Contents:  1. Introduction to strategy, strategic planning and information technology.  2. Concepts of strategic planning. 3. Strategic planning in information technology.  4. The value chain in information technology. 5. Technological issues: recent developments.  6. Technological issues: communications.  7. Technological issues: networking.  8. The internet.  9. Operating systems and databases.  10. Enterprise resource planning.  11. The strategic value of manpower.  12. Conclusions.

The publication of the first edition of Strategic Planning in lnformation Technology - and readers’ response to it - made it clear that some important issues had not been dealt with adequately. These have been added in this edition as a result of further research. Opinions of thinkers in this field have been considered and commented upon. In addition, data from firms - both in lndia and the US - have been considered and analysed to prove the importance of manpower in profitability. For this, advanced statistical analysis have been utilised to prove the importance of manpower in the lnformation Technology industry.