Testing and Extending Theory in Strategic Information Systems Planning Through Literature Analysis

Abstract

Strategic information systems planning (SISP) has been and continues to be a key concern to information systems managers, and much research effort has been devoted to studying it. SISP has been theorized in terms of an input-process-output model, with well-defined categories and a set of hypotheses to be tested. Based on this theoretical framework, a comprehensive analysis of academic literature published since 1991 is undertaken. The analysis reveals the extent to which the various categories and hypotheses within this framework have been researched, as well as identifying additional hypotheses that are suggested from the literature.