“Our IT teams are not aligned with business needs“  OR “Business teams do not understand IT needs and processes”

Sounds familiar…

It is not uncommon to find IT teams and initiatives not aligned with business. In some cases, even if they are aligned there is major disconnect in perceived values and goals or just bad communication. Nearly 80% (As per Forrester’s Q3 survey) of 600 business executives considered IT important or critically important to their business. But less than 50% of those businesses considered IT as doing “well” to “excellent”  job.