People working in IT Strategy and IT Planning roles are likely to have good technical knowledge but not be using it hands-on. They tend to be more senior roles, which, for example, a programmer could progress into.
A continuity manager, for example, looks at how IT services would continue to run in case of an emergency such as a fire destroying an organisation’s infrastructure. Architect roles, one of the industry’s current career buzzwords, also come under this category. Architects give guidance and direction-setting on large products, including writing policy documents, managing contracts and advising on the technical elements of a project.