It Planning

ICT planning requires the establishment of appropriate governance arrangements to ensure the application, management and review of the pratice's ICT Plan are consistent with the goals and objectives of the practice.

The creation of an ICT Steering Committee or similar governance mechanism can assist practices to comply with this principle. The governance mechanism should consider the following.

Having a plan to improve your practice’s information technology can help you fix what’s broken, do a better job of helping clients, and give you a bit more certainty about where you’re headed in the future.

IT is just a tool to help you do better what you’re doing now, and figuring out how to use it better doesn’t have to be overwhelming or confusing. Investing some time now could save you a lot of effort and money over the long-term.