Technology Strategy template for an organization or business to assess where they are and map where they want to go (Version 1.2)

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_________________________
(Company Name)
Technology Strategy
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
2.3 Technology Strategy Governance .............................................................................................................................5
3 Enterprise Architecture (EA) ................................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Current EA .....................................................................................................................................................................6
3.2 Future EA .......................................................................................................................................................................7
4 Technology Priorities (Initiatives)........................................................................................................................................8
5 Enterprise Architecture Assessment...................................................................................................................................9

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1 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORIES
1.1 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
Version
ID
Date
Document
Author
Document
Approver
Summary of Changes
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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
1.1 8/28/2016 Michael King  Revisedlogo
1.2 9/14/2016 Michael King  Revised documentstructure andflow

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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 enableStrategic (previous section).
Objective
Number
Technology Objective
1
2
3

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2.3 TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY GOVERNANCE
ThisTechnologyStrategydocumentwillbe reviewedatleast quarterlyand updatedatlast annually.
The followingpeoplewillbe involvedinTechnologyStrategyreviewsandupdates:
 _______________, President and CEO
 _______________, _______________
 _______________, _______________

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3 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE (EA)
3.1 CURRENT EA
The listor drawingbelow defines the organization’s currententerprisearchitecture.

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3.2 FUTURE EA
The listor drawingbelow illustrates theorganization’s desired future enterprise architecture.

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4 TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES (INITIATIVES)
The table below details planned technology initiatives,includinganalysis,enhancements and upgrades,and new
deployments.
Calendar
Quarter or
Month
Activity Owner Notes
4Q2016
1Q2017
2Q2017

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3Q2017
5 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE 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

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Backups of critical
information
Disaster Recover Plans
(e.g. Contingent
Planning)
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