Aligning information system design and business strategy - A starting internet company

Abstract

In this paper we aim to align an organization's information system with its strategic environment. We propose an alignment framework which takes four perspectives into account: Strategy, Value, Processes, IT/IS. This alignment framework is 1) intended for the exploration phase of information system design, 2) considers the complex environment in which an organization - and its IS - operates, and 3) uses conceptual modeling techniques (IS architectures and e 3 forces) and provides clear steps to analyzes and align the perspectives. We have tested our approach in a real life case setting, where we assisted in aligning an enterprise's IS and business strategy. © 2008 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.