Which of the following would BEST enable business innovation through IT?

Outsourcing IT can bring efficiencies and access to specialized skills but may reduce internal control over strategic technology direction and inhibit innovation driven by deep internal IT expertise.

While business participation in IT strategy is important for alignment, it is less about enabling *business innovation through IT* and more about ensuring IT services existing business needs and priorities.

Adoption of a standardized business development life cycle focuses on process consistency and predictability, which can support efficiency but doesn't inherently drive or best enable innovation itself.

IT participation in business strategy development is crucial because it allows IT to proactively identify technological opportunities, assess capabilities, and highlight limitations that can directly inform and enable new business models, innovative products, and services from the initial planning stages.