Benchmarking strategic alignment of business and IT strategies : opportunities, risks, challenges and solutions

Dairo, Modupeola and Adekola, Josephine and Apostolopoulos, Charalampos and Tsaramirsis, Georgios (2021) Benchmarking strategic alignment of business and IT strategies : opportunities, risks, challenges and solutions. International Journal of Information Technology, 13 (6). pp. 2191-2197. ISSN 2511-2112 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s41870-021-00815-7)

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Abstract

Business and IT strategy alignment is a complex dynamic process in which organizations are in a position to enable extensive IT capabilities to achieve their business objectives. This interdependence is amplified by the COVID-19 crisis, which makes the integration of IT and business strategies more important than ever. This paper mainly aims to contribute to the understanding of strategic alignment from a practical perspective, as well as to demonstrate the applicability and robustness of the Strategic Alignment Model (SAM). Moreover, potential opportunities and risks associated with the strategic alignment of business and IT strategies are analysed. Findings are discussed after a qualitative analysis of 31 participants (semi-structured survey and interviews). Results indicated several difficulties affecting the strategic alignment implementation transcend the business and IT strategies like communication, corporate culture, governance, resource prioritization, and effective leadership. The study contends that there is a need to align and harmonize different agendas and interests within an organization and improve the understanding of the value of Strategic Alignment.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:78759
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 December 2021
    Published
    8 October 2021
    Published Online
    29 September 2021
    Accepted
    8 March 2021
    Submitted
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Risk Management
    Department:UNSPECIFIED
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:03 Dec 2021 06:29
    Last modified:11 Apr 2024 02:20
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/78759
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