For class #11, read the case ("Teradyne") and three articles for this class, "The IT Function: Planning and Governance" in the coursepack, pp. 273-325.

Our visitor will be John McCabe, Vice President, Teradyne.

Be prepared to discuss the case and present your answers to the following questions:

1. What are the key factors in Teradyne’s business, organization and culture, and in the history of Teradyne’s I/S management, which led to the I/S strategic planning effort?
   
   
2. Evaluate the I/S strategic planning process at Teradyne. Why did it take so long? How well does it address the needs for a balanced "federal" organization described in the Hodgkinson article? How well does it address the requirements for successful I/S described in the Feeny and Willcox article?
   
   
3. Looking at the case Exhibit 7, "Five-element tables showing long term goals and targets", pick the three "focused means" you think I/S at Teradyne will have the most difficulty achieving by the deadline indicated. Be prepared to explain your choices.
   
   
4. What questions, predictions, and recommendations would you have for John McCabe and at the time of the completion of the I/T Strategy at the end of 1993?
   
   
5. In general, what is the value to a company of developing and having an " I/T Strategy"? What are the issues, downsides, and risks to developing and having an I/T Strategy?