<s>
Information	B-Application
technology	I-Application
planning	I-Application
(	O
ITP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discipline	O
within	O
the	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
and	O
information	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITP	O
makes	O
the	O
planning	O
process	O
for	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
investments	O
and	O
decision-making	O
a	O
quicker	O
,	O
more	O
flexible	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
thoroughly	O
aligned	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Forrester	O
Research	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
recognized	O
strategies	O
for	O
providing	O
an	O
information	B-Application
technology	I-Application
planning	I-Application
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
like	O
Barclays	O
Bank	O
,	O
Accenture	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Government	O
agencies	O
like	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
and	O
Los	O
Alamos	O
National	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
have	O
made	O
investments	O
in	O
strategic	B-Application
IT	I-Application
planning	I-Application
capabilities	O
and	O
returns	O
on	O
investment	O
as	O
great	O
as	O
700%	O
have	O
been	O
validated	O
for	O
these	O
kinds	O
of	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
