- As a strategic driver, IT needs to work with the business. Yet, traditionally IT has not worked hand-in-hand with the business. IT does not know what information it needs from the business to execute on its initiatives.
- A faster time to new investment decisions mean that IT needs a repeatable and efficient process to understand what the business needs.
- CIOs must execute strategic initiatives to create an IT function that can support the business. Most CIOs fail because of low business support.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Understanding the business context is a must for all strategic IT initiatives. At its core, each strategic IT project requires answers to a specific set of questions regarding the business.
- An effective CIO understands which part of the business context applies to which strategic IT project and, in turn, what questions to ask to uncover those insights.
Impact and Result
- Uncover what IT knows and needs to know about the business context. This is a necessary first step to begin each of Info-Tech’s strategic IT initiatives, which any CIO should complete.
- Conduct efficient and repeatable business context discovery activities to uncover business context gaps.
- Document the business context you have uncovered and streamline the process for executing on Info-Tech’s strategic CIO blueprints.