Summary of the Case This case study goes through the evolution of IT governance at Cisco and the related project management. This case is a classic example of the result of a decentralized governance of business units. What happened to CISCO due to the decentralized governance‚ how the business processes were modified to overcome the chaos created by the decentralized governance and how the employees and management reacted to this change in CISCO’s business governance? This case clearly illustrates
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Data‚ Models and Decisions (2012 IMBA FDMS) Homework Assignment VI 2012-11-7 Solve the problems in the POSIDON‚ INC case module on page 184 of the textbook. [Remark]: You only need to answer the questions‚ rather than prepare a case write-up. The Excel file “Homework6-1_POSIDON.xls” containing the data for the case has been uploaded to the MBA portal. Finish the following exercise: E1. A study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) found that 23.3% of adults are smokers and that roughly 70% of
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Enterprise IT at Cisco (2004) Question: How well did Solviks’ model work? Did it have the desired effect of turning managers into IT enthusiasts? Answer: At Cisco‚ Pete Solvik was considered a “visionary” and a “cult-like figure” to many managers because of his innovative ideas on how to use IT to change the company. (Aungle video). During Solviks’ rein‚ Cisco was growing at an exponential rate and it was John Chambers’ attitude that as long as they were growing‚ the business units could
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clear that the legacy system would not continue much longer and a solution was required. Cisco was faced with the dilemma of selecting from three potential solutions to the system issue: 1) Upgrade to the new version of the legacy‚ 2) Implement a single integrated replacement of all applications in parts‚ 3) Implement a single integrated replacement of all applications as a whole. After careful analysis of the three alternatives I chose to support the third recommendation. Details defining this
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Why were no managers eager to take on this project? Large‚ complex‚ high-cost enterprise-wide projects are often avoided by managers for fear of failure. No one wanted to go to the Board of Directors to request the funding without sound business justification. Until the system outage occurred‚ it would have been more challenging to develop a compelling business case to replace all systems and spend $15 million doing so. Essentially‚ managers are afraid to take the risk to lead a multi-million dollar
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Logistics INDIVIDUAL CASE REPORT Cisco Systems Inc.: The Viking Challenge Submitted to: Mr. Dave Swanston Submitted by: Vishal Gupta ID: 125821880 20th March 2013 Executive Summary Cisco Systems Inc. is a $100 B technology company which provides internet networking solution to telecommunication and broadband service provider corporations. Cisco is leader in developing the networking equipment for the industry. Cisco wants to develop a new generation
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Cisco has gone from a nimble technology innovator with huge market cap to one struggling to hold onto declining market share and maintain relevance. This paper outlines management strategies used during its ascent‚ problems facing the company recently and recommendations for the future. (1) Cisco’s approach to its culture and structure was suitable to accomplish its strategy and deal with a competitive market. Because the networking industry is rapidly changing‚ Cisco needed to adapt to the
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1. At the start of the case‚ Cisco’s information systems are failing‚ yet no one steps forward to lead the effort to replace them. Why is this? Why were no managers eager to take on this project? Why is this? When Peter Solvik joined Cisco in January 1993 as the company’s CIO‚ Cisco was a $500 million company running a UNIX-based software package to support its core transaction processing‚ including financial‚ manufacturing‚ and order entry systems. At that time‚ Cisco was experiencing significant
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Enterprise WLAN Market Analysis - Cisco offer 2014 Students Professor Contents 1. Motivation ................................................................................................................................ 3 2. The new Standard – IEEE 802.11ac ........................................................................................ 3 2.1 How Does 802.11ac Go So Fast? ..................................................................................... 4 2
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Cisco Systems: New Millenium – New acquisition strategy The case deals with the acquisition policy implemented by Cisco‚ by giving some real samples. The most interesting point concerns the way Cisco acquired companies during 90s with 4 main goals: a shared vision‚ shareholders’ satisfaction‚ motivating value added for employees‚ shareholders‚ customers and partners and a perfect “chemistry” (P.9). Contrary to the global trend of big companies’ acquisition‚ Cisco was involved in smaller companies
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