Assignment:
Aligning IT Strategies to Business Strategies
After reviewing the material for this module, research a real-world case in which an organization aligned its IT strategy with its business strategy. Address the following in a research report:
- How did the organization align IT strategies with business objectives?
- What were the benefits of the alignment?
- What were the challenges in implementing the alignment?
- What do you think was the most important argument for this alignment? Why?
- How could you quantify this alignment to gain support from senior management? From IT?
Your well-written report should be 5 to 6 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. Use APA style guidelines, citing at least two references, as appropriate.
Required
Chapter Information Technology for Management: On-Demand Strategies for Performance, Growth, and Sustainability
Ilmudeen, A., Bao, Y., & Alharbi, I. M. (2019). How does business-IT strategic alignment dimension impact on organizational performance measures: Conjecture and empirical analysis. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 32(3), 457.
Queiroz, M., Tallon, P. P., Coltman, T., Sharma, R., & Reynolds, P. (2020). Aligning the IT portfolio with business strategy: Evidence for complementarity of corporate and business unit alignment. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 29(3), N.PAG.