I've seen a lot of discussion lately about IT Maturity and its impact on a business. Microsoft is helping customers evaluate their IT maturity through something called Infrastructure Optimization.  Regardless of specific products or technologies, it helps determine whether IT is a cost center or a strategic asset (or somewhere in between).

For more information, check out this article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/content/iotsb.mspx.

I also presented a Business Productivity specific presentation at our last Quarterly Partner Briefing. You can get that deck here: http://essentialsharepoint2007.com/Documents/QPB%20BPIO%20Jamison%205-7-07.zip.