PO1 Define a Strategic IT Plan
CobiT definition:
IT strategic planning is required to manage and direct all IT resources in line with the business strategy and priorities. The IT
function and business stakeholders are responsible for ensuring that optimal value is realised from project and service portfolios.
The strategic plan improves key stakeholders’ understanding of IT opportunities and limitations, assesses current performance,
identifies capacity and human resource requirements, and clarifies the level of investment required. The business strategy and
priorities are to be reflected in portfolios and executed by the IT tactical plan(s), which specifies concise objectives, action plans and
tasks that are understood and accepted by both business and IT.
Control over the IT process of
Define a strategic IT plan
that satisfies the business requirement for IT of
sustaining or extending the business strategy and governance requirements whilst being transparent
about benefits, costs and risks
by focusing on
incorporating IT and business management in the translation of business requirements into
service offerings, and the development of strategies to deliver these services in a transparent
and effective manner
is achieved by
• Engaging with business and senior management in aligning IT strategic planning
with current and future business needs
• Understanding current IT capabilities
• Providing for a prioritisation scheme for the business objectives that quantifies
the business requirements
and is measured by
• Percent of IT objectives in the IT strategic plan that support the
strategic business plan
• Percent of IT projects in the IT project portfolio that can be directly
traced back to the IT tactical plans
• Delay between updates of IT strategic plan and updates of IT
tactical plans
Control Objectives:
PO1 Define a Strategic IT Plan
PO1.1 IT Value Management
PO1.2 Business-IT Alignment
PO1.3 Assessment of Current Capability and Performance
PO1.4 IT Strategic Plan
PO1.5 IT Tactical Plans
PO1.6 IT Portfolio Management
Check out the links for details on the control objectives.
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