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Technology
Short template for defining your small business Technology Strategy -- aligns with my IT 101 presentation. Useful for entrepreneurs, startups, and small business CIO, CTO, IT Leaders,
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[Insert Company Logo]
Technology Strategy
Organization
Author
Date Created:
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Table of Contents
1 Document Revision Histories...............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Document Revision History........................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Template Revision History..........................................................................................................................................3
2 Strategic Goals........................................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Organizational Strategic Goals...................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Organizational Technology Objectives.....................................................................................................................4
3 Technology Strategy Governance .......................................................................................................................................5
4 Enterprise Architecture (EA) ................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 Current EA .....................................................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Future EA .......................................................................................................................................................................6
4.3 EA Assessment..............................................................................................................................................................7
5 Technology Project Plans......................................................................................................................................................9
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1 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORIES
1.1 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
Version
ID
Date
Document
Author
Document
Approver
Summary of Changes
0.1 [MM/DD/YYYY]
[Name of
Author]
None Initial draft
0.2 [MM/DD/YYYY]
[Name of
Author]
[Name of CEO] Draft for CEO Review
1.0 [MM/DD/YYYY]
[Name of
Author]
[Name of CEO] Published
1.2 TEMPLATE REVISION HISTORY
Version ID Date
Template
Author
Summary of Changes
0.1 8/8/2015 Michael King Initial draft
0.2 8/10/2015 Michael King Revisedlatersections
0.3 8/17/2015 Michael King Addedgovernance section
1.0 9/7/2015 Michael King
RevisedStrategicGoalssection
Removedbusinessprocessandtracker
sections
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2 STRATEGIC GOALS
The tables below represent the overall strategic goals for the organization and the specific technology objectives
for the company.
2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC GOALS
The table below lists theorganization’s overall strategic goals.
Goal Number Strategic Goal
1
2
3
2.2 ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVES
The table below lists theorganization’s technology objectives,which will enablethe Strategic Goals in the previous
section.
Objective
Number
Technology Objective
1
2
3
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3 TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY GOVERNANCE
ThisTechnologyStrategydocumentwillbe reviewedatleast quarterlyand updatedatlast annually.
The followingpeoplewillbe involvedinTechnologyStrategyreviewsandupdates:
_______________, President and CEO
_______________, _______________
_______________, _______________
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4 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE (EA)
4.1 CURRENT EA
The listor drawingbelow defines the organization’s currententerprisearchitecture.
4.2 FUTURE EA
The listor drawingbelow illustrates theorganization’s desired future enterprise architecture.
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4.3 EA ASSESSMENT
The table below assesses theorganization’s currentEA and identifies areas for improvement.
Category Sub-Category
Rating (Red,
Yellow, or
Green)
Recommendations and
Notes
Availability
Redundancy in
servers, network,
and power
infrastructure
Scalability
Business System
Consistency across
the Organization
(Limited Need for
Shadow IT and “One
Off” Solutions)
Centralized Identity
Management
Ability to grow
storage, network,
and endpoint
capacity
Business
Continuity
Business Processes
that enable process
delegation and
execution transition
Backups of critical
information
Disaster Recover
Plans (e.g.
Contingent
Planning)
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Internet Connection
Redundancy or
connectivity
workaround
Information
Security
Network
Infrastructure
Security (e.g.
Hardware Firewall)
Computer Security
(e.g. Antivirus,
Malware Protection)
Server Security, if
applicable (e.g.
Server Antivirus,
Cyber Monitoring)
Smartphone and
Tablet Security (e.g.
Mobile Device
Management)
Security Policies,
Procedures, and
Plans
Cloud
Services (SaaS
Subscriptions)
Effective Identity
and Access Control
processes and
tracking
Secure Vendors with
Rigorous Cyber
Security Practices
Scalable Cost
Structure
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5 TECHNOLOGY PROJECT PLANS
The table below details planned technology projects,includinganalysis,enhancements and upgrades, and new
deployments.
Calendar
Quarter or
Month
Activity Owner Notes
4Q2015
1Q2016
2Q2016