IT Strategy document

[ful56_uk]

Hi Guys,

 

I am trying to think of away of writing up a IT Strategy document but struggling on how to lay it out and format of the document.

 

Any suggestions or pointers or example anyone willing to share with me looking for some guidance please

 

Thank you

[Griff]

I am sure you had some inbox messages offering you some examples but if not this is how I do it here. So I normally have a document which outlines all of the IT areas see example below this is actually from someone on Edugeek but I cannot remember who and I don't have the original but you can create from it

 

 

From that document I colour code each element red being ones that need doing urgently I then create a 3 year IT strategy document on this I just have each year set out then a table with Project / Estimated Cost / Time Scale / Notes / and basically list out all the projects that need doing in each year. I support that document with a more detailed account of each project you know why etc and who.

 

These documents are used as framework for any IT Development meetings so its constantly getting updated/changed. I then use that document to make project proposals so just outlining the need for project, how it will impact teaching and learning the cost etc.

Edited February 1, 2019 by Griff

[TechMonkey]

@Griff Your attachment seems to have failed. I just get a message to contact the Admins!

@ful56_uk - I have in the past broken it down into:

- where you are

-- Describe the infrastructure, DR/BC, clients, services, and staffing so if your document reaches levels that may not have an indepth knowledge of your department they can get up to speed.

- evaluation of where we have come from (so effectively evaluating what we did from the last time)

-- Go over what has been done and how it went, especially important if nothing has been done in a year due to budgetary restraints or sloth on someone else's part.

- where we want to be (department vision)

-- How do you want the department to operate?

- yearly development plan

-- each year what do you want to implement

- further recommendations that may need looking at that aren't necessarily your remit to kick off or initiate.

--Projects or services that may cause issues or need to be renewed/implemented

[Griff]

Ah cheers bud I think I have fixed the link

[ful56_uk]

Thanks for all this really good information.