IT planning should be step-by-step, avoiding blind and great success)

From the implementation of a single IT project in the past to the management of OA system, ERP system, CRM system, and decision support system, enterprises will inevitably encounter a hurdle. In addition, multi-IT project management will be a norm in the future, and more enterprises must execute more and more IT projects at the same time. With limited resources, it is an urgent need to manage it construction. A good IT plan is one of the effective methods for CIOs to solve the difficulties of multi-project management.

　　IT planning should be implemented step by step, avoiding blind and good success

In recent years, many enterprises have successively launched many projects, such as ERP, OA, email, finance, and CRM systems. However, we gradually feel that these systems are independent from each other in their applications, and it is difficult to make overall planning and operation, and there is a lack of unified enterprise portals. If it is difficult to predict through the highlands, it will weaken people's courage and confidence in enterprising and hard work, and make people look forward to the future. However, blind and happy achievements will put it construction in a dilemma.

IT planning can clarify the technical status and direction, ensure the loose coupling between the business model and the IT system to a certain extent, and enable the IT system to support changes and adjustments of the business model for a long time. Formulate IT planning and Plan
The demonstration is an important responsibility of CIOs. However, as a result of the busy schedule, it can be said that several CIOs are excited, some plan are successfully approved, some plan is criticized, and finally left empty. How should we make it effective?
What about IT planning?

(1) from the perspective of the boss

　To do it planning, you must look at the problem from the perspective of the boss. You cannot discuss things from the IT perspective, but you must plan from the business perspective. Such as the current production and operation problems and the status quo of enterprises, what are the main concerns of the boss, what is the direction, IT planning should be carried out around this core guiding ideology.

IT planning helps an enterprise develop IT strategies and development paths that can support business development in a certain period of time, and are suitable for the enterprise's vision and strategy.
Line. In terms of planning, it is necessary to start from a project that is easy to succeed to solve the most urgent problems in the current business operations. At the same time, it is necessary to quantify the value brought by IT investment and use numbers to speak, to satisfy the boss's attention
To reduce the weakness of the "not obvious" IT planning benefits.

　(2) integration with core services

When developing IT planning, we must fully understand the core business and the needs of high-priority business. Understand which services play an important role in the enterprise, and
Analyze the current situation of business capability and IT capability. Business capability analysis analyzes the operation modes of various business activities of an enterprise, reveals the gap between the current situation and the company's vision, and determines the key issues. Current IT Capability
Situation analysis diagnoses the current situation of enterprise informatization, including the status of basic networks, databases, and application systems, analyzes the IT system's adaptability to the future development of enterprises, and provides IT capability evaluation.

In an IT plan, we should first consider the needs of core and high-priority businesses to ensure that the results of IT planning do not negatively affect these systems. At the same time, the results of IT planning should be to promote these
Healthy business operation and development. In it planning, where organizations, personnel, processes, and especially core businesses are involved, the integration of existing processes should first be reflected in the planning, rather than confrontation. From this
In other words, IT planning is an auxiliary planning for enterprises and serves the strategic development and business development planning of enterprises.

　　(3) starting from the enterprise dilemma

IT planning must closely integrate with the current development trend of enterprises and should not be too "Idealized ". It is too far-sighted, and the current development trend of enterprises will not be supported. It's like a toddler,
You just come up with a plan to guide his university to select a major without any effective feedback. Therefore, we should be familiar with the current development plan and the dilemmas of enterprise development, find out the weak points in the enterprise management process, and highlight the Enterprise
Problems that need to be solved urgently; then, from the IT perspective, consider how to provide IT support in light of the enterprise's development difficulties, so as to develop corresponding plans.

　(4) two sets of plans, with different levels to ensure implementation and implementation

As a CIO, you should avoid reporting to the boss in certain technical terms, and put forward your own plans in a simple and clear manner. Two sets of planning, one for the boss, and the other for the specific planning implemented by the Department.

It plans should be fully communicated with senior leaders and business departments at different levels and stages. Give the boss as much as possible to explain the profit points brought to the enterprise after the planning and how much help the enterprise's profit can be provided
Help. For the implementation of departmental planning, more departments need to be mobilized to participate in the planning. The final implementation of IT planning requires the cooperation of many departments, so that more departments can participate in the planning, so that they can recognize it.
Planning, the feasibility of such planning will be greatly improved, and there will be fewer voices of opposition when making it planning decisions.

The implementation and implementation of the planning results should be emphasized, and there should be no planning or actual implementation. Sometimes it is easy to see that planning is planning, and the project implementation and planning are out of touch or have nothing to do with the planning. If such a situation occurs, the Planning Authority will be greatly reduced, and the planning will eventually flow into the form.

(5) planning should consider "Planning redundancy"

The so-called "Planning redundancy" refers to the need to fully consider future situations, especially resource constraints and external changes, and to make various solutions under different circumstances, select a scheme based on the actual situation during execution. Of course, these solutions have different priorities. Analyzes the implementation risks of IT planning, and points out how to avoid various risks and improve the success degree of IT planning.

Finally, we need to consider unexpected transactions. In actual work, many CIOs complain that the planning is well arranged, but the planning cannot keep up with the changes, and there are often some accidents. For such incidents, it is necessary to leave additional time for each plan, which depends on the actual situation and work experience of the CIO.