Thursday, May 08, 2008

Forrester: 10 mistakes that will sink a strategic plan

Read Linda Tucci's article on IT strategic plans. This list accurately points out the pitfalls of typical strategies. In my experience IT Strategies are kind of like Mission Statements, they look good hanging on the wall but don't translate into something that staff can actually action on. Several years ago I saw how this could change, Doug Fraser and Richard Skinner showed me how to translate these strategies into tasks that I do every day, and how a properly communicated strategy can bring unity and vision to an organization.

Forrester: 10 mistakes that will sink a strategic plan