| While Nicholas G. Carr defines his rules for IT | | | | networking, training, maintenance and ongoing internal |
| management in spending less, follow don't lead, and | | | | external support must be specified. SWOT analysis |
| focus and vulnerabilities, not opportunities, were a great | | | | should be conducted. Project time line must be |
| help for all IT managers in evaluating their need for a | | | | established, particularly the funding, purchase, |
| new computer system. I gathered here some | | | | implementation, testing of the system and for |
| additional planning guidelines that can help IT Managers | | | | evaluating the project, usually these methods or |
| in evaluating the need of acquiring a new computer | | | | processes are required in total, or in some combination, |
| system. | | | | to achieve the goals in reference to the systems, so |
| Purpose/Goals | | | | that the strategies are processed in the system. |
| Define the specific purposes/goals of the proposed | | | | Tasks |
| computer system. Goals usually are the outputs from | | | | Usually in all organizations, people are assigned in |
| the system, and goals are the specific | | | | various tasks required to implement the plan and key |
| accomplishments that must be accomplished in total, or | | | | personnel were involved in defining and solving the |
| in some combination, in order to achieve overall result | | | | problem. Thereby, scope of the plan must be specified, |
| from the proposed computer system. | | | | as well as tasks and activities must be well delegated. |
| Objectives | | | | Resources |
| Set objectives define major problem/s it will deal with | | | | Resources include the people (skills, knowledge), |
| in the organization. Objectives are specific | | | | materials (equipment, supplies), technologies (expertise, |
| accomplishments that must be accomplished in total, or | | | | information), money (budgets), etc., required to |
| in some combination, to achieve the goals in the plan. | | | | implement the strategies or processes. Group effort |
| Objectives are usually the target along the way when | | | | should be considered, either for cost savings and/or |
| implementing the strategies. | | | | for the good of the company/organization. Fund should |
| Strategies or Activities | | | | be well planned in association with certain similar |
| The Proposed Solution to the Problem should be well | | | | projects (benchmarking) to easily assess the success |
| defined as well as the detailed technical specifications | | | | of the project. Likewise, existing resources that can be |
| that will meet the requirements of the said objectives. | | | | put to use, should be input to the proposed computer |
| Inclusion of reference to hardware, software, | | | | system. |