A Practical Guide to Information Systems Strategic Planning 7

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1、AU5073_book.fmcopyPage221Tuesday,September13,200511:36AMChapter6TheDirectionPhaseThegreatthinginthisworldisnotsomuchwherewestand,asinwhatdirectionwearemoving.—OliverWendellHolmesSr.(1809–1894)Americanphysician,professorNowitistimetodeveloptheISdirection,identifyingwhereISmustbeinthefuturef

2、oryourcompanytomeetitsbusinessrequirements.Asabasis,youhaveagoodunderstandingofboththebusinessdirectionandthecurrentISsituationgainedthroughthefirsttwophases.AsshowninFigure6.1,thethirdphaseoftheplanningprocessisthedirectionphase.Inthisphase,youwilldeterminethehigh-leveldirectionandplanforI

3、Sinthefuture.Thisisanimportantphase—itwillsetthecompassforthefuture.AsshowninFigure6.2,thedirectionphasehasthefollowingcomponents:
DevelopingtheISvisionanddirection
DevelopingtheISplan
IdentifyingISprojectsEachofthesecomponentsisdiscussedinmoredetailinthischapter.221©2006byTaylor&FrancisGr

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APracticalGuidetoInformationSystemsStrategicPlanningDirectionPhaseVisioningPhase•DevelopISvisionanddirection•DevelopISplan•IdentifyISprojects13RecommendationPhaseAnalysisPhase24Figure6.1ThedirectionphaseDevelopingtheISVisio

5、nandDirectionOften,acompanybeginsISstrategicplanningbyidentifyingthetechnicalrequirementstheISdepartmentdesiresinanewsystem.Thislistmayincludetechnicaltermsandacronyms.Thesetermsmeannothingtobusinessmanagementanditisnotclearwhatrequirementsinthebusinessdirectionaredrivingthosetechnicalrequ

6、irements.Beforedeterminingthetechnicalarchitectureandrequirements,takeastepbackandbuildthehigh-levelISdirectionbasedonthebusinessdirection.Thehigh-levelISdirectionestablishestheframeworkforthedetailedplans.DevelopingtheISVisionandMissionIhaveseenseveralgroupsargueforhoursaboutwhatisamissio

7、n,whatisavision,andhowobjectivesaredifferentfromstrategies.Entirebooksarewrittenonthetopicofdevelopingagoodmission.Ratherthanthesestatementsbeingtheend-all,itismoreimportanttogetinvolvementindevelopingthesedirectionstatements.Afterpresentingthebusinessdirec-ti