It Dissertation Proposal

Introduction  
Information technology has always been to be both the salvation and blight of many businesses. In some cases, information technology has proved to generate far-reaching benefits - improved interactions with customers and suppliers, increased profits, or reduced expenses.   Often, however, technology investments fail miserably. The main reason for failure: IT investments are often made without any regard for a company's overall strategy.   Today, IT is pervasive in organizations and is mandatory link between enterprises. Hence, it affects every aspects of organizational performance and is leading to the formation of “business ecosystems” in which organizations operate. Proper deployment of IT can determine an organization’s growth, direction, structure, and viability.
                IT strategy is particularly looks after organizations overall objectives, principles and tactics relating to technologies that will lead to organization development. It is possible to identify four major categories where information technology and strategy can be grouped together a.) IT considered in the formulation of business strategy. b.) IT used in the implementation of business strategy. c.) Strategic planning within IT functional units. a.) IT used to help in the formation of business strategy. (Ewan Sutherland,1991). Such strategies primarily focus on the technologies themselves and in some cases the people who directly manage those technologies. Almost all the aspect of the modern business is supported by IT systems which, consequently, must evolve at the same pace as the business. A company’s strategic view on IT reflects the strategic importance of IT in the organization, both in terms of the opportunities IT is expected to create and the commitment to IT development the business organization is willing to make. According to Robson (1997) IS strategy is majorly used to   improve quality for customers; reduce costs and work more efficiently; differentiate... [continues]

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