The document outlines a Gartner-aligned IT strategy framework focusing on business success, capabilities, and the distinction between strategy and planning. It provides steps for creating an effective IT strategy, including defining purpose, demand, and supply, as well as establishing controls and communication mechanisms. The overall goal is to drive performance through strong strategic practices within IT organizations.

1. Business
Focused
IT
Strategy
A
Gartner-­‐aligned
approach
Muhammad
Jameel,
PMP
Version
1.0,
1st
Aug,
2015

2. 2
1. Why
IT
Strategy?
2. What
does
a
great
IT
Strategy
look
like?
• Business
Success:
Strategic
Postures
• Business
Capabilities
• Strategy
vs
Plan
3. How
to
create
a
great
IT
Strategy
• IT
Strategy
Framework
4. How
to
make
the
IT
Strategy
real
• List
of
IT
Strategic
Planning
Activities
Table
of
Content
Aligned
with:

3. 3
“The
poorest
performing
IT
organizations
are
distinguished
by
weak
delivery
practices”
Why
IT
Strategy?
“The
highest
performing
IT
organizations
are
distinguished
by
strong
strategy
practices”
Aligned
with:

4. What
does
a
great
IT
Strategy
look
like?

5. 5
Customer
Intimacy
Product
Leadership
Operations
EfViciency
BUSINESS
VALUE
DISCIPLINES
AGILITY
Commoditized
Applications
Differentiating
Applications
Infrastructure
Commoditized
Processes
Differentiating
processes
Aligned
with:
Business
Success:
Strategic
Postures
W h i c h
d i s c i p l i n e
d o e s
o n e
v a l u e ?
W h a t
i s
A g i l i t y
f o r
a
c o m p a n y ?
Examples:
711
convenient
stores
focus
on
Customer
Intimacy
Walmart
focuses
on
Operations
EfViciency
Cisco
focuses
on
Product
Leadership

6. 6
Requires
Supports
&
Drives
STRATEGIC
POSTURES:
OUTSIDE-­‐IN
PERSPECTIVE
Customer
Intimacy
Product
Leadership
Operations
EfViciency
Demand
side
Supply
side
EfViciency
Quality
Agility
Process
Improvement
Cycle
Time
Innovation
Collaboration
Transformation
Cost/Revenue
Change
BUSINESS
CAPABILITIES:
INSIDE-­‐OUT
PERSPECTIVE
Drive
the
rest
of
capabilities
Business
capabilities
Business
capabilities
that
glue
the
demand-­‐side
strategy
and
supply
side
plan
Aligned
with:

7. 7
Strategy
vs
Plan
• 1-­‐2
page
summary
of
strategy
for
board
Board
Summary
• 15-­‐20
page
descrip:on
of
direc:on,
AS-­‐IS
and
To-­‐BE
states
IT
Strategy
• A
descrip:on
of
plan
to
get
from
AS-­‐IS
to
To-­‐BE
IT
Strategic
Plan
• Detailed
descrip:on
of
current
IT
opera:ons,
including
budget,
staff,
skills,
services,
applica:on
porGolio,
infrastructure,
assets
IT
Opera:ng
Plan
Enterprise
Strategy
IT
Budget
Aligned
with:
4
key
documents:

8. How
to
create
a
great
IT
Strategy?

9. 9
Business
Context
Business
Success
Business
Capabilities
IT
Contribution
Demand
IT
Governance
IT
Principles
IT
Financial
Management
Metrics
Control
IT
Services
Enterprise
Architecture
People
Sourcing
Supply
IT
Strategy
Framework
Aligned
with:

10. How
to
make
the
IT
Strategy
real

11. 11
IT
Strategy
Planning
Activities
Plan
Do
Check
Act
1.
Define
purpose
and
scope
of
IT
Strategy
2.
Define
Demand
3.
Establish
Controls
4.
Define
Supply
5.
Iden:fy
&
manage
risks
6.
Establish
communica:on
mechanisms
7.
Develop
detailed
ac:on
plan
Note:
Gartner
templates
available
Aligned
with:

12. 12
Muhammad
S.
Jameel,
PMP
Senior
IT
Delivery
Consultant
Muhammad.jameel@outlook.com
LinkedIn:
Muhammad
S.
Jameel
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