Development of Staff Management Information System
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
A management information system (MIS) is a system that provides information needed to manage organizations effectively. Management information systems are regarded to be a subset of the overall internal controls procedures in an organization, which cover the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures used by management accountants to solve business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management information systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization (Wikipedia, 2010).
Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems.
The importance of maintaining a consistent approach to the development, use, and review of Staff Management Information systems within the institution must be an ongoing concern of Human Resource Department. MIS should have a clearly defined framework of guidelines, policies or practices, standards, and procedures for the organization. These should be followed throughout the institution in the development, maintenance, and use of all MIS. MIS is viewed and used at many levels by management. It should be supportive of the institution 's longer term strategic goals and objectives.
To function effectively as an interacting, interrelated, and interdependent feedback tool for management and staff, MIS must be "useable." The five elements of a useable MIS system are: timeliness, accuracy, consistency, completeness, and relevance. The usefulness of MIS is hindered whenever one or more of these elements is compromised (Management Information System, Comptroller’s handbook, 1995).
Timeliness: To simplify prompt decision making, an institution 's MIS should be
1.1 Overview
A management information system (MIS) is a system that provides information needed to manage organizations effectively. Management information systems are regarded to be a subset of the overall internal controls procedures in an organization, which cover the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures used by management accountants to solve business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management information systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization (Wikipedia, 2010).
Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems.
The importance of maintaining a consistent approach to the development, use, and review of Staff Management Information systems within the institution must be an ongoing concern of Human Resource Department. MIS should have a clearly defined framework of guidelines, policies or practices, standards, and procedures for the organization. These should be followed throughout the institution in the development, maintenance, and use of all MIS. MIS is viewed and used at many levels by management. It should be supportive of the institution 's longer term strategic goals and objectives.
To function effectively as an interacting, interrelated, and interdependent feedback tool for management and staff, MIS must be "useable." The five elements of a useable MIS system are: timeliness, accuracy, consistency, completeness, and relevance. The usefulness of MIS is hindered whenever one or more of these elements is compromised (Management Information System, Comptroller’s handbook, 1995).
Timeliness: To simplify prompt decision making, an institution 's MIS should be
References: 1. Management Information Systems, Comptroller’s Handbook (2005) 2. CERIS – PAC Research Training Project: Knowledge for Action – Action for Knowledge. How To Develop a Management Information System (MIS) 3. ICSP and HR Planning: Developing a Human Resource Plan website: http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/school/tools/index.html e-mail: Dan_Schofield@gov.nt.ca 4. Wikipedia (2010), Management Information System. URL: www.google.com (Date accesses: November, 2010).