it strategy sourcing and strategic technology trends

After reviewing the material for this module, discuss the importance of aligning IT strategies with business objectives. Address the following:

How do you align IT strategies with business objectives?
What are the benefits?
What are the challenges?
What do you think is the most important argument for this alignment? Why?
How could you quantify this alignment to gain support from senior management? From IT?
Research a real-world case in which an organization aligned IT with business strategy and summarize the most important thing you learned from that case.

Direction:

Embed course material concepts, principles and theories, which require supporting citations, along with at least two scholarly peer reviewed references in supporting your answer.
Use academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument.
citing all sources referenced and cite inside the text.
6-8 paragraphs include ( introduction – body – conclusion ).