ABSTRACT
Planning Components What are the basic components of a strategic plan? Although the IS strategic plan differs from a business plan in many ways, there are several similar concepts to keep in mind:
Identification of where you are today: Assess the environment to answer the question, “Where are we now?” In an IS strategic plan, this includes looking internally and externally from the perspective of both the business as well as IS. An external view will answer the questions “What is possible?” and “What are the best practices?” Because the business must drive IS, you must understand thoroughly the business objectives and challenges in addition to where IS are currently.
