Goals + Objectives Flashcards
Define: System Goal
A system goal is the reason why you have a system. What is the purpose of the system that is running? Why did we bother to create this system?
If the system is a game for example, what do we want this system to achieve? Is it virtual reality (VR)? Is it a First Person Shooter (FPS)?
Define: Systems
Hardware, software, people and processes put in place to perform a function.
Examples:
- The postal system in Australia
- The attendance roll marking system at school - the system involves students being physically present, the teachers taking the roll on their laptops, CRTs taking the roll on paper, office staff checking the roll and late passes.
Define: Vision Statement
A statement by a business focusing on their future.
google does not openly share theirs, however it is rumoured to be “to create the perfect search engine”
Define: Mission Statement
A statement by a business focusing on the present.
E.G google mission statement: “Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”
Define: Objective
- Measurable, typically numeric
- E.G google could have an objective like “99% of searches returned within 1 second”
- The steps towards achieving the goal
Definition: Goals
- Loose
- Open for interpretation
- e.g Google’s goal “don’t be evil”, since been removed
- What the organisation would like to achieve
- typically sourced from vision statement (goal is how do we achieve what we want to become?)
Why do organisations use information systems?
More efficient
Access global market
More accurate, less chance of an error. Users can be forced to select from a dropdown box ensuring accuracy.
Operate 24/7
Why do individuals use information Systems?
24 hour access
Access products and services from anywhere on the globe
Objective?
Measurable
Goal?
Loose
