Competing in the Information Age: Strategic Alignment in Practice

Contents......Page 10
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 12
1. Introduction......Page 22
The Strategic Alignment Model......Page 38
2. Aligning Business and IT Strategies......Page 40
3. Applying the Strategic Alignment Model......Page 62
Business Strategy......Page 90
4. Aligning IT with New Competitive Strategies......Page 92
5. Building Global Competence......Page 116
IT Strategy......Page 154
6. Do You Need an IT Strategy?......Page 156
7. Managing by Wire: Using IT to Transform a Business from \"Make-and-Sell\" to \"Sense-and-Respond\"......Page 198
8. Electronic Commerce and the Extended Enterprise......Page 235
9. Benchmarking IT Strategic Alignment......Page 261
Organizational Infrastructure and Processes......Page 310
10. Business Culture: The Key to Regaining Competitive Edge......Page 312
11. Managing the Business Transformation Process......Page 341
IT Infrastructure and Processes......Page 378
12. IT Value and the Role of IT Infrastructure Investments......Page 380
A. Strategic Alignment Research and Practice: A Review and Research Agenda......Page 404
B. Glossary of Strategic Alignment Terminology......Page 423
C......Page 431
M......Page 432
X......Page 433