Copyright 2002 Monash University IMS5042 Information Systems Strategic Planning Week 9: Elements of Planning Philosophy

Copyright 2002 Monash University 2 Agenda Stages of growth CSFs IT for competitive advantage Business Process Re-engineering Alignment approaches Note that all of these have been used for other purposes (business planning, management, etc) but our focus is their use for planning

Copyright 2002 Monash University 3 1. Introduction Warnings Aspects of planning philosophy

Copyright 2002 Monash University 4 Warnings The scope and complexity of planning theory and philosophy The scope and complexity of IS planning theory and philosophy Applying lessons from planning philosophy in other disciplines to IS

Copyright 2002 Monash University 5 Aspects of planning philosophy Comprehensiveness vs Rationality

Copyright 2002 Monash University 6 Issues for you to consider What is the philosophy of planning which is embodied in each of these views? What does each view tell us about: why we plan? What should an IS plan include as its outcome? What does strategic mean and what is a strategic plan? Who should take do IS strategic planning? When should the y do it? How should they do it? Each view embodies in it a different set of answers to these questions (but often these answers are implicit)

Copyright 2002 Monash University 7 Changing perspective These views of “IS strategic planning” have generally taken the IS issues as their starting point (ie “ IS strategic planning”) The nature of planning as an activity has generally not been specifically addressed in the IS planning literature (your first assignment asks you to have a go at identifying their implied views of planning) For the next 2-3 weeks we will take a planning perspective (ie “ IS strategic planning” ) Focus for your second assignment