iTTi Gloss: Alignment
[Strategy-I/T] Alignment. “... business and I/T strategies should be linked or interdependent. Indeed, the operative word, linkage is used by many researchers to characterize an approach to I/T planning that responds to, as well as shapes, business strategies ...”
From Henderson & Venkatran. August 1989. MITSloan. “Strategic Alignment: a Framework for Startegic Information Technology Management.”
[Alignment] A state where the enablers of governance and management of enterprise IT support the goals and strategies of the enterprise.
The IT strategic alignment with the business is a necessary condition for IT to fully serve the organization in synchrony and deliver all IT's potential, contributing to shaping the business. This means moving from a tactical role to a strategic one.
Re ISACA's definition, iTTi sees alignment not just as a 'state' but also as a 'process'.
Related perspective(-s):
1.- iTTi Gloss: Corporate Governance of IT
2.- Origen y evolución del concepto de "Gobierno Corporativo de TI"
3.- iTTi Gloss: Accountability
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