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Strategy Analysis
Define Future State
• Implementation Subject Matter Expert: provides information regarding the
feasibility of achieving the future state.
• Operational Support: directly involved in supporting the operations of the
enterprise and provides information on their ability to support the operation of
a proposed future state.
• Project Manager: might have input on what is a reasonable and manageable
desired future state.
• Regulator: ensures that laws, regulations, or rules are adhered to in the desired
future state. Interpretations of relevant regulations must be included in the
future state description in the form of business policies, business rules,
procedures, or role responsibilities.
6.2.8 Outputs
• Sponsor: helps determine which business needs to address and sets the
business objectives that a future state will achieve. Authorizes and ensures
funding to support moving towards the future state.
• Supplier: might help define the future state if they are supporting delivery of
the change or deliver any part of the future state operation.
•Tester: responsible for ensuring an envisioned future state can be sufficiently
tested and can help set an appropriate level of quality to target.
• Business Objectives: the desired direction that the business wishes to pursue
in order to achieve the future state.
• Future State Description: the future state description includes boundaries of
the proposed new, removed, and modified components of the enterprise and
the potential value expected from the future state. The description might
include the desired future capabilities, policies, resources, dependencies,
infrastructure, external influences, and relationships between each element.
• Potential Value: the value that may be realized by implementing the proposed
future state.
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