Identifying Opportunities for Strategic Information Systems
Group Two-members-team, select a local company and visit the company’s Web site to find information about that company and to see how the firm is using the Web. On the basis of this information, analyze the business.
Include a description of the organization’s features in the following sections:
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Important business processes
Describe the organization's important business processes.
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Structure
Describe the organization's structure.
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Environment
Describe the organization's environment.
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Business Strategy
Describe the organization's business strategy.
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Strategic information systems
Suggest strategic information systems appropriate for that particular business, including those based on
Internet technology.
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Value chain
Use the value chain to identify the primary and support activities that most directly create value for the company’s customers.
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Information systems supporting/improving the value chain
List and describe the information systems that would support or improve the activities identified above, thus adding value to the chain.
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Competitive strategy
Select one or more of the basic competitive strategies to deal with the competitive forces, adapting the strategy to their company.
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Information systems supporting the competitive strategy
List and describe the information systems that will contribute to their company’s ability to effectively execute the specific competitive strategies identified.
IST Assignment – Mid term test
Spring 2014
1 of 2
Deadline Date: 22 April 2014
Please submit this word document, brief description of this firm and the link of your team's website to the submission box on our portal. You must also submit the names and student identification numbers of each group member.
Assessment scheme
No Assessment item
1 Important Business Processes
2 Structure
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