Every IT organization must develop and maintain a strategic plan; without one, IT will struggle with being the "master of its own destiny" — it will not have a means to document and communicate priorities and constraints nor to get business support for changes in IT. Forrester has helped hundreds of clients develop, refine, or validate their IT strategic plans. These plans come in all sizes and formats, but the most effective ones are designed to provide clarity to stakeholders and measurability to CIOs.