Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Informatica (CLEI), 2012 XXXVIII Conferencia Latinoamericana En
Conference_Location :
Medellin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0794-9
DOI :
10.1109/CLEI.2012.6427214
