IT Strategy

The development of an IT strategy is presented in seven steps: From deriving the IT strategy from the corporate strategy to creating the application and sourcing strategy. The role of IT in the company and the role of the CIO in the digital age are also examined in detail. The guide shows in a practical way how the IT strategy can be translated into a roadmap and how to build a portfolio from it to increase profitability and time-to-market. The contents - 7 steps to a sustainable IT strategy in the digital age - Step 1: As-Is-Analysis of the Corporate IT - Step 2: Analysis of the Corporate Strategy to derive the IT challenges - Step 3 and 4: Application Strategy and Sourcing-Strategy - Step 5: The IT-Organisation & IT-Governance - Step 6: Implementation of the IT-Strategy with IT-Roadmap, IT-Portfolio and deriving the IT-Budget - Step 7: Monitoring the results with an IT-Strategy-Cockpit The target groups - CIOs and IT managers of medium-sized to large companies and corporations - IT management consultants - CFOs, CEOs, managing directors/board members of manufacturing companies The author Volker Johanning is an expert in IT and digitalisation strategies that increase the productivity and time-to-market of medium sized and large companies. As a consultant, manager and CIO, Volker Johanning has many years of professional experience in the management of well-known corporations, medium-sized family businesses and hidden champions.