Which of the following BEST describes an IT department?s
strategic planning process?
A. The IT department will have either short-range or
long-range plans depending on the organization?s broader
plans and objectives.
B. The IT department?s strategic plan must be time and
project oriented, but not so detailed as to address and help
determine priorities to meet business needs.
C. Long-range planning for the IT department should
recognize organizational goals, technological advances and
regulatory requirements.
D. Short-range planning for the IT department does not need
to be integrated into the short-range plans of the
organization since technological advances will drive the IT
department plans much quicker than organizational plans.
Answer / guest
Answer: C
Long-range planning for the IT department should recognize
organizational goals, technological advances and regulatory
requirements. Typically, the IT department will have both
long-range and short-range plans that are consistent and
integrated with the organization?s plans. These plans must
be time- and project-oriented, as well as addressing the
organization?s broader plans for attaining the
organization?s goals.
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