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There\u2019s a saying that goes \u201cA goal without a plan is a wish.<\/strong>”\u00a0 With that in mind, does your organisation have an IT Strategy? Is it aligned with your board’s business plan?<\/p>\n The reason this is important is that it allows you to make better decisions and be more proactive with your IT investments.<\/p>\n Not-for-profits typically measure success differently to other organisations.\u00a0 They look for impact on their community, and their stakeholder groups are broader.\u00a0 Their boards are typically made up of volunteers with varying backgrounds but bound by a common purpose.<\/p>\n That means the IT strategy absolutely has to be aligned to the organisation strategy,.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Where are we now?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n Bear in mind that the plan needs to be flexible, to ensure that the technology remains relevant in an evolving business.<\/p>\n Every IT investment answers one of more of our three drivers – capacity, capability or risk.\u00a0<\/strong> This is the Kinetics\u00a0\u201choly trinity\u201d\u00a0of IT investment. To get value for money, any\u00a0IT investment\/project\/change should address at least one of these things;<\/p>\n If you are about to sign off on IT investment, ask yourself which of these are being addressed and are you getting bang for your buck?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]A Kinetics FlightPlan<\/a><\/strong> is the structured process to easily help you find the answers to these questions, and more.<\/p>\n For more information, contact us today.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src="https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FP-brochure-1119-212×300-1.png" title_text="FP-brochure-1119-212×300" align="center" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"]<\/p>\n If you aren’t sure who in your organiusatin is best to answer these questions, it is probably time you tried a contract part-time IT Manager, to help you manage ALL your valuable IT.\u00a0 Check out ourstructured, programmatic “IT Manager as a Service” approach to help you<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\nAn IT strategy asks three key things:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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2) Where do we want to go?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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3) How do we get there?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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This is the core of your IT plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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