{"id":8809,"date":"2022-02-15T09:53:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=8809"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:53:55","slug":"three-key-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=8809","title":{"rendered":"Three key questions to assess if your IT strategy is meeting your business needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||9px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Three key questions to assess if your IT strategy is meeting your business needs<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a saying that goes \u201c<strong>A goal without a plan is a wish.<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0 With that in mind, do you have an IT Strategy? Is it aligned with your business plan?<\/p>\n<p>The reason this is important is that it allows you to make better decisions and be more proactive with your IT investments.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;364px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;9px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An IT strategy asks three key things:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>1) Where are we now?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What does your business look like now?<\/li>\n<li>What does your IT look like now?<\/li>\n<li>What are the good points and bad points?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2) Where do we want to go?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What will your business needs be in the future, and<\/li>\n<li>What technology do we need to meet those needs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>3) How do we get there?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What technologies will help?<\/li>\n<li>How do we change things to meet our needs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&quot;1_2&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; _module_preset=&quot;default&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot; theme_builder_area=&quot;post_content&quot;][et_pb_image src=&quot;https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/aerial-chess-chess-pieces-972532.jpg&quot; title_text=&quot;aerial-chess-chess-pieces-972532&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; _module_preset=&quot;default&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot; theme_builder_area=&quot;post_content&quot;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; _module_preset=&quot;default&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot; theme_builder_area=&quot;post_content&quot;][et_pb_column type=&quot;4_4&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; _module_preset=&quot;default&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot; theme_builder_area=&quot;post_content&quot;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; _module_preset=&quot;default&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot; theme_builder_area=&quot;post_content&quot;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>This is the core of your IT plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bear in mind that the plan needs to be flexible, to ensure that the technology remains relevant in an evolving business.<\/p>\n<p>Every IT investment answers one of more of our three drivers &#8211; <strong>capacity, capability or risk.\u00a0<\/strong> This is the Kinetics\u00a0\u201choly trinity\u201d\u00a0of IT investment. 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