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Enterprise Architecture, Strategy & Governance

Unit Code: HIT8467

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 semester or equivalent

36 Hours

Hawthorn

HIT8036 Business Information Systems for a Rapidly Changing World or HIT5401 Introduction to Business Information Systems. Requires at least three years relevant work experience and approval of the MISM or the MITPM program coordinator for students not enrolled in the MISM, MISM/MBA, MITPM, MITBA, GradDipISM, GradCertISM, GradDipInfTechBA or GradCertInfTechBA

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

Master of Information Systems Management, Master of Information Systems Management/ Master of Business Administration, Master of Information Technology Project Management , Graduate Diploma of Information Systems Management, Graduate Certificate of Information Systems Management and Master of Information Technology Business Analysis

Aims & Objectives:

Aligning IS/IT strategy, operations and IT project, program, and portfolio investment decisions with business strategy and operations remains a challenging issue for many organisations. IT managers are asked to more with less, to reduce the complexity and costs associated with their environments and also improve the re-use, reach and capability of their IT resources and services. IT managers must also provide a foundation on which the business is able to execute its strategic planning objectives whilst maintaining a competitive advantage over its rivals. IT managers must therefore understand and also develop responses to the competitive and strategic pressures faced by modern organizations. To do this effectively, IT managers and IT project managers need to develop an appreciation of the concept of alignment, the importance of IS/IT strategy, and the enabling roles of enterprise architecture and IT governance, in providing executives with confidence in the coherence and value proposition of IT investment decisions and resultant IT projects, programs and portfolios. Thus unit aims to build such an appreciation, and the knowledge and skills required to implement and apply the range of frameworks and tools available to support good process and practice with respect to strategy development, enterprise architecture and governance.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the relationship between business strategy, and the foci of this unit, enterprise architecture, IS/IT strategy and IS/IT governance
Analyse the organisational context, understanding the competitive forces and other drivers which shape the need for IS/IT investment
Understand the concepts and methods of IS/IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and IS/IT governance and their interconnections, and critically and appropriately apply these to real-world problem scenarios
Understand the business benefits of effective IS/IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and IS/IT governance, and be able to prepare a case demonstrating these benefits to non-ICT managers and executives
Demonstrate effective communication skills in winning executive support for initiatives and in engaging with key stakeholders to enhance the overall organisational benefits of appropriate investment in IS/IT
Consider and integrate multiple ambiguous viewpoints to establish a balanced resolve to complex organisational issues

Teaching Methods:

Lectures, including seminars and workshops (36 hours)

Assessment:

Group business case analysis, Group presentation, Literature review and critque, Essay, Exam

Generic Skills Outcomes:

In addition to intended learning objectives, students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:

presentation skills
report writing skills
critical thinking skills
problem structuring and analysis skills

Content:

the relationship between business strategy, and enterprise architecture, IS/IT strategy and IS/IT governance
the concept of alignment, and the notion of dynamic alignment
understanding and analysing the organisational context of IS/IT strategy, enterprise architecture and IS/IT governance
key frameworks, tools and method to develop and implement IS/IT strategy, enterprise architecture and IS/IT governance, their application to real-world problem scenarios, and the management of these processes
benefits and issues associated with the implementation of IS/IT strategy, enterprise architecture and IS/IT governance
appreciate the complexity and diversity inherent in planning contents, and consider and integrate multiple ambiguous viewpoints to establish a balanced resolve such complex organisational issues

Reading Materials:

Ross and Weill (2006) Enterprise Architecture as Strategy. Harvard Business School Press, Boston.

Lane (2011) The CIO's Body of Knowledge: People, Process and Technology. Wiley.

Van Grembergen and de Haes (2010) Enterprise Gvernance of Information Technology: Achieving Strategic Alignment and Value. Springer.

Weill, P & Ross, JW (2004) IT Governance: How Top Performers Manage IT decision Rights for Superior Performance. Harvard Business School Press, Boston.

Broadbent, M & Kitsis, E (2005) The New CIO Leader: Setting the Agenda and Delivering Results Harvard Business School Press, Boston.