IT Strategy: Making IT Fit for the Digital Transformation - Softcover

Johanning, Volker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658387742 ISBN 13: 9783658387747

Publisher: Springer, 2023

Synopsis

Create an IT strategy for your company with this book.

In seven consecutive steps, this book presents the development of an IT strategy for manufacturing companies with the possibility of practical implementation using ready-made worksheets. It looks at all the issues relevant to an IT strategy, 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 are examined in detail, and the demand/supply model is presented in detail as a structural organisation. In this book, the reader learns how to transfer the IT strategy into a roadmap for implementation, how to use a portfolio to control the projects and how to implement and control the goals of the IT strategy with a specially developed IT strategy cockpit. 

The second edition takes greater account of digitalisation

This second edition focuses on manufacturing companies in order to take into account the industry focus of any IT strategy. It also considers the distinction from digitalisation and digitalisation strategies and contains additional explanations on agile methods, DevOps as well as bi-modal IT structures. As a result, the existing 7-step concept for developing an IT strategy has become more focused and has taken on the current issues of IT and digitalisation, which continue to develop at a rapid pace.

In terms of content, the book on creating IT strategies focuses on the following areas:

- Fundamentals of IT strategy as well as differentiation from a digitalisation strategy.

- Reasons for an IT strategy

- As-is analysis of IT

- Analysis of the corporate strategy

- IT application strategy

- Sourcing strategy

- IT organisation and IT governance

- Practical implementation: budgeting, IT roadmap and IT project portfolio

- Monitoring and control of the IT strategy with the IT strategy cockpit

 

The author primarily addresses CIOs and IT managers of medium-sized to large companies and groups in the manufacturing industry. In addition, the book is suitable for the following target groups:

- IT staff, IT controlling and IT management level employees.

- IT management consultants

- CFOs, CEOs, managing directors and board members of manufacturing companies

About this title

About 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. 

From the Back Cover

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. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658387742
• ISBN 13: 9783658387747
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324