Alignment Maturity Level 3 And Explain Why

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When it comes to strategic alignment maturity, the criteria I believe is most problematic for company is the communication. The communication criteria mainly pertains to the interaction between high level management and IT managers1, it reflects how accurate each separate entity understand each other in term of need, requirement and goal. As a matter of fact, the goal of the communication is to achieve a close to perfect symbioses environment where business and IT coexist. Unfortunately, achieving the communication criteria is one of the struggle companies are facing when working out strategic alignment maturity. In fact, the real problem consists of the people. Whatever business is in place, there will always be a probabilities of trust issue among staff2, notably between IT staff and senior managers despite the fact that both groups work for the same company. To make matter worse, the two groups identified above often use terminology specific to its background3. Thus, the interaction between a senior manager and a chief information security

As matter of fact, most businesses still consider IT as a “service provider”4. This kind of stigma could seriously impact the confidence of IT staff and prevent sharing potential ideas with senior managers.

2. Name three present-day firms that you believe have an alignment maturity level above Level 3 and explain why.
In order to achieve an alignment maturity level above level 3 (for instance level 4), a company needs to demonstrate a substantial level of details in achieving all the requirements defined for each criteria of a level 4 strategic alignment maturity. By the same token, a company can also achieve an alignment maturity level of 4 by achieving or completing the objectives4 defined by Mr. Costa.
The first company I believe achieved an alignment maturity level above level 3 includes