Test 1 Flashcards
What are strategic information systems?
Information systems specifically meant to provide organizations with competitive advantages.
Is unique or proprietary IT necessary to make an initiative strategic?
No. It is HOW the IT is used that can bring the added value or strategic advantage.
What is the strategic planning process?
Steps to identify strategic information systems.
What is the goal of a strategic plan?
To identify how the organization will use and manage its resources for strategic purposes (competitive advantage).
A roadmap for decision-making related to IS.
Step 1 or the strategic business planning phase is also known as
Know who you are
Is the strategic planning process a static process
No. It should be performed often.
Is the strategic planning process focused solely on IT?
No. But it is crucial for IS to be able to determine how to build a structure to support management goals.
What is step 2 of the strategic planning process?
Information Systems Assessment or Know where you start
What is the goal of the Information Systems Assessment?
It is a picture of the current state of IS resources in the organization.
Why is the Information Systems Assessment important?
It lets management know what resources IS currently has to enable or constrain the organization to meet its goals.
What are the 3 categories of information systems resources?
Technical, data and information and human resources
What are examples of technical IS resources?
Hardware, software, networks
What is an example of a data and information IS resource?
Database
What are examples of human IS resources?
Skills and characteristics of employees, user community, management and organization structure.
What is Step 3 - Information Systems Vision?
It is a broad statement of how the organization should use and manage its IS for strategic purposes or “Know Where They Want to Go.”
What are functional managers?
Functional managers work in other areas of the organization, such as accounting or marketing, and are likely to be the end users of the information systems initiatives that will be identified later. They therefore need to be part of the information systems strategic planning process from the start.
What is the purpose of Step 4 - Know How You Are Going to Get There”?
It provides some guidelines for future uses, acquisitions, and the management of information resources. It is therefore general enough to provide guidelines for several years but specific enough to offer actionable guidelines.
What is information systems architecture?
It specifies how information systems resources should be used and how they should work together.
