The weekly written exercises collectively comprise the Strategic Information Technology Plan. Students will each select a business organization which they will refer to for every written exercise. Students will respond to each assignment exercise as it applies to their chosen organization, integrating citations from the text and other scholarly sources. Each weekly assignment exercise should be accompanied by a title page and reference page formatted according to APA style. Include side headings (also called sub-titles), according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center Subtitles improve readability and are important for the reader to see where your paper content aligns with the required content. For instance, in section IV of the Final Paper, you would include the side headings (sub-titles). Identify the IT Strategy to support goals of the organization Service Innovation Security IT Foundation The first written assignment requires an introductory paragraph about the student’s selected business, its mission, and its immediate management of technology and innovation (M.T.I.) goals. This introductory paragraph should be included in each audit exercise paper submitted in the course. Focus of the Final Paper The executive summary is an abbreviated overview of the entire plan, and as such, it should touch upon all major points while engaging the reader. It should make the reader want to read the plan. Students should assume that the target audience is familiar with the computer terminology learned throughout this course. During Week Five, the student cohesively brings together the weekly written assignments and an executive summary to form an Information Technology Strategic Plan. The student’s business focus for weekly assignments should remain consistent throughout the course. This final paper should be eighteen to twenty pages in length and should incorporate any comments or suggestions made by the instructor on the weekly assignment papers. Students must use the Information Technology Strategic Plan template provided in the course material. The Information Technology Strategic Plan sections are: Executive Summary The executive summary is an abbreviated overview of the entire plan, and as such, it should touch upon all major points of the plan while engaging the reader. Students should discuss the various evaluations performed on their chosen organization throughout the course. Students should assume that the target audience is familiar with the computer terminology learned throughout this course. Introduction (Use the Introduction paragraph created for the Week1 Exercise) Name of the organization Organization Mission Statement Industry Specialization Geographical regions of location Management of Technology & Innovation (M.T.I.) current state and future growth directions Identify the key business goals of the organization (Identify at least 4 business goals) The organization bu ...

1. The weekly written exercises collectively comprise the Strategic
Information Technology Plan. Students will each select a
business organization which they will refer to for every written
exercise. Students will respond to each assignment exercise as it
applies to their chosen organization, integrating citations from
the text and other scholarly sources. Each weekly assignment
exercise should be accompanied by a title page and reference
page formatted according to APA style.
Include side headings (also called sub-titles), according to APA
style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center Subtitles
improve readability and are important for the reader to see
where your paper content aligns with the required content. For
instance, in section IV of the Final Paper, you would include the
side headings (sub-titles).
Identify the IT Strategy to support goals of the organization
Service
Innovation
Security
IT Foundation
The first written assignment requires an introductory paragraph
about the student’s selected business, its mission, and its
immediate management of technology and innovation (M.T.I.)
goals. This introductory paragraph should be included in each

2. audit exercise paper submitted in the course.
Focus of the Final Paper
The executive summary is an abbreviated overview of the entire
plan, and as such, it should touch upon all major points while
engaging the reader. It should make the reader want to read the
plan. Students should assume that the target audience is familiar
with the computer terminology learned throughout this course.
During Week Five, the student cohesively brings together the
weekly written assignments and an executive summary to form
an Information Technology Strategic Plan. The student’s
business focus for weekly assignments should remain consistent
throughout the course. This final paper should be eighteen to
twenty pages in length and should incorporate any comments or
suggestions made by the instructor on the weekly assignment
papers.
Students must use the
Information Technology Strategic Plan template
provided in the course material.
The Information Technology Strategic Plan sections are:
Executive Summary
The executive summary is an abbreviated overview of the entire
plan, and as such, it should touch upon all major points of the
plan while engaging the reader. Students should discuss the
various evaluations performed on their chosen organization
throughout the course. Students should assume that the target
audience is familiar with the computer terminology learned
throughout this course.

3. Introduction
(Use the Introduction paragraph created for the Week1
Exercise)
Name of the organization
Organization Mission Statement
Industry
Specialization
Geographical regions of location
Management of Technology & Innovation (M.T.I.) current state
and future growth directions
Identify the key business goals of the organization
(Identify at least 4 business goals)
The organization business goals of existing companies can be
found on its website or annual report.
Identify the IT Strategy to support goals of the organization
Specify how IT strategy should contribute to and support the

4. organizations’ business goals.
In this section, you should describe what "should" be the
strategy of a technologically driven company. You should focus
specifically on the technology strategy. You should think about
all the things we learned in the class that will determine a
strategy that will help the company succeed.
Remember that you can use either an existing company or a
fictitious company. If you choose to use an existing company,
you can visit their web site to see if their strategy is listed. Or
you can do a web search on their technology strategy to see if
anyone has written any stories about their strategy. For a
fictitious company, you should make up a technology strategy
that fits that type of company.
Include the IT directions and initiatives to address:
Service
– Enhance and expand existing technology and services
Innovation
– Advance the organization in the innovative use of technology
to meet the organization’s needs.
Security
– Strengthen the organization’s security systems, processes and
approach to identity management
IT Foundation
– IT Systems and competitive infrastructure to ensure it meets
organizational technology needs (provide specific IT systems,
functions, and descriptions)
Assessment of Management Technology Innovation (MTI)

5. Capabilities
Address each of the following:
Who are your organization’s competitors?
How does your organization gather information to be on the
forefront of information technology development? What type of
research facilities exist?
How does your organization accept product and other innovative
ideas from employees?
What programs and processes are in place for employees to
provide innovative suggestions?
What strategy or objectives are in place in your organization to
deal with internal innovations of entrepreneurs?
Assessing Sustainability, Stakeholder Responsibility and
Technology Innovation
Address each of the following:
Environmental – What is your organization impact on resources,
such as air, water, ground and waste emissions?
Economic – Evaluate the company stakeholder responsibility

6. and the bottom line. What is evidence of your organization’s
sustained economic success?
Social – What is your organization’s code of conduct and
corporate governance statement? What does your organization
have in place for a Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.)?
This is the company’s sense of responsibility toward the
community and environment.
Evaluation of the Firm - McGrath’s and MacMillion’s Twelve
Factors of Evaluating Firm
Evaluate your organization, being sure to address six of the
twelve McGrath’s and MacMillion’s Twelve Factors:
Demand for the Product
Factors that could speed adoption
Factors that could block success of an Innovation
Likelihood of Strong Competitive Response
Likelihood that the Potential Competitive Advantage is
Sustainable
Ability to Create Standards
Cost Factors in Commercialization

7. Resources Available for Commercialization
Level of novelty of the innovation
Cost considerations in development
Other opportunities that could be leveraged
Potential area where damage might occur
Apply the McFarlan & McKenney Strategic Grid Planning
Process
The McFarlan & McKenney Strategic Grid Planning Process
analyzes the organization’s readiness to implement innovation
strategy.
Apply the Balanced Scorecard analysis for your organization
Apply the Balanced Scorecard analysis for your organization
including descriptive text addressing each BSC factor analysis
as outlined:
Financial Results
Success factors

8. Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity
Customers
Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity
Human Resources
Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity
Sustainability

9. Success factors
Rationale
Key Performance Indicators
Responsible Entity
Plans for Technology Merger or Acquisition
Identify one merger or acquisition of your organization. This
can be an upcoming planned acquisition or merger.
Discuss concerns that must be addressed in when planning the
merger or acquisition. Choose two of the following areas:
Business climate, cultural environment, marketing channels,
financial processes, operations systems and structures, human
resources policies, environmental conditions and management
of technology & innovation. For each of your two chosen areas,
list eight to ten concerns that would aid in the planning or the
acquisition of technology.
Apply the Process Model Evaluation for Company
Refer to Chapter 11 – Section 115b Management Process
Checklist. This process model illustrates the process used by
leadership to determine the level of complexity to pursue
technologies and innovation considerations for project/product

10. platforms. The Process Model allows you to evaluate the effect
each technology strategy will have on organization’s structure
and processes.
Identify:
Identify a technology innovation direction of your chosen
organization. You can identify this from the organization’s
website or Internet information search on your organization.
Current Position:
Discuss how well the current technology portfolio aligns to the
business needs.
Risk Assessment:
Identify the consequences of continuing with the current
technology and future threats when you consider cost/time,
technological challenges/competitive reality.
Decision Analysis:
Identify the key decision points and risk factors that will drive
strategic directions of acquisition/alliance/ interval
development/ or stabilize current system and monitor.
Options:
Identify options to be considered to shift from the current
position to the desired position. Are there more choices?
Your Final Recommendation
Based on the detailed analysis and review of your chosen
organization, identify three recommendations you would
provide regarding the strategic information technology
directions of the organization. One of your recommendations
must be on strategic security requirements of the organization.

11. Conclusion
The Strategic Information Technology plan
Must be 18 to 20 double-spaced pages in length (not including
title and references pages) and formatted according to APA
style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.
.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct
thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

12. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis
Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course
text.
The
Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If
you have questions about whether a specific source is
appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor.
Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a
specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.