Strategic Landscape
The Vision
It's All About Alignment
BDO Values
Look Beyond the Horizon
100
This is an overall view of the current IT environment, future direction, and initiatives required to meet the future state.
What is an IT Strategy?
100
IT is driven by this statement, "To deliver the technologies, capabilities and insights to protect, empower and propel BDO Canada as a digital leader” [3]
What is BDO Canada's Mission Statement?
100
Upskill existing workforce, transition to an optimal organizational structure and align resource levels are key objectives/outcomes for this strategic pillar [7].
What is Strengthen Foundations & Capabilities?
100
We have the courage to do what is right for our people and clients.
What is Integrity?
100
Our IT strategy has been crafted with this many strategic "horizons" [3]
What is 3 horizons?
200
These are the types of drivers that indicate growing requirements from our business – these are key capabilities supported by IT.
What are internal drivers?
200
The IT strategy provides a necessary step to support and enable the firm to achieve this statement - “To be the best professional services firm in the mid-market” [4]
What is BDO Canada's Vision?
200
Strengthen IT oversight and governance is a strategic initiative for this strategic pillar [8].
What is Accelerate and Amplify Governance, Risk and Compliance?
200
We listen. We are kind. We are honest.
What is Respect?
200
These are the stages that will be achieved in 2022+, 2023/2024+, and 2025+ respectively [3]
What is Prepare, Position, and Propel?
300
Emerging technology, compliance requirements, and geopolitical tension are all examples of this type of driver.
What are external drivers?
300
This statement is key for IT, "A trusted business partner with the authority, autonomy and ability to shape, drive and deliver business outcomes." [3]
What is BDO Canada's IT strategic vision?
300
This strategic pillar identifies, establishes, and implements the necessary initiatives to create the foundations for future capabilities, solutions, and services (for example, machine learning) [9].
What is Build for the Future?
300
We empower each other and celebrate success.
What is Collaboration?
300
This strategic horizon focuses on modernizing and optimizing existing IT operations while establishing the requisite capabilities, practices and processes to enable future growth through expanded offerings and value-adding activities.
What is Prepare?
