Does your organisation have an IT Strategy Officer?

Hello,

Organisations have historically had CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs and so on, each of these roles fulfilling a distinct area of responsibility.

The increasing trend of the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) role however, indicates the growing importance and challenge of executing successful strategies in today's complex, and rapidly changing technical and business environments.

The McKinsey article 'How chief strategy officers think about their role: A roundtable' by Renée Dye [1] raises some beneficial observations from the inside.

It would not be surprising to observe further predominance of, for want of a better title, the IT Strategy Officer (ITSO). This function would be responsible for supporting the CIO for the IT-strategy related arena, just as the CSO supports the CEO for the corporate planning arena.

Reference:
[1] http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/How_chief_strategy_officers_think_about_their_role_A_roundtable_2143

What goes into an 'IT Strategic Plan' (high-level)?

Hello,

If you're starting out with developing an IT Strategic Plan & are looking for simple guidance to get started, I would recommend the following to get things moving:

'Anatomy of an IT Strategic Plan' by Stephanie Overby; this is available from the following link:

http://www.cio.com/article/174253/Anatomy_of_an_IT_Strategic_Plan

Regards,

Musab Qureshi

The IT Management Blog - Welcome!

Hello,

Welcome to the IT Management Blog!

Here you'll find a somewhat random collection of interesting posts from the intriguing world of IT Management.

My domains of expertise are IT Strategy and IT Service Management; do check back for beneficial information & links to assist with your IT Management efforts.

Your comments & feedback are always welcome, my email is: musabqureshi4@yahoo.co.uk

Musab Q.