ABSTRACT
Information systems (IS) planning has consistently been identified as one of the most important issues faced by IS executives and academic researchers, and recently information systems strategic planning (ISSP) in most organizations has shifted toward e-business and e-commerce planning. Numerous researchers argue that ISSP should be seen as one area of business planning and that strategic planning guides a firm’s activities in order to achieve organizational goals. The aim of this research is to explore the evolution of information systems strategic planning based on the business planning perspectives. The review suggests that the evolution of ISSP has shifted from the formal rational planning perspectives toward the social cultural learning and political perspectives. The review suggests ISSP may follow the track of the revolution of planning perspectives in strategic planning and take multiple planning perspectives that not only understand the cognitions of strategists but also address their interactions, cultures, and political issues in the situated context.
