Session 3 - SAM

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Murmuration

Strategic Alignment Model


SAM
Formulation – decisions pertaining to competition & product-
market choices – External domain

Strategy
Implementation – decisions pertaining to the structure & capabilities of
the firm to execute the product-market choices - – Internal domain

External & Internal


domains 4 fundamental
domains of strategic
SAM
choice
Business & IT domains

Economic performance is directly proportional to the fit between formulation and


implementation aspects
Business scope – product-market
offering?

Scope IT scope – what technologies support


or shape strategy?

External domain / Business – how do you achieve competitive


Strategy domain advantage with pricing, VP, quality aspects etc
Competencies

IT – what attributes IT has ? – cost vs


performance, reliability, flexibility

Business - Use of mechanisms to obtain the


competencies- JVs, alliances, make vs buy
Governance decision

IT - Use of mechanisms to obtain the


competencies
Business – administrative structure,
reporting structure, authority etc

Architecture IT – application portfolio, H/W,


Network, Data architecture etc

Internal domain / Business – business process design to support


Infrastructure & the business strategy
Processes
processes domain
IT – IS development, maintenance
processes, monitoring etc

Business – acquisition & training of people


in the organization to achieve the
Skills competencies

IT - acquisition & training of people in IT


Essential building blocks of Strategic alignment
Strategic fit (between External & internal domains)

Strategic
alignment
Functional integration (between business & IT domains)

Strategic IT- Business Alignment is a Journey, not an event. The potential of IT’s impact is so varied and complex
that all these perspectives needs to be evaluated on a continuous basis
Technology transformation
Strategy execution

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Service
Competitive Level
potential
Why SAM?
• Maximise returns on IT investments
• Gain competitive advantage
• Increase profitability & efficiency
Touring Show Lifecycle of Cirque du Soleil

Creation
-Open Eyes Application
-Social Platform

Design Preparation
Costume & Makeup App Kin-Cirque Application Diffusion
Cirque Website

Logistics
-Electronic Document
Management System
-Linguistic Software

Performing Resource Management


-Virtual Talent Scout
-Medicirque
• Live entertainment Cirque du Soleil
• Performance in new countries, • Internet
touring shows • Document management
• Adults vs children systems
• Targets higher spending Business IT • ERP
customers • Availability, Accuracy,
• Differentiate on customer data privacy, ease of use
experience- • Internal IT teams /
audio/visuals/stage- extremely Partners when required
Business Strategy IT Strategy

EXTERNAL
creative & innovative- mix of
theatre, opera, broadway Business Scope Technology Scope
shows Distinctive Competencies Systemic Competencies
• Innovation in stage, costume,
Business Governance IT Governance
makeup, music- theme based
• Artists/artist groups, costumer
makers, collaboration with • Applications mapped to
business partners each process of the
touring life cycle (Cirque
• Flat structure (probably) Memory, make-up app,
• Processes (Creation to Organizational Infrastructure IS Infrastructure and kincirque)
Diffusion) well integrated and Process Processes • Servers
INTERNAL

and seamless • PCs


• Resource management – Administrative Infrastructure Architectures • Databases
find and nurture key talent Processes Processes • VoIP
(Casting is critical) Skills Skills • OS
• IT Development &
maintenance process
• IS staff within the
organization

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