IS Strategy, Management and Acquisition

Information Systems strategy
Strategic alignment
Strategic use of information
Impact of Information Systems on organizational structure and processes
Information Systems planning
Role of IT in defining and shaping competition
Managing the Information Systems function
- IT leadership: The role of the CIO and IT management
- Structuring the IS organization
- Hiring, retaining, and managing IS professionals
- Managing a mixed set of internal and external resources
Financing and evaluating the performance of Information Technology investments and operations
Acquiring Information Technology resources and capabilities
- Acquiring infrastructure capabilities
- Sourcing Information Systems services
- Sourcing Information Systems applications
Using IT governance frameworks
IT risk management
- Managing business continuity
- Managing security and privacy