Measuring IS/business Alignment: A case study of Port and sailing organization

Subject Areas : Futurology

Mir-Ali Seyedi ^{1 *} , Nasser Poursadegh ^{2 *} , Solmaz Akbarpour ^{3 *}

1 - دکتری کامپیوتر، عضو هئیت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران جنوب
2 - دکتری مدیریت ؛ استادیار و عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه دفاع ملی
3 - کارشناس ارشد رشته مدیریت اجرایی گرایش برنامه ریزی استراتژیک

Received: 2012-05-01 Accepted : 2012-09-05 Published : 2013-04-21

Keywords: Business Strategy, information system/information, strategic&#x0D, &#x0D, alignment, measuring strategic alignment,

Abstract :

IS strategic planning towards realizing organizational is one of the most important topicsamong Executive managers of companies. It is known as strategic alignment. The purpose ofthis study is to evaluate the maturity of strategic alignment in Irans Port and sailingorganization. the alignment factors identified in Luftman strategic alignment maturity modelform the basis of the present study. Luftman model is comprised of five levels, each consistingof six factors. The statistical population of this study consists of CEOs , CIOs and IT experts ofport and sailing organization who are 55 people and were chosen by cases and samples. Thedata was collected using an eight parts questionnaire to determine organization's current status.The result of the analysis of data indicates that according to the idea of manager, the port andsailing organization is at the third level of strstegic alignment maturity(stablished focused).theperspective of the improvement is toward forth level of the strategic alignment maturity.