Evaluate on IS/IT Strategic Planning
Reflect on the following in a minimum of 350 words each. (350 * 6 = 2100 Words)
1. IT and the Organizational Structure
Research the classic pyramid organizational structure, reflect on the following questions and answer them:
- Where does IT fit into that structure?
- Does your answer depend on factors such as company size or sales volumes?
- Does your answer depend on a business’s specific industry?
2. IT Infrastructure
Reflect on the term “IT infrastructure.” Discuss what is meant by it.
- What are the major components of any IT infrastructure?
- What elements of IT are not considered infrastructure?
- Why is the distinction important?
3. Global Business Expansion
Expanding an organization globally is a significant effort. You must comply with the laws of the companies you do business with and learn how to adapt your business to new ways of interacting with employees and customers.
Reflect on the reasons and include why an organization would expand globally.
- What benefits and drawbacks are there from expanding globally?
- From the perspective of an IT manager, how can expanding globally impact the IT department?
- Is a company that sells its products online to customers in other countries considered to be doing business in those countries? Why or why not?
4. The Role of IT in Establishing Technology Budgets
The goal of IT is to support a company’s operational requirements and strategic plans, and that requires an IT budget.
Reflect on the role IT plays in planning, articulating, and executing a technology budget and discuss.
- What are the stages of executing a technology budget?
- What other departments should IT work with at each stage of the process?
- At which stages of the process is the budget r