This has been a hotly pursued topic and I have spoken in length on this subject at various forums and wish to share my views if anyone is interested.
You can also view one of my recent presentations at a CXO Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka conducted by ISACA, Sri Lanka Chapter @ http://www.isaca.lk/node/59
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About Me
- Ramesh Shanmuganathan
- Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
- A visionary, entrepreneur, seasoned Business/IT executive with wider exposure in mutli-national, multi-cultural, multi-ethnicity environments across Sri Lanka, USA, UK, UAE, Singapore,etc. Looking forward meeting like-minded individuals or companies to collaborate, innovate and transform the enterprises of tomorrow! Alumni of Royal College, University of Moratuwa, Posgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, etc. Established in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry with a very strong track record both professionally and academically. Garnered and harnessed close to 20 years of experience in the ICT industry with close to 10+ years in the C-Level management including in premier, blue-chip counters in Sri Lanka.
The alignment of IT with the business is often complicated by IT management's misunderstanding of IT's expected role.
ReplyDeleteDetermine IT's appropriate role and style by considering the competitive characteristics of the business and the contribution IT can make.
IT investment can greatly affect B-IT alignment.Among the greatest challenges for CIOs is aligning IT with business goals and prioritizing the demands of business units and key stakeholders, to do that CIO and CFO must have clear understanding.CFOs should rate the alignment between IT and business goals within their companies as one of the most critical responsibilities to ensure success .