strategic IT initiatives on a case study

For this milestone you will submit a complete strategic IT initiatives that synthesize a SWOT analysis on your Case study on IT department and identified a number of weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Now you will select a subset of these items to focus on to develop four to six strategic IT initiatives. Develop the strategic IT initiatives that are aligned to the conclusions from your SWOT analysis in order to mitigate threats, strengthen weak areas, and capitalize on organizational strengths and opportunities. In addition, your PPT should map back to the mission and vision statements of your IT department and should model best practices in IT governance supported by the standards and regulations of your organization’s industry. Additional legal and regulatory implications, as they pertain to the acquisition, implementation, and general use of information technology, should also be addressed. For each of your four to six strategic IT initiatives, you must address items A, B, and C below. Note: This strategic initiatives presents should be more oriented to what needs to be done, not how those items will be accomplished. The “how” will be addressed in the creation of action plans. The following critical elements will be addressed in this presentation:

Strategic IT Initiatives: You will craft four to six strategic IT initiatives for your department that, as a set of initiatives, adhere to the following:

A. IT Department SWOT: Your strategic IT initiatives should represent your conclusions from the IT department SWOT. In other words, the initiatives you create should be aligned with identified strengths and opportunities of the IT department and address identified weaknesses and threats.

B. Vision, Mission, Values: Your IT initiatives should align to the values of the organization and the IT values of your own department, as well as with the vision you articulated for your group and the mission statement you crafted.

C. Ethics and Law: IT initiatives should also model best practices in IT governance, as supported by external and internal IT standards. You are encouraged to use this prompt section as a guide for how you should structure your response. Remember, each IT initiative, you must address items A, B, and C above.

Submission guidelines: Should be submitted in power point with 10-15 slides including conclusion.