The Information Systems Planning Process Meeting the challenges of information systems planning

2013 ◽  
pp. 230-252
2018 ◽  
pp. 59-75
Author(s):  
Abdullah M Basahel

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.


2018 ◽  
pp. 409-438
Author(s):  
Ray M Kekwaletswe

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.


Author(s):  
Ray M Kekwaletswe

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.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Kandjani ◽  
Amir Mohtarami ◽  
Mohammad Reza Taghva ◽  
Amirhossein Eslami Andargoli

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.


Author(s):  
Abdullah M Basahel

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.


2016 ◽  
pp. 184-192
Author(s):  
Hadi Kandjani ◽  
Amir Mohtarami ◽  
Mohammad Reza Taghva ◽  
Amirhossein Eslami Andargoli

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.


Author(s):  
Vitor M. Santos ◽  
Luis Amaral ◽  
Henrique S. Mamede ◽  
Ramiro Gonçalves

In face of growing global competition, the ability of organizations to effectively use information technologies to deliver innovation and creativity is widely recognized as an important competitive advantage. In this context, knowledge of how to apply creativity techniques to information systems planning becomes particularly relevant. This chapter presents a framework for the introduction of creativity in Information Systems Planning. The framework aims at promoting the development of innovative Information Systems, which traditional methods of requirements elicitation fail to address. Finally, we discuss how the framework was implemented at a public organization to identify information systems opportunities.


1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
J. Mende

Since the top-down/bottom-up clash of the early 1970s, IS planning has been a subject of persistent controversy. The lack of consensus is symptomatic of weaknesses which demand evaluation aid reconstruction of available theory. To provide a stable foundation for such efforts, the basic purposes of the planning process are re-examined. The analysis Is based on an open model of the organizational information system - the set of all manual and computer-based systems that produce information in a firm. This model suggests that overall viability depends upon the relationships between system outputs and their users; system inputs and their sources; and systemic processes and their input/outputs. The three concepts effectiveness, economic efficiency, and technical efficiency are defined as success criteria of these relationships, and their impact on overall system viability has been expressed in a simple algebraic formula. In a dynamic environment, the formula predicts that overall viability will continually decline unless there are compensating increases in effectiveness, economic and technical efficiency. Thus these three success criteria constitute permanent objectives of information systems planning.


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