Optimizing the IT Strategy of a Leading Asian Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer to Enable the New Business Strategy and Meet Rapidly Advancing IT- and Technological Developments

The Challenge

The previous IT strategy needed to be updated due to particular business-driven requirements, such as a new company-wide business strategy. New technological developments and focus points needed to be addressed appropriately.

The Approach

The approach taken to update the IT strategy involved analyzing the existing IT strategy and considering the implications of the new business strategy on the overall IT. This analysis provided a solid foundation for the subsequent steps. The next step was the development of strategic guidelines around the three areas of Products and Services, People, and Processes. These guidelines were specifically tailored to the needs of the organization and the industry in which it operates. Furthermore, guidelines for sub-topic strategies, such as the Big Data strategy, were developed to ensure that all aspects of the IT strategy were properly addressed. This approach provided a comprehensive and well-structured framework for the development of the updated IT strategy.

The Result

Firstly, there was a clear and detailed presentation of IT’s contribution to the overall organization. This presentation included a breakdown of the finalized transformation efforts, as well as the newly set transformation efforts that were planned for the future. Additionally, the existing IT strategy underwent a comprehensive revision, which involved the re-structuring of core elements of IT. This revision ensured that the updated IT strategy was in line with the overall business strategy and was better able to meet the evolving needs of the organization. Finally, new IT-wide guiding principles were developed and introduced, which would serve as the foundation for all future IT-related decision-making within the organization. Overall, the results of the IT strategy update provided a clear roadmap for the future of the organization’s IT strategy and its alignment.