IS STRATEGY MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION
IS1O7
Course Description
This course provides brief overview of Information
Systems Strategy Triangle and IT governance and the
detail planning process of Information System Strategy.
The course aims for the students to know strategic
alliances and to know how to use information resources
strategically and to know how to make plan from Strategy
to Architecture to Infrastructure by setting IT priorities.
Course Objectives
Learn brief overview of Information Systems Strategy Triangle
and IT governance and the detailed planning process of
Information System Strategy.
Know the current empirical and theoretical background to
information systems, corporate strategy and IS strategy.
Study strategic alliances, techniques for information resources
strategically and planning from Strategy to Architecture to
Infrastructure by setting IT priorities.
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Collaboration of IS
Strategy and IS
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Lesson 2
Information Systems Strategy
It is a plan for the development of
information systems towards some
future vision of the role of information
systems in the organization.
Information Information
Strategy Technology Strategy
Information System
Strategy
Information Implementation
Management Strategy
Strategy
Information
Strategy
It answers the questions:
what information is required? and where
is the information required to support the
primary tasks, or key goals, of the
academic strategy
Information
Information
Technology
Technology Strategy
Strategy
it is concerned
with the technological infrastructure
necessary to fulfil the requirements
of the information strategy.
The Change Management/
Implementation Strategy will identify
what organizational change will be
needed for the information systems
strategy to be successful and when it will
be implemented and Implementation
by whom. Strategy
is concerned with how the information
services are organized for the different
facets of the Institution and policy issues
such as who gets access and what level of
access they receive.
Information
Management
Strategy
4 Key Components of IS Strategy
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IS Strategies
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Lesson
2.3
Information Systems Strategies
Cost • If the company is able to reach a position lowest costs
Leadership in the industry, by way of business process, lowering
costs from suppliers, and reduce costs to customers.
Strategy
• Utilizing information technology to create products or
Differentiation services that are different, and reduce the advantages
Strategy of differentiation from competitors
Usage of Information Systems
Strategy
• Information systems are said to support this strategy
Focus Strategy if they can help the company focusing on specific
products or services within the organization.
• Utilizing information technology to create products or
Differentiation services that are different, and reduce the advantages
Strategy of differentiation from competitors
Usage of Information Systems
Strategy
• Finding specific ways in doing business is by
Innovation providing products or services with the
Strategy latest innovations
• Information systems are said to support this strategy if
Alliance they can create cooperative relationships which benefits
both suppliers and other companies even with
Strategy competitors.
Usage of Information Systems
Strategy
Growth • Information systems are said to support this
strategy if they able to develop and diversify
Strategy market.
Quality • Information systems are said to support this strategy if
they able to help improve the quality of the product or
Strategy service.
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IS Strategy
Triangle
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Lesson
2.4
Goals, objectives,
Strategies, tactics.
BUSINESS
STRATEGY
IS STRATEGY
IS Components,
Structure, hiring, TRIANGLE (database, hardware,
Operations software, people,
network, procedure)
ORGANIZATIONAL Information
STRATEGY Strategy
Activity No.
Create an IS Triangle using your own/target
Capstone and Research Project.
See you next meeting!
