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IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF)

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Understanding the Framework

IT Capability Maturity Framework and Model

Using the IT-CMF, top executives and practitioners can adopt four inter-related strategies and associated maturity curves to help manage and deliver more value from IT. The IT-CMF is the result of the synthesis of leading academic research, industry best practice and the experience in driving the transformation of the Intel IT organization. The IT-CMF consists of four integrated strategies:

• Managing IT like a Business
• Managing the IT Budget
• Managing the IT Capability
• Managing IT for Business Value

IT-CMF views the effective management of the IT function within a firm as focusing on these four major strategies, with the IT Budget essentially the input to the production process, the IT capability as the production engine and IT value as the output. Managing IT like a business closes the loop by providing the feedback mechanism for adjusting inputs to optimize the output value. These four strategies should be aligned to the organization’s overall business strategies and the business context it is operating within.

 

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Sustainable ICT (SICT) Lens

An up-front cohesive SICT lens brings a unified and consistent influence to bear on the development of critical capabilities – facilitating the development of sustainable practices, outcomes and metrics.