Differences in Stage of Integration between Business Planning and Information Systems Planning according to Value Configurations

Integration between business planning and information systems (IS) planning is considered an important enabler of business IS alignment. A content analysis of IS plans was conducted to identify stages of integration between business and IS planning. The companies studied were also classified according to value configurations and eras of IS growth. Empirical results indicate that companies classified as value networks are at a higher stage of integration than value shops and chains probably because they are in the network era rather than the data processing or information technology eras.