In Chapter 11 of the text, business and IT planning is defined using three types of planning. Please choose one of the types of planning and discuss all the details and strategies that should be implemented when using each. 250 words and 2 references
Organizational Planning and IT Strategy
Managing information technology requires planning for changes to support the organization’s business goals, processes, structures, and technologies.
Planning is a dynamic organizational process that uses methods like the scenario approach and planning for competitive advantage to evaluate an organization’s internal and external environments; forecast new developments; establish an organization’s vision, mission, goals, and objectives; develop strategies, tactics, and policies to implement its goals; and articulate plans for the organization to act upon. (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, p. 448)
A worthy planning procedure supports business’s learn about themselves and promotes organizational change and renewal (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, p. 448).
Business/IT Planning
Strategic businesses rely on IT planning to align investment in information technology with a company’s vision and strategic goals such as reengineering business processes or gaining competitive advantages (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, p. 457). The strategic plan outlines an organization’s business/IT strategies and technology architecture (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, p. 457).
Implementing Business Change
Implementation activities serves to manage the introduction and implementation of changes in business procedures, configurations, tasks, and work relationships resulting from business/IT strategies and applications (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, pp. 464-473). Some of these are e-business initiatives, reengineering projects, supply chain alliances, and the introduction of new technologies (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, pp. 464-473).
Change management actions afford the company to manage change, plan, improvement to reduce user resistance and maximize stakeholder changes (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, pp. 464-473).
Reference
O’Brien, J., & Marakas, G. (2011). Management Information Systems, 10th Ed. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books /0077550714