperatives KPIs Cost of IT (% revenue or TCO) Economic pressures (IT Budget) Architecture and migration plans Year-over-year project portfolio Service levels and business service guarantees Global business structure and network implications Acquisitions and mergers – current and possible Employee growth and retention Hint: Make explicit assumptions about outsourcing, decentralisation
9. Plans your IT Organisation must haveSource: CIO Wisdom (2004) p239 Business recovery and resumption Capacity plans to ensure SLA management for basic business functions Technology plans Ongoing security compliance Network evolution Approaches for (mandatory) upgrades of commerical packages Year-over-year project budgeting
