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Dated: 12-11-2024

Ch02. how Do the it Team Interact with other Stakeholders in the Organization

  • IT budget/projects approved by IT Steering Committee (annual)
  • Business requirements & new projects
  • Audit & compliance requirements
  • Expansion (branches) & maintenance
  • IT support for computing (helpdesk)
  • Business continuity & DR

It budget/projects Approved by it Steering Committee (annual)

  • Capex and opex layout
  • Includes new projects & licensing / maintenance of operations
  • New hirings

Business Requirements & New Projects

  • New upcoming business projects
  • Change requests (CRs) and expansion of existing business projects
  • Vendor management for business solutions
  • UAT (testing) of business applications

Audit & compliance Requirements

  • External audit
  • Internal audit
  • Compliance
  • Information security & risk depts

Expansion (branches) & Maintenance

  • IT requirements for business expansion (new branches, new locations, new territories)
  • Maintenance of existing IT infrastructure (UPS, networking, bandwidth circuits)

It Support for Computing (helpdesk)

  • New software and versions rollout (e.g. migration of AV or email program)
  • IT support for business functions (application not working, speed slow, etc)
  • Software bugs

Business Continuity & Dr

  • DR is a technology function for which interaction with business functions is required (testing)
  • Business continuity is handled under business operations for which IT also participates