Aligning IT/IS with business strategy re-visited: a view from complex adaptive systems

Kevin Grant; Ray Hackney; David Edgar

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-1779-7.ch009

Aligning IT/IS with business strategy re-visited: a view from complex adaptive systems

Kevin Grant, Ray Hackney, David Edgar

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Abstract

This paper explores the co-relational process activities of information technology and systems (IT/IS) and business strategy alignment. The notion of “process” as being strategy and strategic alignment has been observed but not examined. Organizations are both complex and adaptive, and these attributes create significant challenges for managers when assessing strategic requirements. A need exists to further understand alignment as a process and embrace this concept when aligning business IT/IS with the strategic goals of the organisation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Business Strategy and Applications in Enterprise IT Governance
Editors	W. Van Grembergen , S. De Haes
Pages	145-163
Number of pages	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1779-7.ch009
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

complex adaptive systems
business strategy
information technology

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