Wired for Good
Wired for Good

Author: Joni Podolsky

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-08-16

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0787971421

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Wired for Good is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for nonprofit organizations—no matter how large or small. This book leads nonprofits through a planning process that will help them align their technology use with their mission and strategic goals, determine what the appropriate technology tools are to meet those goals, and how the technology will be implemented and supported over time. This essential guide also shows how to win support for a strategic technology plan within an organization, evaluate a plan's effectiveness, and help staff and other stakeholders adapt to the changes new technology will bring about. Wired for Good shows nonprofit professionals how to Get their organization ready for the strategic technology planning process Dispel the myths surrounding technology planning Understand the benefits of strategic technology planning Overcome organizational resistance to strategic technology planning Define the roles and responsibilities of staff and other key stakeholders in creating a successful plan Make the best use of volunteers and consultants Find the funds to support technology implementation

A Guide to Strategic Technology Planning
A Guide to Strategic Technology Planning

Author: Monica E. Oss

Publisher: OPEN MINDS

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1594230196

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An OPEN MINDS publication on strategic technology planning in the behavioral health and social service fields. This special report contains information on the hottest trends, the newest technology, and the issues that are influencing the future of technology that affect the behavioral health and social service fields.

Strategic Technology Plan A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition
Strategic Technology Plan A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2020-01-23

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9781867312994

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How do you hand over Strategic technology plan context? What is Strategic technology plan's impact on utilizing the best solution(s)? How do you accomplish your long range Strategic technology plan goals? Can you add value to the current Strategic technology plan decision-making process (largely qualitative) by incorporating uncertainty modeling (more quantitative)? What are the expected benefits of Strategic technology plan to the stakeholder? This powerful Strategic Technology Plan self-assessment will make you the principal Strategic Technology Plan domain visionary by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Strategic Technology Plan challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Strategic Technology Plan work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Strategic Technology Plan task and that every Strategic Technology Plan outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Strategic Technology Plan costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Strategic Technology Plan advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Strategic Technology Plan essentials are covered, from every angle: the Strategic Technology Plan self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Strategic Technology Plan outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Strategic Technology Plan practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Strategic Technology Plan are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Strategic Technology Plan self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Strategic Technology Plan Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

A Practical Guide to Information Systems Strategic Planning
A Practical Guide to Information Systems Strategic Planning

Author: Anita Cassidy

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1998-05-29

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9781420048605

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Today's technological advances are directly affecting the success of business tomorrow. With recent-- and continual--improvements in technology, many organizations are finding their information systems obsolete, and are having to take a close look at their current Information Systems and answer some tough questions, including: How well are our current Information Systems applications meeting the business needs today? How well can they meet the needs of our business tomorrow? Are we obtaining true value from the investments made in Information Systems? Are we integrating the Information Systems projects that provide the most value to business? What Information Systems mission, objectives, and strategies are necessary to successfully meet the business challenges of the future? A Practical Guide to Information Systems Strategic Planning helps take the "guess work" out of evaluating current and future Information Systems, and provides the necessary tools for maximizing the investment made in new technology. This invaluable guide shows readers how to take advantage of the latest technology available in Information Systems planning, and how to develop a solid Information Systems plan that is directly linked to their business' goals. In an easy-to-follow, hands-on format, this complete reference describes a process for facilitating communication between business management and the Information Systems functions. Both Information Systems Executives and general business executives will find the information they need to develop a successful, value-added Information Systems plan. Readers will find a step-by-step approach to the process of developing an Information Systems plan that helps them gain a competitive edge well into the future.

Strategic Technology Plan Complete Self-Assessment Guide
Strategic Technology Plan Complete Self-Assessment Guide

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2018-07-21

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780655320449

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What situation(s) led to this Strategic technology plan Self Assessment? What knowledge, skills and characteristics mark a good Strategic technology plan project manager? What is the purpose of Strategic technology plan in relation to the mission? How likely is the current Strategic technology plan plan to come in on schedule or on budget? What is the total cost related to deploying Strategic technology plan, including any consulting or professional services? This best-selling Strategic technology plan self-assessment will make you the credible Strategic technology plan domain veteran by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Strategic technology plan challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Strategic technology plan work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Strategic technology plan task and that every Strategic technology plan outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Strategic technology plan costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Strategic technology plan advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Strategic technology plan essentials are covered, from every angle: the Strategic technology plan self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Strategic technology plan outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Strategic technology plan practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Strategic technology plan are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Strategic technology plan self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and... - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation ...plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing. INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Playing to Win
Playing to Win

Author: Alan G. Lafley

Publisher: Harvard Business Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 142218739X

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Explains how companies must pinpoint business strategies to a few critically important choices, identifying common blunders while outlining simple exercises and questions that can guide day-to-day and long-term decisions.

Technology Roadmapping for Strategy and Innovation
Technology Roadmapping for Strategy and Innovation

Author: Martin Moehrle

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 3642339239

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Technology roadmapping is a significant method to help companies gain orientation concerning future challenges. This work contains a description of technology roadmapping in four major parts, providing expert knowledge on framing/embedding of technology roadmapping, processes of technology roadmapping, implementing technology roadmapping and linking technology roadmapping to other instruments of strategic planning. The book provides a comprehensive survey of technology roadmapping since it contains papers by leading European, American and Asian experts, provides orientation regarding different methods of technology roadmapping and their interconnections, supplies readers with a compilation of the most important submethods, and embeds and links technology roadmapping in the framework of management research. This book aims at becoming the leading compendium on technology roadmapping.

Strategic Planning Kit For Dummies
Strategic Planning Kit For Dummies

Author: Erica Olsen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1118077776

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Think and act strategically every time In today's business environment, strategic planning stresses the importance of making decisions that will ensure an organization's ability to successfully respond to changes in the environment and plan for sustainable viability. Providing practical, field-tested techniques and a complete 6-phase plan, Strategic Planning Kit For Dummies shows you how to make strategy a habit for all organizations, no matter the size, type, or resource constraints. Strategic Planning Kit For Dummies is for companies of all types and sizes looking to build and sustain a competitive edge, set up an ongoing process for market assessment and trend analysis, and develop a vision for future growth. This revised edition includes: new and updated content on planning for both the short and the long-term; crucial information on succession planning; help preparing for the unexpected using scenario planning and agile strategy; strategies for implementing change and integrating strategic plans successfully by involving all staff members; and more. The supplementary CD lays out a comprehensive, 6-phase, step-by-step program, complete with downloadable spreadsheets, charts, checklists, video links, and more Provides value for any business or entrepreneur looking to improve efficiency, focus, and competitive edge Includes practical, field-tested techniques Strategic Planning Kit For Dummies gives today's business owners and upper-level management the tools and information they need to think and act strategically in order to more effectively weather current economic storms while planning for future growth.

Strategic Information Technology
Strategic Information Technology

Author: Raymond Papp

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1930708955

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Managers and executives know the importance of integrating business strategy and IT strategy for competitive advantage. Strategic Information Technology: Opportunities for Competitive Advantage provides managers and students alike with an understanding and appreciation for the development of business and information technology strategies to yield competitive advantage.