Alignment Is Not Just for Wheels : Science and Art of IT-Business Alignment: A Step-by-Step Guide to Jump-Start IT-Business Alignment

IT and Business are the wheels of the enterprise and leaders should make sure that IT efforts point in the same direction of the business vision. The process of Business-IT Alignment is a constant leadership effort of ensuring that IT department supports the business interests via all its aspects, viz. People, Process and Technology. Every IT department should take steps for a better business alignment, just as every car owner should make sure that their wheels are aligned. In addition to a step-by-step methodology for IT-Business Alignment, this book features a detailed case study of a fictitious company that would help the readers conduct their own workshop and immediately put this methodology to practice.