Root causes of strategic information systems planning implementation problems
Journal of Management Information Systems
An integrated framework for strategic information systems planning and development
Information Resources Management Journal
Information systems planning in a turbulent environment
European Journal of Information Systems
External IT environment: dimensionality and measurement
ICIS '00 Proceedings of the twenty first international conference on Information systems
Profiles of Strategic Information Systems Planning
Information Systems Research
The effect of environmental uncertainty and strategic applications of IS on a firm's performance
Information and Management
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: The impacts of business process change on organizational performance
Strategic information systems planning: A case study from the financial services industry
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Rapid Information Technology Change, Coping Mechanisms, and the Emerging Technologies Group
Journal of Management Information Systems
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Dynamic and emergent information systems strategy formulation and implementation
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Testing and Extending Theory in Strategic Information Systems Planning Through Literature Analysis
Information Resources Management Journal
A contingency model for estimating success of strategic information systems planning
Information and Management
International Journal of Business Information Systems
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Strategic information systems planning (SISP) is a key issue to IS managers. The SISP approach employed by organizations is very much dependent on the internal and external environment. Recent research points to a gap between the manner in which IS researchers and practitioners perceive SISP. In this paper we aim to elucidate this gap by comparing the way in which researchers and practitioners view the external environment and its impact on SISP. The researcher perspective was established through literature review. For the practitioner view, data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with 7 IS professionals who had experience of SISP. The interview data was analysed using techniques borrowed from the grounded theory methodology. Through this analysis it was found that practitioners, while recognizing the impact of the general external environment on SISP, are especially cognisant of the external IT environment and its impact. Academic literature, on the other hand, tends to focus on the external business environment, with very little research conducted on the external IT environment in the context of SISP. The implications of these and other findings are discussed in the paper.