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IT Strategic Planning for SMEs

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Another take on IT strategy

In a recent issue of Inside Internal Control, I discussed a report on why small and medium-sized businesses should take information technology strategy and planning seriously. Essentially, according to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, if you don't strategize your IT, you're probably wasting time and money just keeping up, when you could be using your resources to support your strategic business plan. Well, I hope you didn't rush away after reading that piece and create and implement an IT strategy...

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Do you need an IT business and implementation strategy?

You already know how important information technology is to your business. You've got a website that pushes your brand and maybe even sells your products; you've got an internal network that connects all of your employees to each other and the documents they need; you've got company email to manage, and maybe a bunch of cellphones and BlackBerrys to keep track of; you've got security cameras, passwords, log-ins and keycards; and you've got employee management systems covering attendance, payroll, benefits and more. If any of these fails, you've also got a big problem.

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