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Strategy and vision

 

How big a part does IT play in your business? Many organisations still view IT as an addition to the business plan. We maintain that to develop a truly IT literate organisation and maximise the benefits to all, IT strategy must be integrated. Northlight can help you see IT in a different light. We can speak about IT in the language of business.

Northlight has provided considerable help to companies ranging from startups to UK Local Authorities and houshold name Blue Chip industries.

 
 

Some simple principles: *

  • Make IT a business-driven line activity, not a technology-driven staff function
  • Make IT funding decisions like other business decisions - on the basis of value
  • Drive simplicity and flexibility throughout the technology environment
  • Demand near-term business results from development efforts
  • Drive constant year-to-year operational productivity improvements
  • Build a business-smart IT organisation and an IT-smart business organisation
*Source McKinsey Quarterly 1997:3
 
 

A short version of a recent presentation at the WWW Strategic Alliances Conference is available here

 

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