| Alignment of IT with business
strategy for a leading retailer |
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| The client
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| A leading retailer in
the South-eastern US. |
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| The challenges |
| There was no documented
framework for developing solutions in the client's IT
environment. All solutions are developed as "point"
solutions with no "standards" in place. They
are created based on the knowledge and expertise of the
project team assembled to deliver them. There were no
governance and compliance processes. |
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| The solution |
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Identified
the business vision and strategic objectives to
help align IT with business objectives |
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Defined a governance
structure, roles and responsibilities, and governance
processes |
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Defined IT standards
for web development and put in an enterprise architectural
framework for driving it across the organization |
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| Business benefit |
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Promotes
better planning and decision making |
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Ensures alignment
of IT with business drivers |
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Improves communication
among the business and IT units |
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Improves sharing
of services and best practices reduced the total
cost of ownership |
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