IT Strategy: Making IT Fit for the Digital Transformation in Industry

The development of an IT strategy is presented in seven steps: From deriving the IT strategy from the corporate strategy to creating the application and sourcing strategy. The role of IT in the company and the role of the CIO in the digital age are also examined in detail. The guide shows in a practical way how the IT strategy can be translated into a roadmap and how to build a portfolio from it to increase profitability and time-to-market.

The contents
7 steps to a sustainable IT strategy in the digital age
Step 1: As-Is-Analysis of the Corporate IT
Step 2: Analysis of the Corporate Strategy to derive the IT challenges
Step 3 and 4: Application Strategy and Sourcing-Strategy
Step 5: The IT-Organisation & IT-Governance
Step 6: Implementation of the IT-Strategy with IT-Roadmap, IT-Portfolio and deriving the IT-Budget
Step 7: Monitoring the results with an IT-Strategy-Cockpit

The target groups
CIOs and IT managers of medium-sized to large companies and corporations
IT management consultants
CFOs, CEOs, managing directors/board members of manufacturing companies