IT Strategic Planning

Course Outline

Benefits

Are you sure that your company is using the right IT equipment and applications? Are you getting the best value from your investments in IT? Is IT helping you to deliver best possible service quality?

This course sets out to explain how to create a long-term IT Plan that will help your organisation to achieve its corporate objectives.

Content

The course includes:

	an overview of the background to IT Planning
	techniques for identifying new applications or changes to existing applications
	IT infrastructure planning including hardware, communications, development tools and people skills
	prioritising IT developments including expenditure budgets
	cost and benefits analysis
	using an IT Investment Appraisal tool
	developing the IT Strategy implementation plan
	preparing the investment business case
	how to identify what information technologies to buy
	methodologies for selecting software

Skills you will gain

	The ability to work with IT professionals to develop effective and affordable IT strategic plans
	How to write an IT strategic plan
	How to measure the cost and benefits of IT investments
	How to prepare a business case for IT investments
	How to select software and hardware for your organisation

Who Should Attend?

Business owners and managers responsible for IT or computer professionals involved in advising others on computer resource selection.

Level of Knowledge Assumed

Some experience of IT will be of value but not essential.

Duration of Course

I day

For more information, please contact Sandy Pratt

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