Splashing money on technology will not always yield results unless an alignment exists between the technology blueprint and long term business goals; since there was no support from any other executive of the business there is only so much the IT business group can do alone to avert this persistent problem. Unfortunately this long standing notion amongst the board that IT appears to be more of a waste of time and resources than an opportunity for change and capitalization of strengths across the business is a major issue when switching from a bottom line to top line approach. Co-operation between the IT strategy and the business strategy is a fundamental step towards aligning the business for top-line growth. As such the relationship between the architect and senior management must be open and unbiased for the best results to be …show more content…
In fact, since outsourcing provides the IT department with an array of specialists on hand, the business will essentially be able to cut costs by focusing their off shore resources on repetitious operations (or as they see fit). This may potentially be a problem if the business relies too heavily on outsourcing their work, due to the lack of engagement from internal resources which could eventually be made