Information Systems Planning and Alignment: A Progress Assessment

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan F. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
A Value ◽  
Information Systems Planning ◽  
Reactive Mode

This paper examines the ways in which to conduct planning for information services (IS) so that both computing and business problems may be addressed in an integrated fashion. It traces the evolution of IS planning from a more reactive mode, with a steering committee deciding on future directions, to a value-added approach where incremental components of a total IS product are offered to user managers for consideration. This helps overcome problems with the strategic planning process itself which is both incremental and cyclical. The organisation often focuses on a direction, only to change as the economic environment or market conditions change. The IS function consequently must move away from plans set in concrete in spite of implementation difficulties associated with that approach. The problem is one of aligning the IS plan with an often mobile corporate plan. In order to respond to this situation, there has been a move towards a marketing of IS services, so organisations can avail themselves of IS opportunities that are within the capabilities of the IS function to deliver.

Transactional-Aware Web Service Composition

2012 ◽  
pp. 116-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yudith Cardinale ◽  
Joyce El Haddad ◽  
Maude Manouvrier ◽  
Marta Rukoz
Keyword(s):  
Web Service ◽  
Service Composition ◽  
Fault Tolerant ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Web Service Composition ◽  
Control Flow ◽  
Transactional Model ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
A Value ◽  
Composition Process

Web Service (WS) composition consists in combining several WSs into a Composite WS (CWS), which becomes a value-added process. In order to provide reliable and fault-tolerant CWSs, several transactional-aware composition approaches have been proposed. However, as far as we know, no real classification survey of such approaches exists. This is the contribution of this chapter. Our classification distinguishes the more relevant and recent propositions in two groups: approaches based on WS transactional properties and the ones also integrating QoS criteria to the composition process. All these studied approaches are compared according to several criteria: the transactional model used or proposed, the control flow model used or automatically generated, the mechanism proposed to verify the transactional property of the composition, the step(s) of the composition process involved in, and the protocols or the standard languages used or extended. This classification allows underlining the lacks and the future directions which should be studied.

Relating Mobile Computing to Mobile Commerce

2011 ◽  
pp. 463-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Godbole
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Computing ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
A Value ◽  
Legal Implications

In today’s digital economy and the extended enterprise paradigm, mobility is on the rise. It is important to perceive mobility as an opportunity, rather than a threat. Although m-commerce is still at its infancy, it serves as an extension to e-commerce sites—it has been regarded as a value-added service. However, there are many issues and challenges while reaping full benefits of mobile computing solutions for m-commerce. This is because mobility and mobile computing is replete with many challenges on the business front, technical challenges as well as social challenges. This chapter undertakes discussion on understanding mobility and categories of mobile user types, understanding the meaning of m-commerce. Typical applications that support the m-commerce paradigm are illustrated through case studies. The chapter ends with a discussion on legal implications of mobile technology, and future directions for mobile commerce and mobile computing. The key message is that mobility is not just about connectivity—it is about function it provides and the way organizations work in today’s digital economy.

Assessment of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) Techniques From Requirement View

2018 ◽  
pp. 59-75
Author(s):  
Abdullah M Basahel
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Global Dimension ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Strategic Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Information Systems Planning ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Information Systems Planning

This study reviews Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) literature with a focus on the global dimension. The research evaluates SISP techniques against Information System (IS) strategic requirements. These techniques can be vital contributors in the IS Strategy (ISS) design process. Therefore, classification of the techniques of ISS planning is developed. Keeping in mind the global dimension, the planning team needs to identify how it can cluster the ISS requirements of an organisation. This may be achieved by analysing the benefits that can be obtained by IS for the organisation. The result of this research is the taxonomy of SISP techniques with a case study for X airlines. This classification can benefit the evaluation of ISS planning processes to support decision makers through the planning process.

Towards A Contingency Model for Assessing Strategic Information Systems Planning Success in Medium Enterprises

2018 ◽  
pp. 409-438
Author(s):  
Ray M Kekwaletswe
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Strategic Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Information Systems Planning ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Contingency Model ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Information Systems Planning

Strategic planning of information systems is vital in the business environment and this is still an open issue in the management information systems research. Through planning, organisations develop effective long-term use of information systems and subsequently ensuring the support of organisational objectives. This chapter develops a contingency model for measuring the success of strategic information systems planning in the context of medium enterprises. The contingency theory, as an analytical lens, advocates that organisational success can be achieved by matching organisational characteristics to the contextual factors. Drawing from this notion, this chapter postulates that the strategic information systems planning process, as a phase, may lead to successful planning. This relationship is moderated by contingency variables characterised by the presence of environmental uncertainty, organisational structure, government and policies, business strategy orientation and information systems maturity. This chapter studies the moderating role of contingency variables and identifies the influential factors and their effect.

Towards A Contingency Model for Assessing Strategic Information Systems Planning Success in Medium Enterprises

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Ray M Kekwaletswe
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Strategic Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Information Systems Planning ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Contingency Model ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Information Systems Planning

Strategic planning of information systems is vital in the business environment and this is still an open issue in the management information systems research. Through planning, organisations develop effective long-term use of information systems and subsequently ensuring the support of organisational objectives. This chapter develops a contingency model for measuring the success of strategic information systems planning in the context of medium enterprises. The contingency theory, as an analytical lens, advocates that organisational success can be achieved by matching organisational characteristics to the contextual factors. Drawing from this notion, this chapter postulates that the strategic information systems planning process, as a phase, may lead to successful planning. This relationship is moderated by contingency variables characterised by the presence of environmental uncertainty, organisational structure, government and policies, business strategy orientation and information systems maturity. This chapter studies the moderating role of contingency variables and identifies the influential factors and their effect.

scholarly journals Modelling and Implementing Smart Universities: An IT Conceptual Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3397
Author(s):  
Francisco Maciá Pérez ◽  
José Vicente Berna Martínez ◽  
Iren Lorenzo Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
University Campus ◽  
A Value ◽  
It Architecture ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
The University

The smart city concept has been gaining momentum in the scientific community because of its potentially huge impact on citizens’ quality of life. However, expectations have not yet been met in practice. This is firstly due to the sheer breadth of such projects and secondly to the lack of methodologies available to guide the development of flexible and sustainable platforms over time. In this work, we propose to address these issues by using a university campus as a less complex mock-up version of a city. Despite differences between them, we find services that are common to both, and a medium-sized city’s population is comparable to that of a university community. We propose an IT conceptual framework to model and implement smart university projects, which supports the design of a platform that is both in line with the strategic plans of universities and is flexible, sustainable, stable, and sufficiently modular to support the addition of different value-added services over the years. Our framework is based on a service provision model materialised in an IT architecture and managed following a methodology to integrate IT components that ensure the insertion of new, smart initiatives of value to the community, aligned with the university’s needs, via a value-added service planning process. The results are presented in the University of Alicante case study and the SmartUA project.

Information systems strategy in SMEs: critical factors of strategic planning in logistics

Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 1197-1212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fotis Kitsios ◽  
Maria Kamariotou ◽  
Michael A. Madas ◽  
Konstantinos Fouskas ◽  
Vicky Manthou
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
It Strategy ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Is Development

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that managers have to take into consideration when they implement the strategic information systems planning (SISP) process to develop information systems (IS) in the logistics sector. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using questionnaires to IS executives in Greek small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the logistics sector. Factor analysis is performed on the detailed items of the SISP process constructs. Findings The results of this paper indicate that IS executives do not focus on defining goals, which will be used to improve the operations of the supply chain for the IS development. Both IS executives and managers from the logistics department of each organization should participate in the process of information technology (IT) strategy formulation and implementation. Executives from the logistics department of each organization should be aware of implementing environmental and organizational analysis with greater meticulousness, to identify IT opportunities and apply IT strategy with greater agility rather than now. Practical implications A strategic planning process for IS development in the logistics sector is required to achieve the consistently IS planning objectives. This is an important challenge for executives in SMEs who do not concentrate on implementing a strategic planning process for IS development. Originality/value This paper examines the factors that influence the strategic development of IS in the logistics sector and improve the effectiveness of decision-making regarding the supply chain’s operation.

Classification and Comparison of Strategic Information Systems Planning Methodologies

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Kandjani ◽  
Amir Mohtarami ◽  
Mohammad Reza Taghva ◽  
Amirhossein Eslami Andargoli
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Strategic Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Information Systems Planning ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Information Systems Planning

Strategic planning for information systems remains as one of the top concerns and continues to be a critical issue for many chief information officers and their organisations. Also, a comprehensive review of the recent information systems planning literature reveals that selecting a proper methodology used in developing an information systems plan is one of the success factors related to the success of the IS planning process. Although this individual success factor should have attracted more research and discussions, there have not been enough attempts to create a framework to compare and classify strategic information systems planning methodologies to select a proper method for a specific organisation with its unique requirements, hence a gap in literature. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is primarily to bridge this gap by proposing a conceptual framework to classify strategic information systems planning methodologies to choose the suitable methodology(ies) according to specific requirements of an organisation.

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