IT Strategy Planning And Implementation

This thesis follows the method of IT strategy planning and implementation, byintroducing the actual example from foreign company A’s China branch, to seek the pathto efficiency and feasibility of IT strategy.It starts with the definition of IT strategy, its scope, the collaborative relationship withbusiness strategy and the mutual influence. In the evolution story of IT strategy inforeign company A China branch as real case, to explore the necessity and significance,to show the possible difficulties in the planning and implementation. To build up a clearimage of IT strategy for readers, some key items of company A’s IT strategy aredescribed, such IT vision, IT governance,4theoretical bases of IT strategy, Infrastructureand Application, New technology research and utilization. Furthermore, a benefit/costanalysis on Clouding&Virtualization can be found in the thesis.The purpose of thesis is to find answer of the procedure for IT strategy planning&implementation, evidenced by theoretical points and actual experience. With thediscussion and analysis of difficulties in company A’s IT strategy planning&implementation, to give out some practical know-how in the synergy of IT and businessoperation, and improve awareness of IT function in company. The analysis of Clouding&Virtualization can be a practical job of complex project.As summary, the thesis contributes theoretical and practical guides to IT strategy’splanning and implementation, to enhance and accelerate IT strategy’s realization incompany, ahead to synergy of IT&business.