ABC COrp assignment
IT Investment at North American Financial
Chapter 6: Information Management: The Nexus of Business and IT (Sep 23)
Chapter 7: The IT Budgeting Process (Sep 23)
Chapter 8: Creating and Evolving a Technology Roadmap (Sep 30)
Chapter 9: Delivering IT Functions: A Decision Framework (Sep 30)
Chapter 10: IT Sourcing (Oct 7)
Chapter 11: Application Portfolio Management (Oct 7)
Section II Mini-Cases (Oct 14) Mid-term Exam
Building Shared Services at RR Communications
Creating a Process-Driven Organization at AgCredit
IT Investment at North American Financial
Course Objective:
To examine the way information technology is being used to influence the competitive strategy of organizations and to assess the impact of strategic deployment of information technology.
Course Description:
This course studies the use of information technology to develop distinct competitive advantage in relations with competitors, customers, and suppliers, and with respect to products and services. It examines these central issues:
• Design of information systems offering strategic advantages
• Competitive potential for strategic use of information systems
• Special issues related to inter and intra-organization information systems
• Development of financial and audit structures for strategic use of information systems
• Impact of information technology on the global business community
Course participants examine strategies of actual companies and identify other strategies that can be deployed to gain competitive advantage in diverse settings.
The following book will support the anchoring theme:
IT Strategy: Issues and Practices by James D. McKeen & Heather A. Smith, 2nd edition of 2012.
The book’s Mini-cases will be presented by each student during class and will also be part of this course exams.
Also, the class will explore the strategic impact of IT on a select group of industries, based on the interests of those attending the class. We will spend time on
Chapter 6: Information Management: The Nexus of Business and IT (Sep 23)
Chapter 7: The IT Budgeting Process (Sep 23)
Chapter 8: Creating and Evolving a Technology Roadmap (Sep 30)
Chapter 9: Delivering IT Functions: A Decision Framework (Sep 30)
Chapter 10: IT Sourcing (Oct 7)
Chapter 11: Application Portfolio Management (Oct 7)
Section II Mini-Cases (Oct 14) Mid-term Exam
Building Shared Services at RR Communications
Creating a Process-Driven Organization at AgCredit
IT Investment at North American Financial
Course Objective:
To examine the way information technology is being used to influence the competitive strategy of organizations and to assess the impact of strategic deployment of information technology.
Course Description:
This course studies the use of information technology to develop distinct competitive advantage in relations with competitors, customers, and suppliers, and with respect to products and services. It examines these central issues:
• Design of information systems offering strategic advantages
• Competitive potential for strategic use of information systems
• Special issues related to inter and intra-organization information systems
• Development of financial and audit structures for strategic use of information systems
• Impact of information technology on the global business community
Course participants examine strategies of actual companies and identify other strategies that can be deployed to gain competitive advantage in diverse settings.
The following book will support the anchoring theme:
IT Strategy: Issues and Practices by James D. McKeen & Heather A. Smith, 2nd edition of 2012.
The book’s Mini-cases will be presented by each student during class and will also be part of this course exams.
Also, the class will explore the strategic impact of IT on a select group of industries, based on the interests of those attending the class. We will spend time on