Developing an IT Mission Statement
by Peter High, published on CIO Journal
10-27-2014
Of the CIOs that I counsel, I would say that about 50% develop IT mission statements that help clarify the IT organization’s purpose, and another 50% do not. Crafting a mission statement is not necessary if you have a well-articulated strategic plan, but even in those cases, it is good to define one to provide another layer of strategic clarity.
In my new book, Implementing World Class IT Strategy: How IT Can Drive Organizational Innovation, I note the advantages of creating IT mission statements as a first step toward setting an overall IT strategy. They are especially useful in scenarios where no IT strategy yet exists, because it provides the first insight into what is sacred for IT. It provides a discussion point for IT employees, and colleagues outside of IT alike. The more it is made available to colleagues across the company, the more they will realize what IT “stands for.”
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