fashion—to an opportunistic role and decentralized structure, instead of to a comprehensive role and a shared structure. This excessive transformation in the IS role and IS structure was accompanied by a paradoxical decision about IS sourcing; it was changed toward outsourcing, which was aligned with the earlier Defender business strategy rather than the new Analyzer strategy. Alignment decreased as a result; only the IS role and IS structure were mutually aligned,
and no aspect of IS strategy was aligned with business strategy.