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Explore the importance of information systems in today's global competitions and new business forms. Learn how IT capabilities and integration can improve business effectiveness in flexible networked organizations. Discover the strategies for business transformation and the three styles of IT planning. Understand the Strategic Alignment Model and how it aligns organizational structure, business processes, trained resources, IT strategy, and supporting IS infrastructure.
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What is Information Systems • IT - wheel of business • Importance of Information Systems • Ensure decision makers have appropriate tools • Ensure information resources are available • Respond rapidly to information needs
Challenges: • Global competition • New Competition • New forms of competition
MIT Research Model • Strategy > Processes ,Roles,Structures > Technology
Research Findings: • Turbulence(challenges) in the business world will continue • Improvements in IT capability will continue • Rethink of core business • Integration provides main opportunities for improving business effectiveness
Flexible networked organizations need to be created • Data and information will be a major problem (e.g. Data mining) • Change of work nature • Managers must become agents of change • New roles for organization leadership
5 levels of Business Transformation • IT as a strategic resources • Localized exploitation (development) • Internal Integration • Business process redesign • Business network redesign • Business Scope Redefinition
3 styles of IT Planning • Independent -> administrative expense • Reactive -> business expense • Interdependent -> business investment
Strategic Alignment Model • Notes p.16 Chapter 1 • Need for alignment • Organizational Structure • Business Processes • Trained and Motivated Resources • IT Strategy • Supporting IS infrastructure & Processes