Thomas Watson Jr
"All the value of this company is in its people. If you burned down all our plants, and we
just kept our people and our information files, we should soon be as strong as ever."
manager
A trained, knowledgeable worker who is in charge of a team and often holds a master's
degree in management or business administration
general manager
in charge of an entire organization or business unit
functional manager
in charge of a functional area or team
it is no longer acceptable for general and functional managers to claim ignorance
of IT and delegate all IT decisions to
technologists
Partnership
business and IT
interplay
firm success depends on the __________ of the information systems with the
organization
technology
used to serve the growing or changing needs of an organization
savvy managers
work in partnership with IT professionals to ensure successful deployment of IS
end users
managers are not always the _______________ of the technology introduced
effective modern managers should be able to
feel confident with the knowledge and role of information systems and IT
identify opportunities to use information technology to their firms advantage
plan for the use of information systems resources
manage the design, development, selection and implementation of information systems.
information systems proffesionals
represent the group of people thaat in an organization oversee the design,
development, acquisition, implementation, and maintenance of the firms information
systems resources
job positions are
CIO
technical staff
analysts and managerial staff
IT consulting
data science and data scientists
Moores law
, if the current rate of improvement continues the number of transistors per square inch
on an integrated chip doubles every 1-2 years
moores law implications
processing power and memory have increased
costs of computing power have declined
computers are easier to use
IT
can embed intelligence and decision making capabilites previously required of
employees or oganizational functions
what are forms are IS
formal, sociotechnical, organizational systems designed to collect, process, store, and
distribute information
four components of IS
technology
process
people
structure
IT
hardware, software, and telecommunication equipment... cornerstone of any modern IS
process
series of steps necessary to complete a business activity, the same activites can be
performed using a variety of different business processes
People
individuals or groups directly involved in the information system: end users. managers,
IT professionals
genuine understanding of the people involed, including their skills, interests, and
motivations, is necessary when designing and implementing a new IS or when
troubleshooting an existing SI that is not performing as expected
structure
organizational design and relationships withinn the information system
implicit or explicit rules that govern relationships between the people involved in the
information system
understanding the structure component is crucial
systemic effect
four components of an IS are interdependent, so changes in one component may affect
all other components
purpose of IS
fufilling information proccessing needs
improving efficiency and effectiveness while reducing cost