IT reporting relationship in your organization

In Chapter 8 of the text - Managing & Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, the chapter the Business of IT.   This week we discuss the way business should have a strategic partnership with IT.

Using the lessons learned in Chapter 8 of the text about the way Information Technology should be a partnership with business, evaluate the organization you work for or an organization you are familiar with.  Describe the IT reporting relationship in your organization.  You can include an organization chart.   Is the IT department a Business Partner?  If not, how would you recommend the organization change to develop this type of relationship?

You must have 1 scholarly journal articles along with your text to support your analysis. Try to find articles that are less than 5 years old. 

Initial posts must be 300 words but no more than 500 words.  

Please make sure you cite and support your posts.   Please include a reference for each citation.  Your post should use APA formatting.