WHAT/WHO?
Industry
Headlines- current events, major moves by established and or new players
trends- in customer base, among industry leaders
risks in industry- regulatory changes, supplier/customer power
Role- how does it align with strategic goals?
Speak their language
Procurement- total cost, organisational scale, resource efficiency, impleentaion risk
IT- Resource efficiency, cost, implementation risk, network speed/effiency for end-user