Assignment:
Review the book: Business Driven Information Systems
Create a 2 pages paper answering the question:
PROJECT II Achieving Alignment
Most companies would like to be in the market-leading position of JetBlue, Dell, or Walmart, all of which have used management information systems to secure their respective spots in the marketplace. These companies are relentless about keeping the cost of technology down by combining the best of MIS and business leadership.
The future belongs to those organizations perceptive enough to grasp the significance of MIS and resourceful enough to coordinate their business and management information systems.
1. Use any resource to answer the question, "Why is it challenging for businesses to align MIS and their other operations?" Use the following questions to begin your analysis:
a. How do companies monitor competitive intelligence and create competitive advantages?
b. What are some of the greatest MIS challenges for most firms?
c. What drives MIS decisions?
d. Who or what is the moving force behind MIS decisions for most companies?
Review the book system analysis and design by shelly rosneblatt
Review the Case study: new century health clinic and response below:
Assignment:
1. Create an organization chart of the office staff using Microsoft Word or a similar program, or you can draw it by hand. In Word 2010 and Word 2007, click the Insert tab on the Ribbon, then Smart Art, then Hierarchy.
2. Identify at least three business processes that New Century performs, and explain who is responsible for the specific tasks.
3. Explain how New Century might use a transaction processing system, a business support system, and a user productivity system. For each type of system, provide a specific example, and explain how the system would benefit the clinic.
4. During the systems development process, should New Century consider any of the following: B2B, vertical and horizontal system packages, or Internet-based solutions? Explain your answers.