The mission and the IT strategy
The mission should also have a mission statement that can be used as a guide for the development of the business IT strategy and the set of department missions that will arise from the vision. Figure 3.2 shows how we will elaborate on the mission and strategy in the following sections:
Figure 3.2 – Mission and IT strategy mind map
While vision is a painting of the future, the mission is more like a sculpture – it adds depth to this view. Walk around the sculpture and you will see many facets that are invisible from most other perspectives.
Everyone in an organization will see the mission from their own perspective and ask…
“What does this mean to me?”
The answer to this question is going to drive the development of the departmental missions:
- Finance will see how to arrange and monitor costs with a focus on return on investment (ROI).
- Human resources (HR) will ask how...
