b6111 wk5 assignment brilliant answers

Using a company of your choice, determine the strategic business  goals. Develop an IT strategy that aligns to the business goals. You can  use the balanced scorecard approach or you can develop your own method  for defining and aligning the IT strategy to the business strategy. You  will need to cite at least two credible sources that will provide  justification for your strategy or approach.

Finding a company: If you are employed, it is best for you to use  your current place of employment so you can practically apply the  concepts in this assignment. Alternatively, you can use a nonprofit  organization or any other organization you may have ties or access to.

Your IT strategy should include:

• Business Goals and Objectives
  • List at least two or three specific business goals for the next year  or two with an explanation of the business’ rationale for the goal.
  • List an objective for each business goal to explain what the company needs to do to achieve the goal. 
• IT Strategies aligned with business goals and objectives
  • List one or two IT strategies for each business goal
    • These should be recommended strategies that would enable the business goals and objectives to be achieved.
    • If your company already has IT strategies, you may provide an  analysis and justification or new recommendation for each of the  strategies
• Organizational Structure
  • Describe the structure of the organization including:
    • Organizational design
    • Organizational culture
    • Leadership factors (the types of leadership displayed within the company)
    • Business processes
    • Physical layout (i.e., how many offices, virtual offices, international locations)
• IT Infrastructure
  • Describe the current IT infrastructure including:
    • Hardware
    • Software
    • Network
    • IT resources
  • This should be a high-level overview
• IT Challenges
  • Describe internal and external challenges IT faces in meeting the business needs
  • Include social and/or ethical considerations
• Risks
  • Describe risks IT might face when implementing change

As you develop your strategy, you may want to consider the following:

• An effective IT strategy will enable the business operations,  helping business leaders achieve business goals more efficiently and  effectively.
• Focus on top priorities. Take the time to understand organizational  issues, how they are related, and how they affect performance. Determine  what will happen if nothing changes and where IT can have the greatest,  positive impact.
• Identify how IT supports business processes. The business is relying  on their capabilities to achieve the business goals. The IT strategy  should include a plan for supporting those business capabilities,  creating efficiencies, and competitive advantage for the business.
• Define IT priorities and governance for IT. Without priorities and a  process for IT governance in place, progress will be slowed. An agreed  upon plan for governing IT will enable the decision process.

Understand the challenges. Improving processes and increasing  efficiencies through IT implementation also requires behavioral and  sometimes organizational change. With these changes come inherent  challenges. Understanding and planning for those challenges will  increase the chance of success in meeting the business goals.

Write an 8–12-page paper in Word format.