02 — Capability · BC-710
IT Strategy & Governance
Decide what the technology organization is for, how it is funded and who gets to decide, so technology spend follows business direction and every team knows the rules it operates under.
- Technology Strategy
- IT Governance
- Technology Leadership
- IT Financial Management
In scope
- The technology strategy and the operating model that delivers it
- Technology budgeting, cost transparency and chargeback
- IT policies, standards bodies and the decision rights behind them
- Technology sourcing posture and the value the enterprise gets back from its spend
Out of scope
- Enterprise architecture models, standards and reviews (see BC-170)
- Prioritizing and funding individual initiatives in the change portfolio (see BC-180)
- Negotiating and administering supplier contracts (see BC-640)
Realized by · 1
- Snowflake · Cost and Resource Managementpartial via BC-710.20
Used in · 1
- Demand-to-Change · 01 Capture Demand via BC-710.50
Build it · 9
- pattern Stream-Aligned Teams via BC-710.10.20
- book The Art of Scalability via BC-710.10
- book Accelerate via BC-710.50
- book The Phoenix Project via BC-710.10
- book The DevOps Handbook via BC-710.10
- book Team Topologies via BC-710.10
- book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy via BC-710.10
- book The Software Architect Elevator via BC-710.10
- book A Seat at the Table via BC-710.10
Decomposes into · 5
- BC-710.10Technology Strategy & Operating ModelTranslate business direction into a technology direction and shape the teams, roles and ways of working that can deliver it, so the organization is built for the work it actually has.
- BC-710.20Technology Financial ManagementKnow what technology costs, who consumes it and what it returns, so budgets are defended with evidence and consumers see the price of their choices.
- BC-710.30IT Policy & Decision RightsPublish the policies and standards every technology team must follow, run the forums that decide exceptions, and make clear who can decide what, so governance is a known path rather than a surprise.
- BC-710.40Technology Vendor StrategyDecide which technology suppliers the enterprise depends on, how concentrated that dependence may become and how each strategic relationship is steered, so sourcing decisions are made once rather than deal by deal.
- BC-710.50Technology Value & PerformanceShow whether technology is delivering what was promised — service health, delivery throughput, benefits realized and risk carried — in terms the business recognizes.