Week 5: Reading Questions and Activity

Readings

1. What are the five IT questions that Weill & Ross see all organizations make?  Why shouldn’t IT management answer these questions?  If not IT management, who?
2. Which archetype do you think is the most rare? Most common? Why?
3. What is the difference between and IT Strategy committee and an IT Steering Committee?

The Enterprise-Wide Business-IT Engagement Case

Think about these questions as you prepare for Tuesday’s discussion:

1. What are the issues Stefaan faced? What were the issues with the way IT development worked?
2. Look at Exhibit 5. What governance instruments did Stefaan address? What are the pro’s and con’s of what they did?
3. If you were Stefaan, how would you describe your accomplishments and path forward?