Understanding the Need for IT Strategic Planning and Management
                     Understanding the Need for 
IT Strategic Planning and 
Management
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Chances of being involved in 
strategic IT planning and manage
ment
 are high for IT Managers during their 
careers. Strategic planning sometimes 
goes well, and sometimes they don’t. 
Strategic plans are mostly filed away in 
cloud storage, are seldom referenced, 
and are rarely used.
It leads us to inquire- if your strategic 
plan is not used by anyone, why bother 
creating it?
There are several benefits of IT 
strategic planning, even though the 
plan is rarely used. In this blog, we will 
discuss the importance of having an IT 
Strategy and how it is beneficial for an Your Logo or Name Here
organization.
The key points to be 
looked at are-
• Defining IT Strategy
• What an IT Strategy doesn’t do
• Main benefits of an IT Strategy
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Successful IT Strategies
It is equally important to understand what an IT strategy 
isn’t as well as what it is. Successful IT strategies are-
• Strategic, not Tactical
A strategic plan is a framework guiding a company in 
making decisions and implementing solutions that create 
meaningful value, support the strategy regarding 
business, and meet organizational goals. 
Its focus is on the IT vision, processes, organization, and 
Defining IT infrastructure, the whats and whens of aligning IT with 
their business goals, and increasing the capability of IT.
Strategy
• Dynamic, not Static
An IT strategy defines the individual’s 
IT vision and creates a strategic An IT Strategy is a process and not a one-time event. 
roadmap for utilizing information Your strategy should be revised multiple times on a 
technology, digital assets, and regular basis. A strategic plan should be allowed for 
technical knowledge for creating updates such as Cloud Focused Managed IT Services, 
organizational value (i.e., its strategy). and it must be adaptable to the changes in the market. It 
It is the process that gets us thinking must consider future circumstances and align its IT and 
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not the urgent. An IT strategy creates a vision.
mechanism for accomplishing our most 
necessary goals.
Benefits of an IT 
Strategy
• A well-conceived IT strategy offers the 
following benefits-
• Enables delegation of decision making
• Provides proactive and emergency 
response to change
• Provides parameters to think creatively
• A way to address shadow IT
• Communicating intentions for leadership 
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Conclusion
An IT strategic plan is one of the most 
valuable tools for communicating your 
intentions for senior leadership. High-
level strategies are required by every 
senior leader in the organization. 
Having a well-documented plan which 
involves strategic IT planning and 
management permits you to have 
conversations with C-level executives 
regarding your goals. 
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