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Fig. 5. The culture values perceived by the relevant stakeholders
with consideration of the stakeholders weight to provide the values according to the
strength of their influences on the business service in V . The final value of 72% is
then calculated by Sum ( V)/3 which provides a percentage value of the business
cultural value according to the overall perceptions of the stakeholders involved. This
cultural value indicates the positive perception of Product Conceptualisation by the
stakeholders.
The business service analysis needs to be conducted on all business services in
Techniotics™ to establish a holistic view of the business. As the framework requires a
full spectrum of quantitative and qualitative analysis supporting alignment, the tech-
nical aspects (i.e. IT) in the organisation need to be thoroughly analysed by using
Portfolio Value analysis which analyses the financial aspects and risk management.
The outcomes of this analysis assists the formulation of IT strategies for Techniot-
ics™, i.e. what IT applications should be invested in the future, what IT applications
should be considered for outsourcing etc. A socially informed IT strategy can help
organisations make the right decisions for IT applications based on the business and
IT alignment.