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IT Savvy Pays Off: How Top Performers Match IT Portfolios and
Organizational Practices


Peter Weill


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Information Systems Research (CISR)

Sinan Aral


New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management; New York University (NYU) - Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences
May 2005

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4560-05
CISR Working Paper No. 353

Abstract:     
Information technology is major investment for most enterprises and constitutes a portfolio of investments. Just like any other investment portfolio, the IT portfolio must be balanced to achieve alignment with business strategy and the desired combination of short and long term pay off. This portfolio balancing is the role of senior management and should be integrated into firms' IT governance processes. Top financial performers have matched particular organizational practices and competencies with IT portfolio allocations to achieve specific business goals. In short, they have more IT savvy and it pays off.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 15

Keywords: Retail, business model, IT and information management, IT enabled strategy, outsourcing

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Date posted: August 9, 2005  

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Weill, Peter and Aral, Sinan, IT Savvy Pays Off: How Top Performers Match IT Portfolios and Organizational Practices (May 2005). ; CISR Working Paper No. 353. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=779345 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.779345

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Peter Weill (Contact Author)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) ( email )
Sloan School of Management
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Cambridge, MA 02142
United States
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Sinan Aral
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business ( email )
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New York, NY NY 10012
United States
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management ( email )
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United States
New York University (NYU) - Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences
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New York, NY 10012
United States
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