IT Strategy & Planning

IT strategic planning is an iterative process—a living plan that considers the current and expected ways a business will operate, as well as the types of technology investments needed to advance the strategy. When fully supported by management, IT strategic plans help companies adapt to change, stay competitive, encourage innovation, and remain resilient.

Why MorganFranklin?

MorganFranklin helps clients align strategic and tactical business plans to IT objectives and requirements. Our technology and process professionals work with clients to develop strategies and plans for service-oriented architectures (SOAs), financial systems consolidation, data and business intelligence (BI), custom applications, Web services, and other core processes. Risk management experts also help align IT strategies with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. In addition, our change management professionals apply practical experience in finance and accounting, supply chain management, HR, sales and marketing, and other functional areas to help clients ensure that IT strategic plans are adopted by business users.

Capabilities

  • Architecture strategy and transformation
  • Application architecture and software selection
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) planning
  • Independent validation and verification (IV&V)
  • Merger and acquisition (M&A) support
  • Performance metrics and benchmarks
  • Organizational reviews
  • Project and vendor selection process management
  • Business case and return on investment (ROI) assessment and validation
  • Change management and communications plans

Impact & Value

  • Make best use of IT budget
  • Leverage technology to increase shareholder value
  • Enable smart spending on technology through clear requirements
  • Encourage innovation within the IT function
  • Increase cost savings
  • Reduce compliance and performance risk
  • Execute strategic technology projects in a timely manner

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