1. IT Planning Presented by Neetika Agarwal-11DM087 Paras Jalan-11DM100 Rahul S-11DM116Yogesh Garg-11EMPDM214

2. Strategic IT PlanningStrategic planning is the systematic examination ofopportunities and threats in the business environment sothat you are in the position to identify those opportunitiesthat should be exploited and the threats that should beavoided.Answers 3 Strategic Questions:1. Where are we now?2.Where do we want to go?3. How will we get there? 3. Planning ChallengesWhy planning is so difficult Companies need portfolios rather than projects Infrastructure Development is difficult to fund Top-down Vs. bottom-up; radical change Vs. continuous Planning culture Business Goals and Systems Plans Need to Align Technologies Are Rapidly Changing 4. Planning Approaches Top down Bottoms up 5. Creative 6. SITP APPROACHES ANDPREVALENT RESEARCH IBM business systems planning Rockarts critical success factors (CSF) Stages of growth: Nolans stages theory Porters competitive forces model Porters value chain analysis E-business value matrix Linkage analysis planning Scenario planning. 7. Nolan Stages of Growth model 8. BEST PRACTICES FORACHIEVING SITP Segars, Grover and Teng (1998) define the following best practices: Comprehensiveness Formal Focused Smooth flow Wider participation Consistency 9. Six Planning Stages of SITP1. Assemble a planning team2. Assess information needs3. Develop a vision and a mission4. Communicate the vision and seek buy-in5. Arrive at the projects portfolio and define the scope ofprojects and their prioritization6. Evaluate IT projects for inclusion in application portfolio. 10. IMPLEMENTATIONCONSIDERATIONSThe following are important for the success of SITP process asplanning as shown by Gottschalks studies: Adequacy of resources the implementation Level of user involvement during the implementation Adequacy of analysis of the organizations information Needs Anticipation of changes in the external environment Solutions to potential resistance during the implementation Information technology to be implemented IT projects relevance to the business plan Who owns the responsibility for the SITP implementation Level of management support for the implementation Communication issues IT issues General business-related issues 11. e-Choupal Initiative An initiative of ITC for the economic development of farmers Challenge faced: translating development into economic freedom While ITCs sales were stagnant, Indias soybean farmers were losing 60-70% of potential crop value Both farmers and processors were locked in an unproductive cycle 12. The Old condition The buying cycle: The government appointed licensed buyers ITC contracted with a licensed buyer The farmers were isolated from one another and knew nothing of market conditionsuntil the day of sale ITC supplied each village choupal with: A PC with Windows/Intel platform Telephone connection lines A solar-powered power supply A dot-matrix printer 13. The Change With the arrival of IT capacity, farmers were accessingthe world wide web through a dedicated sitewww.soyachoupal.com The site contained: weather, best practices, cropinformation, marketinformation,FAQs,news,feedback, and information about ITC ITC quote: Before, farmers lived in a vacuum, avacuum of rumors and gossip. Now, we are bringinginformation into the village, into the home. Its naturalfor them 14. The Benefits In September 2000 there were 30 eChoupals By 2004, there were 1700 eChoupals ITCs volumes grew by 400% in four years: 20% from better yields 80% from taking shares from competitiors Of the 3000 computers in use today not one has been lost,stolen, or vandalized Though still at the mercy of a global market, Indias soybeanfarmers were earning roughly 250% greater profits posteChoupal than pre Choupal 15. Barriers Entrenched practices Lack of understanding by farmers Fear of middlemen reprisals Potential high cost Economic illiteracy Suspicion of internal cheating Technology risk 16. Takeaway from e-Choupal IT: Empowering people 17. Thank You