IT PLANNING AND EXECUTION

IT planning and execution

IT planning and execution

Introduction

IT takes too long to adjust plans to meet business needs. By the time IT is prepared, opportunities have passed and the plans are obsolete. IT doesn't have the means to understand how it currently supports business strategy. The linkage between IT's capabilities — and their associated costs, benefits, and risks — and business needs is not mapped out. Additionally, information gathering and number crunching hold the process back. Assuming that the human resource section of the business plan is only relevant if you are hiring: In the case of a business that does not hire any staff in the first 3 years of business, the human resource section would be expected to account for the following components: a biography and job description for the owner, a list of business advisors and mentors along with biographies for each and a discussion that justifies the staffing decision.

Mistakes that the Chamber has made

Inadequate project definition and planning

Weak scope change management

Not managing the work plan

Poor project communication

Lack of quality management

How would you evaluate the job that Niele has already performed?Assuming that the operations section of the business plan is only relevant to product based businesses: The operations section is relevant to both service and product based businesses. The operations section for a service business should include: 1. a production process chart that identifies key steps involved in providing the service, 2. a list of vendors that supply products consumed throughout the delivery of the service and 3. in some cases an inventory plan would also be expected.

Once the firm has specified its objectives, it begins with its current situation to devise a strategic plan to reach those objectives. Changes in the external environment often present new opportunities and new ways to reach ...