This paper develops an alternative approach to IS and business strategy alignment, based on the observation that corporate strategy is either unknown or unadaptable once it is fixed. It argues, therefore, that ex post IS alignment will seldom be a success. The proposed approach is based on the current theoretical concepts in information management, links them in a framework, and integrates the process of corporate strategy definition with the process of IS strategy definition. This framework is based on the varying roles top managers and organisational members play in the strategy-making process. It goes beyond existing strategy process models by contrasting these roles and illustrating their interaction.
Strategy making is viewed as an organizationalwide phenomenon.
Alan R. Strategic management is often performed by groups of managers. By improving the communication process of such groups, strategic management might be enhanced. A brief book written in the 17th century by a Japanese samurai. This is a book of strategy used by many business in Japan. Strategy s expressed in military terms and the clear inference is that business enterprises are also run as a general should conduct battles.