Aligning Business & IT : Key Considerations

 

The business strategy provides the overall long-term direction for the whole organization.

The business strategy includes the common elements like Organization mission, vision, core values, goals & objectives.

Business Strategy may not provide all the details for the IT Planning.

Operating model is the desired level of organization-wide process standardization and data integration.

Operating model defines what business processes are standardized and what business data is shared across major business units i.e. lines of business, business functions or regional offices.