Task: System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Simulation
A study done in 1999 determined that less than 40 percent of U.S. businesses include the CIO or senior IT manager in the strategic planning process. What reasons can you suggest for the exclusion of IT senior management from the strategic planning process? What reasons can you offer for their inclusion?
Large systems funding is generally associated with strategic information systems planning and usually requires funding with capital dollars. Having to choose between the functional proponents or the senior IT manager, who do you think should justify the capital outlay?