2004 Seminar November

The third of a Seminar Series in Technology Management, sponsored by SATM in collaboration with the Columbia University School of Engineering, will take place on Wednesday, November 3rd, 6:30-9:00 PM , at Columbia . The speaker is Dr. Jerry Luftman, Executive Director of Graduate Information Systems Programs and Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at the Howe School of Technology Management.

Business-Information Technology (IT) alignment refers to the application of IT in an appropriate and timely way, in harmony with business strategies and goals. The importance of effective alignment between the IT function and the business is well accepted. Less well understood is how to assess the degree or maturity of alignment, and how to improve it. Firms often find it difficult to harness the power of IT for their long term benefits, even though there is much evidence that IT has the power to transform whole industries and markets.

In this seminar, Dr. Luftman will describe his framework for evaluating business-IT alignment, and will present the results of some of his research on enablers and inhibitors for achieving mature alignment and leveraging the impact of IT on the firm.

You can register by contacting Sharen Glennon ( sglennon@stevens.edu or 201-216-5381). The $50 registration fee is waived for Alliance sponsors and for Stevens students and faculty. Seating is limited, so early registration is suggested.