Information Use Paper
INFORMATION USE IN AN ORGANIZATION
CIS-207
January 12th, 2014
These days, even in the construction field organizations can flow through quite a large size amount of information. Information flows in the company from before an employee even gets hired, to the daily tracking of projects’ performance, to even after an employee is terminated. I currently work for a commercial and industrial steel erection construction company that does 100 million dollars of work per year coming up from 55 million 7 years ago. The growth of the company has brought a higher flow of information within the departments, and other organizations like current or future clients, vendors, government organizations etc. The growth of the electronic age and mobile device revolution has brought a more consistent and multiplied flow of information through our networks. With security always being a priority the main flow of data can be separated into internal processes and external processes from all the departments in the organization; operations, human resources, accounting, payroll, sales, estimating, and IT.
Internal processes for the organization are interdepartmental communications and information systems implemented that help with the automation of certain tasks and keep the company’s employees connected. The external processes require more information systems and layers to maintain security such as a firewall, a VPN, or a spam filter. These systems help keep the company safe from malicious attacks, unauthorized users or spam.
Project Operations
The heart of the company, the operations department is in charge of carrying out the projects. The project management crews use scheduling software, 3D modeling software and a construction management software that ties into a centralized ERP system for tracking progress, performance, production and many other aspects of a project. The Information flow within the operations department mainly consists of communication via voice, email and
CIS-207
January 12th, 2014
These days, even in the construction field organizations can flow through quite a large size amount of information. Information flows in the company from before an employee even gets hired, to the daily tracking of projects’ performance, to even after an employee is terminated. I currently work for a commercial and industrial steel erection construction company that does 100 million dollars of work per year coming up from 55 million 7 years ago. The growth of the company has brought a higher flow of information within the departments, and other organizations like current or future clients, vendors, government organizations etc. The growth of the electronic age and mobile device revolution has brought a more consistent and multiplied flow of information through our networks. With security always being a priority the main flow of data can be separated into internal processes and external processes from all the departments in the organization; operations, human resources, accounting, payroll, sales, estimating, and IT.
Internal processes for the organization are interdepartmental communications and information systems implemented that help with the automation of certain tasks and keep the company’s employees connected. The external processes require more information systems and layers to maintain security such as a firewall, a VPN, or a spam filter. These systems help keep the company safe from malicious attacks, unauthorized users or spam.
Project Operations
The heart of the company, the operations department is in charge of carrying out the projects. The project management crews use scheduling software, 3D modeling software and a construction management software that ties into a centralized ERP system for tracking progress, performance, production and many other aspects of a project. The Information flow within the operations department mainly consists of communication via voice, email and