Information Technology Management Strategies

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savings/avoidance, allows performance measurement and provides new

mission capabilities.

To successfully achieve the IT management vision, the Coast Guard must have a clear

understanding of IT and how it relates to our organization, our business processes and our

infrastructure. In the following diagram, these three critical areas are depicted in a current and

future state. The organization circle includes agency culture, organizational structure, and roles and

responsibilities. The business processes are how the organization performs its functions and makes

decisions. The infrastructure circle includes all the resources and physical assets of the

organization. Currently, these three key aspects of our organization view IT in completely different

ways leading to IT solutions that are poorly integrated across all three areas. As we better align the

understanding and use of IT for the three areas, IT will be integrated across the different views and

seamlessly provide the right information at the right time to the right place to achieve all Coast

Guard missions. IT is the enabler to maximize organizational performance.

Strategy Implementation

IV. Information Technology Management Strategies

Achieving the IT management vision will require changes to the Coast Guard culture and

business processes. The CIO, in collaboration with all assistant commandants and field

commanders, will lead this change. These strategies, objectives, and initiatives provide focused

guidance that will drive the