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Strategic Alignment : A Framework For Strategic Information Technology Management
A central tenet of this paper is that strategic management ofI/Trequires appropriate choices to position the firm with respect to a dynamic and uncertain information technology marketplace as well as effective decisions that define the implementation strategy for building and operating the information systems infrastructure. In essence, we argue that the challenge of managing the information By I/T we mean computer hardware, software, communications and related computer-based applications.
As such, effective management of LTwillrequire alignment among a complex set of choices reflecting both a strategic and a functional perspective. This paper develops the concept of alignment and presents a model for I/T management that is consistent with evolving concepts of strategic management and also addresses the functiona complexities of I/T management. The Strategic Alignment Model is developed using two fundamental dimensions.
(1) strategic integration, which builds upon strategic management research relating to the integration of strategy formulation and implementation; and
(2) functional integration, which builds upon a tradition of information systems research that focuses on the integration of I/T management with the management of other line and functional areas.
These two dimensions define four strategic choice domains (Business Strategy, Information Technology Strategy, Organizational Infrastructure and Processes, and Information Systems Infrastructure and Processes) that form the basis for the Strategic Alignment Model.
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