Undoubtedly the area of information technology is present in any company today. Digital systems and processes automate demands and facilitate work when present in a well prepared IT. Good IT planning provides evolution and security that the company needs.
In this article, you will see some of the most important points to be observed in the development of strategic IT planning for the following year, as well as a special bonus at the end of the article.
What is the importance of strategic IT planning in the company?
There is no point in good planning if it is not aligned with that of the company. Do not think that this is a task that should be done individually, separated from other sectors or management of the company. Elaborating a IT plan requires strategic vision by mirroring corporate plans.
When aligned with the other company's strategies, a well -structured IT offers an optimized, more efficient and productive infrastructure.
The opposite path can also be analyzed thinking about the importance of the theme. There is no point in good business planning if everything is applied the following year needs actions of a IT sector that is not able to do so.
Therefore, elaborating a strategic IT planning does not only mean structuring IT, but also, optimizing the processes and tasks of the entire company.
How to prepare for next year's challenges?
Several factors, always aligned with the possibilities of the company Claro, can be cited to determine which changes and preparations will be made so that the company's IT sector is ready for the whole year.
A well -designed and clear planning, successfully implemented, will result in numerous benefits for the entire company.
Next we will see some of the most effective and important actions for IT planning.
Map the company's technological structure
In order to establish the predicted improvements, it is important to make a broad and complete analysis of the current environment, identifying possible points that can disrupt the planning floor and the need for immediate correction.
At this point, the responsible IT professional should map all the resources used and those who are no longer useful, bottlenecks and demands from each department and the possibilities of advancement.
This mapping covers all types of resources such as equipment, staff, budgets and spending averages.
Priority
Business priorities should be identified shortly after mapping the company's technological structure. With a broad and systemic view of the entire scenario, IT, together with other sectors and direction, should define which points need urgent actions or with higher level than the others.
Without prioritizing actions, it is common to make uncoordinated investments, without intelligence, and may in some cases bring smaller benefits than other actions that would bring a more significant benefit.
Automate processes
An important factor for the IT industry to be able to apply everything that is planned in the planning of the year, is to reduce its production, and increase its productivity, making its time available in the best way, for the most effective and important actions. We know that minor computers maintenance, or the lack of knowledge of employees can compromise a considerable part of IT professional working time.
Therefore, using tools, solutions and processes to make everything more automated, it meets the objective of applying all actions provided for in IT planning for the year.
Reduce costs
Good strategic IT planning provides for maintenance costs, investments in innovation and equipment replacement according to life cycle. However, reducing costs is also important.
There are one, there are costs to be reduced should always be made intelligently, without achieving the productivity of the company or overloading sectors for over work for example.
Reducing costs in the company's IT sector says more about the most efficient use of available capital than cancellation or ignorant reduction in a work tool.
Increased productivity
As we mentioned earlier, technology emerged to facilitate human work, accelerating processes and increasing productivity. Seeking solutions that increase team productivity and consequently the company's production is a very important strategy for the IT sector in its planning for the year.
Seeking technology solutions that increase company productivity is an action that brings significant benefits.
Improve the company's internet security
If reducing costs is important, protecting yourself from unchecked costs and problems may have the same weight in the scale of importance.
Not maintaining data and internet users in the protected company can cause major financial costs to the company, because, in case of failure in the company's Internet security, the costs for repairing the lost data, or the "bail" to return the data by hackers will be large.
Security and cyber attack prevention systems is an action that must be on the IT planning list of every responsible professional within companies.
Adapt the new laws
Laws were made to be fulfilled. Companies carefree with adequacy the laws suffer from fines, restrictions and in some cases bankruptcy. The General Data Protection Law (LGPD) implemented in the country this year (2020) already provides severe fines to companies that are not in agreement.
Keep the company suitable for laws related to technology systems that are within your reach, so that surprises and extra costs do not disturb your planning.
[Kit] IT Planning for Companies in 2021
Throughout the year we have developed various materials that meet the needs of IT professionals, managers and entrepreneurs concerned with the improvement of technology processes within the company. In this way, we developed a 2021 IT planning kit, which has the following materials:
- IT Guide for Small and Medium Enterprises
- Document model on internet use policy in companies
- Safe Internet Use Guide for Professionals and Companies
- Consent form for personal data processing, in accordance with LGPD
- Home Office Guide for Small and Medium Businesses
- Internet security checklist
You can access the materials whenever you want, everyone is free!
We hope in this way, help IT professionals develop IT planning for the company in 2021, improving processes and services.
If you have something to contribute, you can leave it in the comments.
To the next!
