Bi-Directional Business/IT Alignment

2018 ◽  
pp. 601-608
Author(s):  
Hashim Chunpir ◽  
Frederik Schulte ◽  
Yannick Bartens ◽  
Stefan D. Voß
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Full Extent ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Digital Transition ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
Directional Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment

Business/IT (information technology) alignment can be considered as one of the key challenges of information management (IM). A vast majority of studies assumes an uni-directional alignment process that seeks to link the IT strategies to superior business objectives. However, there are plenty of market situations where the ability of an enterprise, or even entire branches, to adjust their business model to new IT developments is crucial to survive among their competitors. Not only under the umbrella of new buzz words like digital transformation and digital transition and their glaring examples such as media streaming, these competitive requirements have recently become more vital. Currently dominating business-driven alignment paradigms are seemingly not capable to accommodate these requirements to a full extent. In this chapter, the concept of bi-directional business/IT alignment is explained and defined by extending a well-known 3-layer model of IM. Furthermore, it is analyzed to which extent different IM models as well as common IT governance frameworks support this paradigm.

Bi-Directional Business/IT Alignment

2019 ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
Hashim Chunpir ◽  
Frederik Schulte ◽  
Yannick Bartens ◽  
Stefan D. Voß
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Business Model ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Full Extent ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Digital Transition ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
Business It Alignment

Business/IT (information technology) alignment can be considered as one of the key challenges of information management (IM). A vast majority of studies assumes a unidirectional alignment process that seeks to link the IT strategies to superior business objectives. However, there are plenty of market situations where the ability of an enterprise, or even entire branches, to adjust their business model to new IT developments is crucial to survive among their competitors. Under the umbrella of new buzz words like digital transformation and digital transition and their glaring examples such as media streaming, these competitive requirements have recently become more vital. Currently dominant business-driven alignment paradigms are seemingly not capable of accommodating these requirements to a full extent. In this chapter, the concept of bi-directional business/IT alignment is explained and defined by extending a well-known three-layer model of IM. Furthermore, different IM models as well as common IT governance frameworks are analyzed to find the extent to which they support this paradigm.

Business/IT Alignment in Two-Sided Markets

2020 ◽  
pp. 1123-1146
Author(s):  
Yannick Bartens ◽  
Hashim Iqbal Chunpir ◽  
Frederik Schulte ◽  
Stefan Voß
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Structural Description ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
Directional Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Two Sided Markets

Business/IT alignment can be considered a key challenge in IT governance and becomes especially important in IT-heavy and internet based business models. Recent discussions express the need for a bi-directional paradigm for internet based business models. IT governance frameworks support business/IT alignment but mostly follow a business-driven alignment paradigm. We identify characteristics of internet based business models and use the case of streaming to examine how the IT governance framework COBIT 5 can integrate these characteristics under consideration of a bi-directional business/IT alignment process. We reveal that requirements for streaming business models may not be fully covered by the framework. Based on a structural description of internet based business models and the COBIT 5 Goal Cascade, we explain these specific requirements and propose a possible integration of a bottom-up alignment. With this work we provide guidance in the challenge of business/IT alignment for internet based business models and show pathways for IT governance frameworks to better support a bi-directional alignment.

Business/IT Alignment in Two-Sided Markets

2017 ◽  
pp. 82-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannick Bartens ◽  
Hashim Iqbal Chunpir ◽  
Frederik Schulte ◽  
Stefan Voß
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Structural Description ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
Directional Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Two Sided Markets

Business/IT alignment can be considered a key challenge in IT governance and becomes especially important in IT-heavy and internet based business models. Recent discussions express the need for a bi-directional paradigm for internet based business models. IT governance frameworks support business/IT alignment but mostly follow a business-driven alignment paradigm. We identify characteristics of internet based business models and use the case of streaming to examine how the IT governance framework COBIT 5 can integrate these characteristics under consideration of a bi-directional business/IT alignment process. We reveal that requirements for streaming business models may not be fully covered by the framework. Based on a structural description of internet based business models and the COBIT 5 Goal Cascade, we explain these specific requirements and propose a possible integration of a bottom-up alignment. With this work we provide guidance in the challenge of business/IT alignment for internet based business models and show pathways for IT governance frameworks to better support a bi-directional alignment.

Business/IT Alignment in Two Sided Markets

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannick Bartens ◽  
Frederik Schulte ◽  
Stefan Voß
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Structural Description ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Alignment Process ◽  
Directional Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Two Sided Markets

Business/IT alignment can be considered a key challenge in IT governance and becomes especially important in IT-heavy and internet based business models. Recent discussions express the need for a bi-directional paradigm for internet based business models. IT governance frameworks support business/IT alignment but mostly follow a business-driven alignment paradigm. We identify characteristics of internet based business models and examine how the IT governance framework COBIT 5 can integrate these characteristics under consideration of a bi-directional business/IT alignment process. We reveal that requirements for internet based business models are not fully covered by the framework. Based on a structural description of internet based business models and the COBIT 5 Goal Cascade, we explain these specific requirements and propose a possible integration of a bottom-up alignment. With this work we provide guidance in the challenge of business/IT alignment for internet based business models and show pathways for IT governance frameworks to better support a bi-directional alignment.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF CONCENTRIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-115
Author(s):  
Iurii Teslia ◽  
Hryhoriy Zaspa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Analytical System ◽  
Functional Problems

Modern world trends in education are aimed at the digital transformation of educational institutions. Traditional approaches to higher education institutions informatization through their automation no longer meet the requirements of the time. Therefore, new approaches are needed, based on the digitalization of educational processes aimed at creating digital universities. For this purpose, the current state of information systems in higher education institutions use and the issue of higher education institutions digital transformation were studied. The problem of automation tools separation was revealed, which does not allow to effectively implement digitalization projects, does not allow to create a single system of building digital universities. It is proposed to solve the digital transformation of higher education institutions problem based on the use of concentric information technology developed in this study, which integrates all information bases, methods and means of solving functional problems into a single digital space to maximize information needs of higher education institutions. This technology is based on the following developed in the study: 1) concentric model of information technology of digital transformation of higher education institutions, which allows to integrate methods and tools of information management to create a single higher education institutions digital space; 2 functionally independent method of information management of higher education institutions, which allows to create universal tools of informatization, which are independent of the composition and specifics of the construction of the created tools of solving functional problems; 3) interlayer information interaction methods, providing reflection in the processes of each of the layers of changes in the information environment of neighboring layers. The results of the study were used in the construction of information and analytical system of the university educational activities support, which was developed and implemented at Cherkasy State Technological University.

Key Success Domains for Business-IT Alignment in Cross-Governmental Partnerships

2013 ◽  
pp. 131-161
Author(s):  
Roberto Santana Tapia ◽  
Pascal van Eck ◽  
Maya Daneva ◽  
Roel Wieringa
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Coordination Mechanisms ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
Process Architecture ◽  
Business Requirements

Business-IT alignment is a crucial concept in the understanding of how profit-and-loss organizations use Information Technology (IT) to support their business requirements. This alignment concept becomes tangled when it is addressed in a socio-political context with non-financial goals and political agendas between independent organizations, i.e., in governmental settings. Collaborative problem-solving and coordination mechanisms are enabling government agencies to deal with such a complex alignment. In this chapter, the authors propose to consider four key domains for successful business-IT alignment in cross-governmental partnerships: partnering structure, IS architecture, process architecture, and coordination. Their choice of domains is based on three case studies carried out in cross-governmental partnerships, in Mexico, The Netherlands, and Canada, respectively. The business-IT alignment domains presented in this chapter can guide cross-governmental partnerships in their efforts to achieve alignment. Those domains are still open to further empirical confirmation or refutation. Although much more research is required on this important topic for governments, the authors hope that their study contributes to the pool of knowledge in this relevant research stream.

A Visual Approach to Business IT Alignment between Business Model and Enterprise Architecture

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Fritscher ◽  
Yves Pigneur
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Visual Approach ◽  
The Common ◽  
Business It Alignment

In this paper, the authors put forward an intermediary model that can support the transition between a business model and an IT infrastructure, then provide an example of how the approach can be used. The model is based on a combination of existing models: enterprise architecture and the Business Model Canvas. The authors show how the proposed intermediary model, which has a strong focus on a business model strategy, can help IT alignment. The intermediary model can help alignment from either a business model focus or an IT infrastructure focus because of the correspondence between the two paradigms. The focus on visualization within the intermediary model aids in quickly illustrating the common ground held by the parties involved in the alignment.

Strategic and Business-IT Alignment Under Digital Transformation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1737-1749
Author(s):  
Nabyla Daidj
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Strategic Fit ◽  
Business Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment

Digital transformation is at a very early stage. Digital transformation has several impacts on business, on organization and process and raises several questions. Over the years, the aims of strategic fit and IT-business alignment have remained constant but the environment in which companies operate has changed significantly becoming more dynamic, very competitive and global. This chapter attempts to analyse how the digital transformation could affect more specifically strategic and IT-business alignment.

Measuring Business-IT Alignment in a Digitally Revolutionized Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 886-907
Author(s):  
Pablo Alfonso Gajardo ◽  
Ariel I. La Paz
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alignment ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Degree Of Maturity ◽  
Improved Model

Although the concept of business-IT alignment was once considered one of the most important concerns of organizations, in terms of IT administration, the attention it has received has decreased significantly over the years. This article postulates that strategic alignment initiatives still have the same relevance—in particular for non-IT companies—which means that digital transformation strategies should consider the strategic alignment as a critical issue for their success. Therefore, the persistent relevance of this concept and the need to measure it with updated instruments capable of assessing the degree of maturity reached and feeding back the results to the organizations remains a key topic in IT administration. Based on an updated instrument, adequate for a digital framework, our study surveyed a sample of mostly large Chilean companies. The results obtained reveal the importance to count with an improved model that captures the changes this new digital scenario imposes.

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