| The purpose of this brief is to convince the reader of your position. It is always important to “know your audience” when writing. In this case you may assume your audience is very familiar with the business situation. Therefore do not review the case. QUESTION- Should the IT department have its own budget? By that, I mean a budget which IT controls exclusively, separate from budgets allocated to projects for business units. STATEMENT OF POSITION- The IT department should not have its own budget because (1) IT costs are deemed to be an expense to the company (2) IT and Business need to collaborate (3) Digital transformation needs to be integrated with business processes (4) Enterprise Governance and Control. The business units need to account for these IT costs while planning for collaborated projects (a) Research and Development for innovation to support business initiatives (b) IT Infrastructure maintenance (c) Application maintenance and support (d) IT Security and Governance Your brief must be no longer than three pages (12 pt type, 1″ margins all around, line spacing 1.5 lines). If you quote from the case, your textbook, or the Adventures book, include the page number(s), if available, otherwise, just reference chapter. In the interest of space, it is only necessary to indicate the source by saying the case name, or the initials of the authors of the books used in this class (e.g., p. 3, UCB; p. 72, PSG; ch. 3, ANO). Also in the interest of space, do not include your name in your brief nor create a heading. |
