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Delivering business value with it at Hefty Hardware

Efficiency of partnership between IT and business at Hefty Hardware

The partnership between IT and business at Hefty Hardware is highly inefficient.

From the interaction between the senior corporate officers of the company, it is evident that,

although that company strives and spends heavily to incorporate IT in its practices, the output

generated from IT has been very limited. At the same time, it is evident that not many of the

officers have a good understanding of IT and how they could utilize it in their practices.

Moreover, while some members of the management are contented with the level of IT

integration in their practices, others are disgruntled with the level of adoption as well as the

way that the IT team conducts its business. They feel that a lot needs to be done.

One key area that shows that IT the partnership between IT and the business is

inefficient is the goals of the two. They simply act like two separate divisions. While IT is

supposed to be integrated within the business and help in pushing forward the corporate

objectives, the case is different at Hefty Hardware. According to Keillor & Wilkinson (2011),

21st-century businesses adopt IT with the purpose of achieving corporate strategies faster than

they did with the classical methods, while at the same time streamlining operations and

achieving efficiency. However, the vice president of retail sales, Cheryl, cannot comprehend

the role of IT in executing the goals of the business. She feels that the IT in the business

operates in its own way rather than helping the company realize its strategy despite the huge

investments that the company places on it.

Other than failing to align their operations to the corporate goals, the IT team does not

understand the corporate business. This is evident in the conduct of the IT personnel, and who

are less concerned about the business practices at the company. In fact, it is only the CFO that

appreciates that appreciates his IT account manager, and who is highly responsive to

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Running head: DELIVERING BUSINESS VALUE WITH IT AT HEFTY HARDWARE Delivering Business Value with IT at Hefty Hardware Names: Institution: 1 DELIVERING BUSINESS VALUE WITH IT AT HEFTY HARDWARE 2 Delivering business value with it at Hefty Hardware Efficiency of partnership between IT and business at Hefty Hardware The partnership between IT and business at Hefty Hardware is highly inefficient. From the interaction between the senior corporate officers of the company, it is evident that, although that company strives and spends heavily to incorporate IT in its practices, the output generated from IT has been very limited. At the same time, it is evident that not many of the officers have a good understanding of IT and how they could utilize it in their practices. Moreover, while some members of the management are contented with the level of IT integration in their practices, others are disgruntled with the level of adoption as well as the way that the IT team conducts its business. They feel that a lot needs to be done. One key area that shows that IT the partnership between IT and the business is inefficient is the goals of the two. They simply act like two separate divisions. While IT is supposed to be integrated within the business and help in pushing forward the corporate objectives, the case is different at Hefty Hardware. According to Keillor & Wilkinson (2011), 21st-century businesses adopt IT with the purpose of achieving corporate strategies faster than they did w ...
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