Strategic Planning for Information Systems (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)


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"Accessibility and clarity of purpose maintained throughout."Journal of Information Technology
"Clear, practical, comprehensive."
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"A clear exposition of the impact that IS has had on business performance."
Long Range Planning
"Lucid analysis."
Computer Weekly
Strategic Planning for Information Systems (3rd Edition) explores the impact that Information Systems (IS) have on business performance and the contribution IS makes to the strategic development of organizations. It describes IS tools, techniques and management frameworks - all of which identify opportunities for strategic thinking, and shows how IS is an indispensable component in the implementation of a strategic plan.
Since the earlier edition of Strategic Planning for Information Systems, much has changed in the way business is organized. However, the essence of the book remains the same - it is a practical and comprehensive book written in a clear and straightforward way. This new edition focuses more on strategic management of IS than on the progress made in recent years in either technology or business processes. This 3rd edition is substantially updated and illustrated with new cases material and examples. Additional material will cover the role of ecommerce, knowledge management and benefits management systems. This book will also show why Information Systems and Information Technology investment works for some organizations and not for others.
Strategic Planning for Information Systems (John Wiley Series in Information Systems) Review
The number of books on IS/IT has grown out of control in the previous years; most have nothing but a jumble of facts (and fictions) and the author's untested, unwise opinions. (Hence giving the field a bad reputation.) However, Ward and Griffiths have something else: they have a framework, they have put serious work into building it, and they write it from both the business and the IS/IT point of view. Their portfolio approach to IS/IT solutions is based on strategic thinking tools (BCG matrices and other product/business unit portfolio analysis tools). This makes it more amenable to integration with other parts of management and strategy.One would be remiss not noting that there is a weak thread in the book: although the principles and ideas developed in it are flexible -- and extensible -- enough to apply in the current environment of IS/IT, it still has a flavor of centralized control and deterministic planning.Overall, this is a book everybody who is interested in IS/IT should have read (and underlined!). Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you?�Yes No Report abuse | PermalinkComment CommentMost of the consumer Reviews tell that the "Strategic Planning for Information Systems (John Wiley Series in Information Systems)" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from Strategic Planning for Information Systems (John Wiley Series in Information Systems) ...

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