Textbook
Managing Information Systems in IS: Successful Strategies and Appropriate ActionISBN: 978-0-471-96516-9
Hardcover
374 pages
October 1996, ©1996
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The person who runs the company sees IS as being the provider of
solutions. "Don?t tell me about function point productivity. What
we want is faster turnaround time for systems and we?re not getting
it!" The person who runs the IS division recognizes that it has a
strategic role. "The management is locked into a 1980s timewarp ?
how do I persuade them that IS has more to offer than in the past?"
The aim of the book is to step into the middle ground. It
emphasizes the important role an IS manager plays in the
development of the company strategy. It will show how the everyday
problems need to be seen in a fresh perspective ? that of balancing
the competing pressures of business and technology. Get too far
from the technology and too close to the business, and technology
will pull you back. Get focused on technology and lose sight of the
business, and the business will make sure you know about it. The
goal of this book is to provide IS managers with balanced
information to guide them. Why does it matter? Because, in many
ways, the future of our organizations is in the hands of today?s IS
managers. Management Challenges in IS will help them make wise and
thoughtful choices.