Class 1: Flashcards

1
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what does value proposition mean?

A

is it desirable

what is it you do as a business

what is it that you have to offer to your customers

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2
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what does value extraction mean?

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can we make money from it

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3
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what does value creation mean?

A

is it technically feasible

do we have, can acquire, can we invent, can we design tech that will allow us to give the value we propose

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4
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what are the steps to the creation of value?

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  1. value proposition
  2. value creation
  3. value extraction
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5
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after identifying the value proposition and finding the product, what must you identify after?

A

the five forces model

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6
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who invented the five forces model

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Micheal Porter from Harvard

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7
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what does the five forces model allow us to think about?

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allows us to think about how our value proposition exists in its ecosystem and environment

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who Arte the five forces in the five forces model

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rivals and competitor

threat of more entrants

supplier power

buyer power

threat of substitue products or services

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9
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what do you do after identifying the forces in the five forces model?

A

you find your strategies

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10
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what are the aspects to consider in the strategy

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cost leader

differentiation

innovation

operational effectivness

customer orientation

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11
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what is the value chain used for?

A

add the value promised in the value proposition

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12
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why is it important to check the value chain?

A

you wanna check if there is lack of efficiency

increases competitive advantage

this allows for more profits

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13
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why information technology (IT)?

A

Computer-based tool that people use to work with information

to support the information and information-processing needs of an organization

ex: equipment, hardware, the whole thing together

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information systems (IS)?

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the system itself

a tool to:

collect info

process info

store info

analyze info

disseminate (distribute) info

all for a specific purpose

it includes IT

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what is the purpose of information systems (IS)

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get the right information to the right people at the right time in the right amount and in the right format

to help business processes and decision making

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16
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why study information systems?

A

most connected generation in history

17
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what is an informed user of IT and IS?

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a person knowledgeable about information systems and information technology

18
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what is done with data?

A

sorted, processed or assembled to create information

19
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when is knowledge created?

A

When people apply learned criteria or learned expertise

20
Q

what are the 4 main components of computer based information systems?

A

hardware

database

software

network

21
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what are the major capabilities of information systems

A

perform high speed, high volume numerical computations

provide fast, accurate communication and collaboration within organizations

store huge amounts of info in an easy to access, yet small space

allow quick and inexpensive access to vast amounts of info, worldwide

interpret vast amounts of data quickly and efficiently

automate semi-automatic business processes and manual tasks

22
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what has IT done to managers?

A

changed the way they work by changing the way they make decisions

less middle managers nowadays

managers are now more productive, increasing number of employees reporting to them

telecommunication allows more remote supervision of employees

23
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what is the impact of IT on workers?

A

• May eliminate jobs

Potential loss of identity and
alienation

  • Potential repetitive strain injury (RSI) or vision issues
  • Provides opportunities for people with disabilities by using assistive technologies
24
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what is data?

A

bits and bytes

the 1s and 0s

25
Q

bytes

A

8 bits

26
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when bytes are even more organized, what do they become?

A

information

27
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the more structured the info, what dies it eventually become?

A

knowledge

28
Q

business intelligence systems dashboards

A

IS that will be integrating data that is coming from different sources

geared to managers or to anyone who doesn’t need a lot of detail but need to see the big picture

29
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traction processing systems

A

systems specifically designed to handle very high number of small transactions

sys

30
Q

creative destruction

A

the idea that some business will disappear with the change of an industry

IT has transformed many industries

31
Q

what has IT done to our quality of life?

A

changed it a lot

increase quality of healthcare with new devices

increased quality of our education such as research

banking now can be done online

people can work without physically being there

32
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IT impact on social life

A

we can now be in touch 24/ with social media

33
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IT and cryptocurrencies

A

IT allowed for the creation of crypto

34
Q

IT and AI

A

widened the scope of AI

gives us impression that computers have real intelligence