Strategic Themes

an idea that recurs in or pervades the entire system

Strategic themes are:

"..broad and high-level ideas that are of utmost importance to the organization and represent well thought out decisions of business leaders. They are part of the overall business strategy"

figure 1: Strategic Themes

Strategic Themes:

1. should be broad in scope;

2. enable the organization to excel in areas where they can differentiate from competitors;

3. are like the pillars of strategy--just like pillars provide a stable foundation for a building, themes provide a foundation for the strategy of the organization;

4. provide a way to break down the target vision into 3-5 areas which are of utmost importance to the decision-makers;

InnowayIT Platform enables organizations to identify most important themes and create linkages between business and IT domains to develop a big-picture. For example, if Cloud Strategy is a theme for the organization, the platform will capture the KPIs, disruptions, outcomes, strategic actions, risks, stakeholders, capabilities and initiatives related to cloud and assess their impact on IT landscapes for applications, stacks and it component.

Some examples of IT strategic themes:

1. Business-IT Alignment/Collaboration

2. Cloud Strategy

3. IT Simplification

4. Regulatory Compliance

5. Currency Initiatives

6. COVID-19 Response

7. IT Risk Management

8. Cyber Security

9. Application Book of Record (ABOR)

10. Application Rationalization

11. RPA Strategy

12. Data Management for Analytics

13. BI Strategy

14. DevSecOps