Successfully Aligning Business and IT 2012

Business/IT alignment is about the relationship between Business and IT, the role IT plays in the business strategy and the added value IT can offer in achieving the company's mission. A lot of IT organisations today are trying to achieve better alignment. This seminar introduces the major alignment concerns that companies face today and aims at offering a pragmatic approach towards alignment, which is underpinned with rock solid models and real-life lessons learned from various companies and sectors who have achieved better Business/IT alignment.

Learning Objectives
This seminar will provide you with a sound framework and practical advice on how to align IT and business within your company.

Alignment models and mechanisms for improving the relationship between business and IT
Organisational concepts and impact towards alignment: what works and what does not?
Positioning of IT, building trust and putting IT on the map
Building a lasting relationship towards management and towards the board
How to implement alignment, how to manage the change towards an aligned IT, and how to maintain alignment
Best-Practice in alignment and how to avoid over-engineering of alignment structures