If the business is IT intensive then there is no issue. IT is strategic. Consider Telcos, Insurance, and Banking to see this in action (Our ASB was run by the former IS/IT Manager) .

If you are involved in manufacturing then IT might be strategic. Supply chain and sales channels are two areas that come to mind. However, other factors may challenge this view. Increasingly we are finding that IT undergirds all of our business processes, therefore reconceptualising the business and supporting same through IT is strategic. Having a good view of the end-to-end line of business processes is important.

As mentioned by a previous post, teamwork is vital for ongoing strategy formation and implementation. Strategic planning is really way of life. Some do it others dream about it. Being in a small but fairly agile company helps a great deal. Larger enterprises are far more difficult to move and personal networks and influence play a large part in achieving anything of significance.