Examining the compatibility of Luftman's model to measure the maturity of information technology alignment with organizational strategies in Iranian sports federations

Purpose: In order to design a suitable model for measuring the maturity of the strategic alignment of information technology in sports federations, the present research was conducted with the aim of examining the compatibility of Luftman's model for measuring the maturity of the alignment of information technology with organizational strategies in Iranian sports federations.Methods: The method of this mixed research is sequential exploratory, which was used to collect data from a semi-structured interview with experts and also a questionnaire for the employees of the federations. Data analysis was done by thematic analysis, Delphi method and structural equations, and finally, after modifying the initial model, the final model of alignment maturity was confirmed.Results: The findings showed that Luftman's model is not suitable for measuring alignment maturity in Iranian sports federations. By implementing exploratory factor analysis, a model with ۳۹ indicators and ۴ constructs was built and the fit of this model was proved by confirmatory factor analysis. In this way, the constructs of "Technical issues and information technology", "Management and authority", "Organization, architecture and work processes" and "Communication, participation and mutual understanding" form the model for assessing the maturity of strategic alignment of information technology in Iranian sports federations. areConclusion: According to the results, it is recommended to increase the productivity of information technology and also to increase its effect in the working processes of Iranian sports federations.

کلیدواژه ها:

Maturity of strategic alignment ، Information Technology ، organization strategies ، Sports federations