Showing posts with label IT Strategy Generation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IT Strategy Generation. Show all posts

Saturday, November 2, 2013

KPI: Strategy Management For IT Services

KPI Definition
Unit of Measure
Frequency
Remarks
No. of opportunities identified for new or modified services
Number
Quarterly
This KPI reflects efficiency of the process to determine new opportunities.
Number of Planned New Services
Number
Half Yearly
This KPI highlights the number of new services that are developed following a strategic review.
Number of Unplanned New Services
Number
Half Yearly
This KPI highlights the number of new services which are developed without being initiated by strategic reviews.
Number of new customers won
Number
Quarterly
This KPI determines the effectiveness of the process. It reflects the number of customers won because of the strategic initiative for a new service.
Number of lost Customers
Number
Quarterly
This KPI determines the ineffectiveness of the process. It reflects the number of customers that have been lost to competing service providers because of the inability of the management to make a strategic decision to plan for a new service.


Sunday, December 11, 2011

IT Strategy Generation: Preparing For Execution

My model for strategy generation is in extension to the OGC's model. My model consists of following phases/stages:

Strategic Assessment:
We analyze the internal and external factors. We are conducting a SWOT analysis to identify our Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. But at the same time the model focuses on SOAR. Thus, Weaknesses and Threats through analyzed and acting as an input to the assertive enquiry, yet there is not a major focus on the findings. These finding are more from the perspective of 'keeping an eye on'. This ensure that the benefits of SOAR is being realized along with not missing the concern areas during assessment and strategy formulation.

Based on the assertive enquiry, analysis of external & internal factors and the business strategy itself, the objectives are established.

Measurement and success criteria for measuring the successful implementation of these objectives are determined for each objective identified.



Strategic IT Planning Process:
This is the stage during which Strategic IT Plan (SITP) is prepared. This is based on the Mintzberg's 5 Ps of Strategy. OGCs model refers to only 4 Ps, but I have included the 5th P (Ploy) as well, since IT can act as a major enabler or creator of a Ploy.

Eventualy the SITP is prepared, which has all the required details about the IT Strategy. This acts as an input to Service Portfolio process of ITIL V3 as well.