- Take a company’s IT strategy.
- Now remove any and all references to a choice of a specific vendor as these are purchasing decisions e.g. we will use SAP to …
- Now remove any and all references to implementation details e.g. we will build a private cloud to …
- Now remove any and all references to operational details e.g. we’ll improve our SLA’s and reporting times to …
- Now remove any and all references to tactical choices e.g. we will invest in big data, BYOT (bring your own technology) and open source
What is left, is the IT strategy.
[via Simon Wardley.]