1. IS 460 Notes IS Strategic Planning By Thomas Hilton

2. Topics General Considerations Project Definition Some Typical Projects The IS Strategic Plan

3. IS Strategic Planning Procedure Same as Organization-wide Dovetails with Organization-Wide Plan Same down to Tasks (or Objectives) Organization-Wide Plan May Not Exist Exists Independent of Other Unit Plans Is Integrated into Other Unit Plans Most IS Tasks (or Objectives) will be IS Development or Maintenance Projects

4. IS Project Definition Objective (or Goal) Addressed Client Approval Mechanism Suggested Priority and rationale Purpose Scope General Specifications Team Composition General Timeline General Budget

5. Typical IS Projects Design, Development, Implementation, Operation, Upgrade, and/or Maintenance of… Workstation Network Database Application Programming User Survey Technology Evaluation

6. Workstation Project Description Acquisition Upgrade Maintenance

7. Network Project LAN WAN Intranet Internet

8. Database Project Inventory Client Order Shipping Service

9. Application Programming Project Web Database Process Control External Internal

10. User Survey Satisfaction Security Policy Compliance

11. Technology Evaluation Development Tools Vendors Services Hardware OTS Software

12. IS Strategic Plan Sections  Front Material  Cover & Binding  Title Page  Acknowledgements  Letter of Transmittal  Letter of Acceptance  Table of Contents  Executive Summary  Background  Audiences and Uses  Scope and Shelf Life  Environmental Scan  Fundamentals  Core Values  Mission  Vision  Strategic Goals  Objectives for Each Goal  Tasks for Each Objective