IT strategic alignment maturity model for SMEs case study: Uruguay

Author

Alberti, H.G. ; Ayala, S. ; Verdun, J.C.

Author_Institution

Fac. de Ing., Univ. ORT Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay

fYear

2012

fDate

1-5 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

This article introduces a maturity model meant to measure the strategic alignment of IT in SME type organizations in Uruguay. It has been developed through an empirical study conducted in La República Oriental del Uruguay on Corporate Governance of Information Technology, to measure the IT strategic alignment present in these organizations. Analysis made on the surveyed organizations, provided the foundation for the development of a new maturity model that fits SMEs in Uruguay. This developed maturity model and it´s application in SME organizations -of Uruguay in this case- is hereby presented.

Keywords

business data processing; small-to-medium enterprises; strategic planning; IT strategic alignment maturity model; SME organizations; SME type organizations; Uruguay; corporate governance; information technology; maturity model; Adaptation models; Analytical models; Europe; ISO standards; Information technology; Organizations; IT Corporate Governance; Maturity model; SMEs; Strategic alignment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Informatica (CLEI), 2012 XXXVIII Conferencia Latinoamericana En

Conference_Location

Medellin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0794-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEI.2012.6427214

Filename

6427214