Mcfarlan's Strategic Grid

This is a 2 x 2 matrix of strategic impact of:

IS under development vs.
Strategic impact of existing application

systems.
Support category = low on both
dimensions
Strategic = high on both dimensions
Turnaround category = low existing and
high developing
Factory category = high existing and low
developing

Mcfarlan's Strategic Grid

To fully exploit this model, the team must determine

where the organization is and then where it would

like to be.
The support and factory categories are:
Static
Concerned with present operations
Budget favors operations

The turnaround and strategic categories are:

Dynamic
Concerned with future operations