2.3 An analytical framework
Both position-based and resource-based views stress the importance of the integration of IT in
a specific organization, whether with its resource or by a strategic alignment. Of course, this
can only happen if there is some clear contribution to the value chain. Although, not stated
explicitly, there is no doubt that it depends of a given application. From there, we deduce our
analytical framework (figure 1) and some illustrative questions (table 1) for strategic IT assessment.