How to Write a Business Plan

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Developing an Information Technology Plan

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

• Describe how a situation analysis of the IT function helps management set IT goals.

• Explain how corporate goals and IT initiatives are linked.

• Identify steps managers can take to track emerging technologies.

• Describe the relationship between goal setting and developing IT initiatives.

• Explain how a well-written IT plan can facilitate organizational learning.

• Prepare a basic IT budget that incorporates run, grow, and transform expenditures.

• List examples of basic IT performance metrics.

Information technology (IT), ...