Introduction to the sustainable IT strategic planning process

In this section, we will introduce the sustainable IT strategic planning process. This section will not focus on the business context, strategy, strategic objectives, or overall corporate sustainability strategy. However, some external inputs will be referenced, such as materiality assessment, enterprise sustainability goals and priorities, and enterprise sustainability strategy, to put the sustainable IT strategy into context. There are six critical areas to the sustainable IT strategic planning process to guide you on your path of creating your own sustainable IT strategy. Figure 11.1 illustrates the main building blocks of the framework:

Figure 11.1 – Sustainable IT strategy framework

Let us take a closer look at each key area.

Sustainable IT strategy (input)

There are two key input areas that you should include as part of your strategic planning process – the external environment...