CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENT
Case Study: Making Information Systems Investments
Read Case Study IV-1 entitled “The Clarion School for Boys, Inc.—Milwaukee Division: Making Information Systems Investments” on pages 594-610 in your textbook, Managing Information Technology.
The case study provides an example of the practical and political difficulties encountered in information systems (IS) planning and also provides an example of assessing current IS resources.
Develop a detailed outline of a long-range information system plan for Clarion—Milwaukee.
A long-term plan should include the following sections:
- Statement of precise objectives
- Analysis of current and future environment, including business, information technology, and user information
- Proposed information technology action plan, including hardware, applications, personnel, network, and facilities
- Resource and funding needs justification
- Implementation plan
- Organizational change
- Training
Label each section clearly.
Note: Special consideration should be made to adoption of innovative, emerging, or IT trends.
Q2) Organizations/companies can find new ways to meet customer needs by rethinking their markets. In order to gain advantages over competitors, companies can differentiate their products and processes to reduce social, environmental, and economic costs or to improve the benefits provided to their stakeholders. What companies or organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been rethinking their markets and what advantages do they hold over their competitors? Reply to two students’ posts with feedback and comments.