Strategic Alignment of Information Technology Initiatives in a Scaled Agile Environment

Authors

  • Yvan Petit ESG UQAM Canada
  • Carl Marnewick Professor: Applied Information Systems School of Consumer Intelligence and Information SystemsUniversity of Johannesburg College of Business and Economics South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19255/JMPM02501

Keywords:

Strategy, Agile, Scaled Agile, Alignment, Benefits realisation

Abstract

Scaled Agile introduces challenges that confront organisations. One of these challenges is how initiatives are aligned with the organisational strategies in frameworks such as SAFe. Nineten interviews were conducted within a case that has implemented a scaled Agile framework. The purpose was to determine how this framework was implemented and to assess how information technology (IT) initiatives are aligned with the corporate strategies. The results indicate that IT initiatives are aligned with the strategies but that two approaches are used. Future research will focus on benefits realisation within a scaled Agile environment.

Author Biographies

  • Yvan Petit, ESG UQAM Canada

    Yvan Petit, M.Eng., MBA (Insead), PhD, PMP, PfMP, ACP is a professor at the Business School of the University of Quebec at Montreal (ESG UQAM) since 2010. After being the program director for the post-graduate programs in project management, he was recently appointed associate dean for international relations at ESG UQAM. His research interests are on portfolio management, agile methods and uncertainty management. He has over 25 years of experience in project management, primarily in software development and R&D in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a member of the PMI Standards MAG (Member Advisory Group) and on the Canadian section for ISO standards on Project Management. Email: petit.yvan@uqam.ca

  • Carl Marnewick, Professor: Applied Information Systems School of Consumer Intelligence and Information SystemsUniversity of Johannesburg College of Business and Economics South Africa

    Carl Marnewick received his BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc, and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, Potchefstroom, South Africa, in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 2009, respectively. He is a Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The focus of his research is the overarching topic and special interest in the strategic alignment of IT projects with the vision of the organization. A natural outflow of the research is the realization of benefits to the organization through the implementation of IT/IS systems. His research to date has identified impediments in the realization of benefits, which is part of a complex system. He is currently the Head of the Information Technology Project Management Knowledge and Wisdom Research Cluster. This research cluster focuses on research in IT project management and includes governance, auditing, and assurance, complexity, IT project success, benefits management, sustainability, and agile project management. Email: cmarnewick@uj.ac.za

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Strategic Alignment of Information Technology Initiatives in a Scaled Agile Environment. (2022). The Journal of Modern Project Management, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.19255/JMPM02501

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