IT Strategic Plan Part 2 Continuation

First, you will revise ITSP #1’s assignment with my feedback and it will precede ITSP #2’s assignment, on the same document.

IT Strategies: There will be a minimum of one internal IT strategy and two business-enabling IT strategies. They will not be the same organizational strategic objectives you used for the ITSP #1 assignment, nor are they the completion of any of the systems in the IT Portfolio unless you justify how they align to the corporate strategic business objectives. To make it very clear, discuss the relationship between the strategies you present with the corporate strategic business objectives. Discuss how they will benefit RR and any external customers or processes. (Per the assignment, internal and external strategies are discussed in Chapter 9. For an explanation of internal and external IT strategies, see the portion of the text just prior to Table 9.2). Discuss how they relate to your IT vision and advance how RR uses IT (How does it enhance RR’s operations? How is RR becoming more effective in their operations, how are they becoming more efficient and productive through the use of IT? What are the CIO and staff doing to put IT to better use?)

IT Portfolio: This must include the systems in the Inventory of Current IT Projects from the ITSP #1 assignment and the proposed project you will present in the next section. Utilize the table that is provided and list the projects by functional area.

Proposed Project: This will not be any of the projects presented in the Current Inventory of IT Projects from the ITSP #1 assignment. You can scrap a current system (Fleet Maintenance, Route Optimization/Freight Tracking) and integrate a new solution, but considerable thought should be made prior to making that decision. It can be a new solution not being covered in the Current Inventory of IT Projects. The project must support either the internal IT or business-enabling strategy presented in section #1 of this assignment. (You can propose a specific vendor package though it is not necessary. However, if you are incorporating an integrated solution, you should discuss the various features of the package that are appropriate for the study. Solutions such as backups, training of employees, utilizing social media and involving Human Resources are not appropriate solutions for this assignment.) To ensure you are on the right track, explain the relationship between your proposed project and the internal IT/business-enabling strategy.