Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Strategic Information Systems Planning'
To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Strategic Information Systems Planning.
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Strategic Information Systems Planning.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Tsoi, Pui Man. "Critical success factors for strategic information systems planning." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2001. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/283.
Full text
2
Al-Faidi, Al-Juhani Mohammed H. "Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) in the banking sector: An Investigation of Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) in the Saudi Banking Sector." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17372.
Full textAbstract:
The improvement of SISP practices has rapidly become one of the most critical issues facing many organisations, including banks. Globally, the banking sectors, including the Saudi one, have developed and implemented many IS strategies. Several systems have been executed to support the countries’ economies which have benefited from the increased trading resulting from the greater flexibility in time and costs associated with banking transactions. To continue these achievements and to improve SISP processes, several factors require careful investigation based on their relationship to SISP success; which include SISP objectives, SISP internal factors, external consultant functions, SISP external factors, measurements of SISP success, key stakeholders’ roles, and triggers. Therefore this study investigates the impact of these factors on SISP success. Data were collected in three phases. Phase 1 was an initial study with one or two interviews with the IT directors of each bank in the Saudi banking sector comprising the central bank and 11 commercial banks. The outcomes informed the development of a survey that was used in Phase 2; to investigate a sample containing a central bank, a domestic commercial bank and a domestic-foreign commercial bank to determine their SISP processes. 157 completed questionnaires were returned from the bank executives, business and IT directors and consultants. In Phase 3, 57 interviews confirmed and explained the quantitative results from Phase 2. Therefore, an in-depth case study was made in the three banks during Phases 2 and 3. The research results support previous findings on the SISP’s seventeen objectives collected by several researchers across different industries and in various countries. Furthermore, the research condenses these seventeen objectives into five more practical and achievable objectives for the banking sector. These are: 1) planning and deployment of information systems; 2) leading organisation changes; 3) improving stakeholders’ involvement and communication; 4) achieving the strategic priorities; and 5) alignment of organisational policies and architecture for business and IS. In addition, the findings identify the factors according to their relationship with SISP success and therefore explore several elements with positive, negative or no impact on SISP success in the banking sector. The thesis presents conclusions and suggests areas for further research.
3
Osman, Esam. "Developing strategic information system planning model in Libya organisations." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1173.
Full textAbstract:
This quantitative research study investigated the impact of organisational context on the process and success of strategic IS planning (SISP) in post-implementation information systems in Libyan organisations. A set of direct and indirect relationships were investigated in the research model. The organisational context presented as a contingent situational variable mediated by SISP process and predicted by SISP success (the criterion variable). The causality of the relationship set was developed from the contingency theory of information systems and supported by fit models in strategic management research. The study deployed multivariate analysis represented in the structural equation modelling (SEM) to develop robust construct measurements and analyse data collected from executives responsible for information systems planning in both public and private Libyan organisations. Multi-dimensional multi-items constructs were used in the path analysis model after they were extensively validated. The path analysis model represented as mediation model, where hypothesise suggest that SISP context has an impact SISP success, through the influence of the SISP process. In the model, four dimensions of the SISP context construct were found to have a significant impact on SISP success directly and indirectly through the SISP process. Two of these dimensions are components of the leadership orientation construct, namely “Creative and Controlling” leadership. The other two dimensions are “Organisation centralisation structure and the Riskiness of organisation strategies”. The environmental uncertainty and planning resource constructs were found to have no impact on SISP success in Libyan organisations. Furthermore, this study validated six out of seven dimensions of SISP process construct measurement; only five exhibited acceptable fit level in the path analysis model and all were affected by the SISP context. However, just three out of five SISP process constructs had an impact on SISP success namely “Comprehensiveness, Focus and Intuition planning process”. Different SISP processes were associated with different levels of SISP success, “Intuition” was the most effective SISP process approach. The second most effective SISP process approach was the “Focus on innovation”, followed by “Limited comprehensiveness”. The SISP success measured by the fulfilment of key objectives that has three measurements constructs namely “Analysis, Alignment, and Cooperation”. The research suggest that under the effect of organisation context the most successful SISP produced by (CIO, CEO, or top executives) who rely less on personal judgment, focus more on innovation rather than control and limit their comprehensiveness of information systems planning process.
4
Altinsoy, Nuh. "Information systems strategic planning for Kosovo Peace keeping force." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA397234.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2001.Thesis advisor(s): Haga, William J.; Osmundson, John. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63). Also Available online.
5
Jordan, Ernest. "Information strategy: a model for integratingcompetitive strategy, organisational structure and information systems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31233582.
Full text
6
Jordan, Ernest. "Information strategy : a model for integrating competitive strategy, organisational structure and information systems /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13645997.
Full text
7
Basahel, Abdullah M. "Evaluating the adoption of strategic information systems planning (SISP) in global organisations." Thesis, Brunel University, 2010. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4504.
Full textAbstract:
In a comprehensive review of literature on the strategic adoption of information systems (IS), various approaches to strategic IS adoption were unable to verify and coordinate different factors for IS investment as a strategic business unit. An assessment of different models in this area through the review of empirical case studies was required to identify the factors that affect IS strategic adoption, because these factors support the evaluation and adoption of both the process and result of IS strategic adoption. Thus, a study to investigate and evaluate the adoption of strategic information systems planning (SISP) within organisations is required in order to identify the factors that affect this type of adoption. The research in this thesis takes into account the adoption process and the factors for the adoption of SISP. There is also a need to understand and evaluate different IS planning techniques within a framework that can support decision-makers through the entire IS strategic adoption process. This framework is a component of the proposed novel model that considers other crucial factors that influence IS strategic evaluation and adoption. Decision-makers may employ such a model and evaluation framework that considers important SISP criteria, such as (a) SISP benefits, (b) SISP requirements and, (c) SISP drivers, as an important reference tool. After presenting the conceptual components of this research, the empirical side expresses the application of a qualitative research approach through a case study strategy to investigate the proposed model of SISP adoption. As a result, two global organisations were investigated, reported, and analysed. Additional factors for the adoption of SISP emerged from these analyses. The proposed conceptual model was modified to present 11 factors that influence the adoption of SISP, including (a) planning team; (b) benefits; (c) requirements; (d) drivers; (e) costs; (f) IS performance measurement; (g) framework for the evaluation of SISP techniques; (h) SISP methods; (i) SISP tools; (j) support; and (k) IS strategy. The primary contribution of this thesis is a comprehensive novel model for the evaluation and adoption of SISP. The model includes two levels of original contribution. Firstly, it accounts for previous studies in SISP and their factors, which supports the conceptual level of this contribution. The researcher incorporated and extended these studies to merge the factors which were recognised in the normative literature. In addition, factors from empirical work have also been combined in the proposed model, thus developing a consistent paradigm for the evaluation and adoption of SISP. Secondly, the concept and process of the proposed model can be applied as an educational guide throughout the IS strategic evaluation and adoption process. Nevertheless, this model contains a proposed framework for the evaluation of IS strategic planning techniques as factors that influence the adoption of SISP. This framework is novel, since it is a part of the proposed model as well as a classification of IS planning techniques, and supports decision-makers’ understanding and evaluation of planning techniques during the adoption of SISP.
8
Pita, Zijad, and zijad pita@rmit edu au. "Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) in Australia Assessment and Measurement." RMIT University. Business Information Technology, 2007. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080514.162332.
Full textAbstract:
Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) is an important activity for helping Chief Information Executives (CIOs) and top management identify strategic applications and align Information Technology (IT) with business needs. Like all strategic planning, SISP requires measuring how well SISP is done and how planning is improving over time. The measurement of these intangibles is a complex exercise. There have been few efforts undertaken in the Information Systems (IS) literature to formally develop a model for assessing and measuring SISP efforts. In this study, two models were proposed: a five-stage SISP maturity model for defining SISP maturity and another one for assessing the degree of SISP maturity. The five SISP maturity levels were defined as: Rudimentary Planning, Ineffectual Planning, Attainable Planning, Sustainable Planning, and Adaptable Planning. The assessment model was structured as a third-order system, where eight first-order dimensions were termed as Form and Content, Collaboration, Policies, Stakeholders' Designation, Knowledge Bank, Technology, Time Dimension, and Viability. The first-order dimensions were grouped into three second-order constructs, namely Effectiveness, Efficiency and Manoeuvrability, which ultimately characterise the level of SISP success. This model was used to establish a theoretical benchmark for each SISP maturity level. To model the level of SISP maturity, an 'Integral Engineering' approach was established and the Analytic Network Process (ANP) theory was used. The study is a novel approach in using ANP to synthesize the measures of the various SISP constructs into a single overall measure of SISP maturity level. A survey was performed and data collected from 260 Australian organisations to examine the degree of SISP maturity and the relationships among SISP constructs. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the fit between the hypothesized model and the survey data The models were applied to the data collected and the findings suggested that the models fit the data well. While Effectiveness and Efficiency are well recognised planning constructs, Manoeuvrability as a measure of planning dynamics is not acknowledged in the literature as an equally important construct. This study confirmed a strong correlation between Manoeuvrability and SISP success and found it to be more important than the Efficiency construct. The empirical data did not confirm the existence of Rudimentary and Ineffectual planning levels of SISP maturity Australia-wide. SISP maturity in the majority of Australian organisations is at Sustainable and Attainable planning levels. A small percentage of the surveyed organisations have actually reached the highest planning level (Adaptable planning). The empirical data showed that current SISP is lacking strategic dimension and that the recently popularised one-year planning horizon may not be the best choice. Australian organisations did not consider the strategic relevance of IT as the key objective. IT/IS was seen as a business enabler, thus the strategic advan tage associated with IT came as a secondary objective.
9
Makhwaje, Ernest N. "Strategic planning of agricultural land information systems in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1113.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (PhD(Agric) (Agricultural Economics))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.The planning processes involved in the design and development of strategic land information systems in a semantic context require a logical approach. An array of efficacy problems associated with the relevance of the information required and the data to be provided must be dealt with in terms of this logical approach so that wise decisions can be made about future land resource use options. This study applies the aforementioned statement to strategic decision-making regarding information management in the provision of accurate and relevant information about the characteristics of the land resource for use by both the public and private sectors in South Africa. With ever evolving human needs that increase pressure on the limited land resource, the need for accurate and relevant information for strategic purposes is increasing. However, even at the present time, land information systems design and development is characterised by a technical design orientation and a narrow cost-efficiency focus, with a lack of strategic envisioning. Strategic decisions require effective choices regarding what data should be collected and how this should be stored and processed to support landresource- use decisions in the future. Information systems can, however, not cater for too many variables due to cost implications. Hence, strategic choices in generating only the required information and data for storage and processing become necessary.
10
Mohdzain, Mohdzaher. "Information systems strategic planning in multinational corporations : from subsidiaries' perspective." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2003. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10543.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis examined information
systems strategic planning in multinationals
from the
perspective of the subsidiaries. A research framework was
synthesised from a combination of literature in the fields of multinational
strategy and IS strategic planning. The research was carried out using multiple
case studies
involving eight multinational subsidiaries operating in Malaysia and
a multinational
subsidiary operating in the UK. The subsidiaries were units in
four
European-based, three US-based, and two Japanese-based multinationals.
The main methods and instruments used for the
study were site visits and semistructured
interviews. Three
corporate headquarters were visited, in
Switzerland, the US, and The Netherlands and a telephone interview was held
with another
corporate IT interviewee based in the US.
The evidence
gathered from the case studies reveals that, in these
organisations, there is a lack of alignment between IS and business strategy.
IS
planning is more tactical rather than strategic and is more dominated by the
IT infrastructure rather than the IS
portfolio. The main focus of IS planning in
many of these companies is to control cost and achieve scale economies, while
knowledge transfer and subsidiary initiative get less priority. IS planning in
these
companies is centralised or currently moving toward more centralisation.
Project implementation was the main criterion used for measuring IS planning
success. With a low level of involvement of the local business
management in
the IS
planning, in general, the subsidiary business managers are less satisfied
with the IS
planning approach than the subsidiary IT managers.
Analysis of the evidence gathered from the case studies also indicates that
there are links between business orientation, IS planning orientation, IS
planning approaches, and the perceived success of IS planning. Small
subsidiaries also tend to have less
autonomy in IS planning and IS managers
who
report to the financial controllers tend to be less satisfied with the IS
planning approach.
11
Appiah, Kwasi (Kwasi Asuming) Carleton University Dissertation Management Studies. "Modelling the strategic information systems planning processes in Canadian companies." Ottawa, 1994.
Find full text
12
Jonasse, Richard Jacob. "Making sense : geographic technologies, planning, and strategic action /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3013700.
Full text
13
Wong, Tat-choi. "The strategic importance of information systems to airline revenue management /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14040232.
Full text
14
To, Cho-ying Joanne, and 杜祖鸚. "Planning and strategic application of data warehousing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3126928X.
Full text
15
Jacoby, Wendy Ellen. "Strategic information systems planning and implementation in the U.S. financial services industry." Thesis, University of London, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.338955.
Full text
16
Samat, Mohd Isa. "Strategic information systems planning : A case study for Malaysian Muslim organisations." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.503605.
Full text
17
Zeiders, Glenn W. "Aligning strategic and information systems planning: a review of navy efforts." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/30729.
Full textAbstract:
Approved for public release, distribution unlimitedThe necessity for well-defined, integrated information systems (IS), driven by today's dwindling human, financial, and management resources, makes it essential to plan effectively. This can only be achieved by linking IS planning to the overall strategic plan of the organization. Department of the Navy (DON) IS planning has historically missed the mark in this report. Information Engineering, automated through Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) technology, offers significant benefits for improving DON IS planning. Two CASE workbenches, Information Engineering Systems Corporation's USER: Expert Systems and Texas Instruments' Information Engineering Facility, have proven highly effective in automating IE in DON applications.
18
Ali, Liaqat. "Towards organisational cultural alignment of strategic information systems planning (SISP) methodologies." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4078.
Full text
19
Thurlby, Bob. "Strategic alignment : an approach to the harmonisation of business and information systems strategies." Thesis, Brunel University, 1998. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5551.
Full textAbstract:
Information Systems are fundamental to both the day to day operations and competitiveness of most organisations. As the rate of change in organisations continues to increase this dependency has become more critical. However methods for determining the Information Systems that an organisation needs have not moved forward to reflect these increases in organisational turbulence and new capabilities offered by Information Technology. Strategic Alignment is proposed as a new method for Information Systems Planning which recognises the dynamic role of Information Systems as an agent of change and to enable organisations to model and determine how Information Systems can be exploited to improve and transform Business Strategies. Important innovations in the method are incorporation of feedback to ensure that analysis of the interaction of the Information Systems and Business objects within the model is bidirectional. Also that the development of an Information Systems Plan is a complex process which has to be modular. This enables it to incorporate existing results and information where applicable and to deliver its results incrementally. The Strategic Alignment Method has been developed from extensive research which used the Electricity Supply Industry as the source of information because it was facing immense change after its privatisation. As a result detailed case study material is presented as well as the Strategic Alignment Methodology. Maintenance of an Information Systems Plan is also addressed. Once an Information Systems Plan is produced, its implementation can take a number of years. During this time the changes in Business Strategy and Information Systems capability will change. Strategic Alignment proposes methods that will ensure the ongoing harmonisation of the Strategies during the implementation of the plan. The practical nature of the research is reflected in the Addendum which describes the work that has been done to incorporate Strategic Alignment into ICL's services methodology and to train ICL Consultants in its use.
20
Brown, Irwin T. J. "Espoused theory versus theory in use : the case of strategic information systems planning." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5638.
Full textAbstract:
Includes bibliographical references.Strategic information systems planning (SISP) has been a key issue for Information Systems (IS) managers over several decades. As a consequence, much research has been devoted to studing it. Noted concerns have been the gap between opinion and practice, and the absence of a sound theory to underpin it. Attempts at developing an overarching theoretical framework have typically used an input-process-output variance model as the basis. Rich processual elements of SISP, and the existence of feedback loops, which could then lead to improved practice, have however, been noted as absent from these models. Synthesis and integration of the above concerns lead to the goal of this study, which was to develop rich processual theories about SISP. The grounded theory methodology was ideally suited to this purpose as it aims to develop theory that is well grounded in data, and therefore very much reflective of the reality presented by the data.
21
To, Cho-ying Joanne. "Planning and strategic application of data warehousing /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19873748.
Full text
22
Maimbo, Hilangwa. "Understanding the relationship between information systems investment and organisational performance: developing and testing a conceptual model in the Australian financial services sector." Thesis, Curtin University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/433.
Full textAbstract:
The research reported in this thesis was an exploratory study that investigated the relationship between Information Systems (IS) investment and organisational performance and which led to the successfd development and testing of a combined process and variance model that sought to explain this complex relationship. The focal industry was the Australian Financial Services Sector (FSS), with samples being drawn from both the credit union industry (largest industry by size in the FSS) and the commercial/retail bank industry (largest industry by volume). The research began with a detailed review of the literature and thus explored the concepts underlying the business value of IS in general and the relationship between IS investment and organisational performance in particular. To fuaher enhance understanding of this literature, a meta-analysis of the business value of IS in general, and IS investment and organisational performance in particular, was undertaken as it was noted that there did not appear to have been any such formal structured meta-analyses to date. The foregoing analyses led to the proposal and development of a conceptual model of the relationship between IS investment and organisational performance that was comprised of four main components, the level of IS investment as represented by the IT portfolio, Organisational performance (both internal and external), Considerations for Strategic Information Systems Planning and Managerial effectiveness. In addition, the conceptual model explicitly considered the effect and impact of Context on the conceptual model. Further, analysis of subsequent results was strongly grounded in the literature and utilised three key theoretical foundations, General Systems Theory, The Resource Based View of IT and Stakeholder theory.Thus, the conceptual model was developed and tested utilising a pluralist approach combining two research methods, a) Case research (model development and testing) and b) survey research (model refinement). The collection (and analysis) of data was achieved in two parts. First, given the complexity of the issues under investigation, a unique case study protocol was successfully developed and applied to a select group of Financial Institutions with the Commercial/retail Banking and Credit Union industries to confirm the components of the original conceptual model. Second, the resultant model(s) were tested via a survey targeted at the wider population of Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions in the Australian Financial Services Sector. The outcomes of this research were many, however the most notable were; 1) the development and testing of the conceptual model which were deemed to contribute to the development of theory within the discipline of Information Systems, 2) the development of a unique case study protocol that was deemed to contribute to IS research in general, 3) the derivation of a set of intermediary variables (Customer service quality, Operational efficiency, Staff and Product delivery) that was found to influence the relationship between IS investment and organisational performance and therefore extended and strengthened the conceptual model, and 4) the meta-analysis that was deemed to contribute to a better understanding of the state of the art with respect to research into this complex phenomenon.
23
Jap, Tji-Beng Information Systems Technology & Management Australian School of Business UNSW. "Organisational learning and information systems : an exploration from a sensemaking perspective." Awarded By:University of New South Wales. Information Systems, Technology & Management, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/44497.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis explores the relationship between information systems (IS) and organisational learning. The literature suggests that IS implementation and use can affect and stimulate organisational learning, including higher order learning. However, it is not well understood when and how IS enable and support and when they disable and prevent organisational learning. Furthennore, studies of the relationship between IS and organisational learning tend to reflect theoretical fragmentation of organisational learning literature - focusing either on the individual or on the organisation as a learning entity. The objective of this thesis is to explore the relationship between IS and organisational learning beyond these limitations, including different learning views from the individual up to the organizational. This is achieved by drawing from a Sensemaking perspective of organizations (Weick, 1995) that fills an important gap in linking infonnation systems, organizing, and learning. The Sensemaking perspective offers an understanding of human sensemaking and sense-'unmaking' as an essential individual, collective and organisational ingredient of organising and learning. By integrating Argyris and Sch??n' s (1978) theory of organisational learning with the sensemaking model of organizations this thesis suggests a more comprehensive view to explore the relationship between IS and organisational learning. Specifically this thesis examines the following research question: What are the ways and mechanisms by which information systems' implementation and use engage sensemaking in organisations, and how does such engagement engender or prevent organisational learning? This research question is investigated through an interpretive, longitudinal case study of the implementation and use of a loan approval information system in a large South-East Asian Bank. The study involved an extensive collection of data from the Bank headquarters and its branches, including 43 interviews, strategic and operational documents, IS project documents and informal discussions. The thesis makes two important contributions to knowledge. Grounded in empirical data, it first argues that the emergence of organizational learning when instigated by an IS implementation is likely to follow the pattern from 'not learning', to 'single-loop' to 'double-loop' learning. Secondly, it also proposes that an IS's likelihood to instigate organizational learning depends on the nature of sensemaking involved: a) if an IS implementation engages only individual, intra-subjective sensemaking organizational learning is not likely to occur and system is at risk of being rejected; b) for single-loop learning to emerge the engagement of intra- and inter-subjective sensemaking, mutually intertwined during an IS implementation, is required, and c)the change of mindset and double-loop learning can be achieved through the interplay of all sensemaking processes (intra, inter, generic-subjective and extra-subjective) in an IS implementation. This thesis puts to the test and demonstrates the value of the Sensemaking approach to the understanding of the relationship between IS implementation and organisational learning.
24
王達才 and Tat-choi Wong. "The strategic importance of information systems to airline revenue management." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31266873.
Full text
25
Kemm, Elizabeth. "The Effects of Using Information Technology to Support Evaluation of Feedback and Implementation of Adjustments in an Organization's Strategic Planning Process." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278410/.
Full textAbstract:
Organizations that must respond quickly to environmental pressures look for tools to assist in that response. Information technology may be one tool to facilitate the response. In this study the possible effects of using information technology, specifically a decision support system, in the feedback segment of one organization's strategic management loop were examined. The organization was one region of the Board of Probation and Parole in a central state. Personnel included administrators, parole officers and clerical workers. The information technology was an off-the-shelf software product called PlanRight. This study is significant for two reasons: a new application for information technology was examined and the adequacy of a generic computerized tool designed to be suitable for various operations was explored. This study was a case study. Two months of data were taken prior to the implementation of the decision support system, and four months of data were taken after the system was implemented. Questionnaire data taken before system implementation provided descriptive characteristics of the organization. Follow-up surveys and interviews at the conclusion of the study were used to evaluate employee perceptions. The study was done in three phases. During phase one questionnaires were distributed and returned. During phase two, goals, plans and evaluation criteria were formulated and plans were implemented. Feedback was obtained and evaluated through the use of the decision support system enabling reaction to the feedback data. In phase three perceptions of administrators and parole officers were elicited using follow-up surveys and semi-structured interviews. Three propositions guided the evaluation of the study's outcomes. These propositions dealt with performance toward goal achievement, satisfaction with feedback processes and quality of plans formulated for the project. Performance was moderately successful. Satisfaction with processes was high. Speed of obtaining feedback was considered high by administrators and paroled officers. Quality of processes and outcomes was evaluated to be good.
26
Coakes, Elayne Wendy. "Strategic planning for information systems : a sociotechnical view of boundary and stakeholder insufficiencies." Thesis, Brunel University, 2002. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5140.
Full textAbstract:
The thesis proposes that Strategic Planning for Information Systems (SPIS) has become ineffective through a tendency to focus on the information technologies involved. The thesis argues that the dominant rational, reductionist epistemology of SPIS methods, tools and techniques limits the effectiveness of SPIS through methodological impoverishment. The thesis proposes that a humanistic, sociotechnical perspective of SPIS accommodates the use of complementary tools and techniques that improve the process. This thesis advances a new Framework to improve the process of SPIS based on the propositions; first that the lack of sufficient knowledge of both the internal and external environment is a root cause of many of these insufficiencies, and second that this knowledge is held within the stakeholders of this process. An ernancipatory information systems research programme (Klein and Hirschheim, 1987) is used to advance a framework that overcomes the insufficiency and inadequacy of the process of strategic planning for information systems in organisations that permits information systems to fail. The framework is tested on two organisations and shows that the proposed Framework has significant potential to improve the SPIS process. The case research investigates the role of stakeholders, knowledge, and boundaries in the process of SPIS in order to develop more sufficient methods for the process of SPIS that address the perceived inadequacies in current processes, and thus provide an improved strategic planning process for information systems. Two novel tools are introduced: the Stakeholder Web and the Interaction Matrix. Their evolution is a major contribution of this research. The collection of tools presents a practical research contribution for the SPIS process and as generic (methodological) research tools. A new definition for the term 'stakeholder' is formulated and used to supply clarity in understanding for this study - and would prove useful for the field of IS.
27
Maimbo, Hilangwa. "Understanding the relationship between information systems investment and organisational performance: developing and testing a conceptual model in the Australian financial services sector." Curtin University of Technology, School of Information Systems, 2004. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=16639.
Full textAbstract:
The research reported in this thesis was an exploratory study that investigated the relationship between Information Systems (IS) investment and organisational performance and which led to the successfd development and testing of a combined process and variance model that sought to explain this complex relationship. The focal industry was the Australian Financial Services Sector (FSS), with samples being drawn from both the credit union industry (largest industry by size in the FSS) and the commercial/retail bank industry (largest industry by volume). The research began with a detailed review of the literature and thus explored the concepts underlying the business value of IS in general and the relationship between IS investment and organisational performance in particular. To fuaher enhance understanding of this literature, a meta-analysis of the business value of IS in general, and IS investment and organisational performance in particular, was undertaken as it was noted that there did not appear to have been any such formal structured meta-analyses to date. The foregoing analyses led to the proposal and development of a conceptual model of the relationship between IS investment and organisational performance that was comprised of four main components, the level of IS investment as represented by the IT portfolio, Organisational performance (both internal and external), Considerations for Strategic Information Systems Planning and Managerial effectiveness. In addition, the conceptual model explicitly considered the effect and impact of Context on the conceptual model. Further, analysis of subsequent results was strongly grounded in the literature and utilised three key theoretical foundations, General Systems Theory, The Resource Based View of IT and Stakeholder theory.Thus, the conceptual model was developed and tested utilising a pluralist approach combining two research methods, a) Case research (model development and testing) and b) survey research (model refinement). The collection (and analysis) of data was achieved in two parts. First, given the complexity of the issues under investigation, a unique case study protocol was successfully developed and applied to a select group of Financial Institutions with the Commercial/retail Banking and Credit Union industries to confirm the components of the original conceptual model. Second, the resultant model(s) were tested via a survey targeted at the wider population of Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions in the Australian Financial Services Sector. The outcomes of this research were many, however the most notable were; 1) the development and testing of the conceptual model which were deemed to contribute to the development of theory within the discipline of Information Systems, 2) the development of a unique case study protocol that was deemed to contribute to IS research in general, 3) the derivation of a set of intermediary variables (Customer service quality, Operational efficiency, Staff and Product delivery) that was found to influence the relationship between IS investment and organisational performance and therefore extended and strengthened the conceptual model, and 4) the meta-analysis that was deemed to contribute to a better understanding of the state of the art with respect to research into this complex phenomenon.
28
Orwig, Richard E., Hsinchun Chen, D. Vogel, and Jay F. Nunamaker. "A Multi-Agent View of Strategic Planning Using Group Support Systems and Artificial Intelligence." Kluwer, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105690.
Full textAbstract:
Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of ArizonaThe strategic planning process is dynamic and complex. Including a Group Support System (GSS) in the problem-solving process can improve the content quality of the strategic plan by allowing increased participation by more members of the organization. However, it can also add to the complexity of the problem by increasing the quantity of textual information that can result from group activity. Added complexity increases cognitive overload and frustrations of those participants negotiating the contents of the strategic plan. This article takes a multi-agent view of the strategic planning process. It considers group participants as multiple agents concerned with the content quality of the strategic plan. The facilitator agent is responsible for guiding groups in the strategic plan construction process as well as for solving process problems such as cognitive overload. We introduce an AI Concept Categorizer agent, a software tool that supports the facilitator in addressing the process problem of cognitive overload associated with convergent group activities by synthesizing group textual output into conceptual clusters. The implementation of this tool reduces frustrations which groups encounter in the process of classifying textual output and provides more time for discussion of the concepts themselves. Because of the large amount of convergent activity necessary for strategic planning, the addition of the AI Concept Categorizer to the strategic planning process should increase the quality of the strategic plan and the buy-in of the participants in the strategic planning process.
29
Loveless, Bruce F. "An architectural approach to strategic information systems planning for the Office of Naval Intelligence." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA289930.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1994.Thesis advisor(s): Carl R. Jones, James C. Emery. "September 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
30
Elliot, Stephen Ross. "Strategic information systems planning for competitive and co-operative advantage in a developing country." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1994. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/36094/.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis is concerned with the emerging role of information systems in the strategies of business in developing countries and the potential for improved business use to significantly increase national levels of utilisation of IT. A report by the United Nations in 1971 called for major efforts to increase the level of utilisation of IT in developing countries in order to accelerate the rate of their economic and social development. The current level of computer utilisation, however, remains low. There is uncertainty as to why this is so since our present understanding of the prevailing rationality in strategic information systems decision-making by indigenous firms is incomplete and has not been adequately captured in any established body of knowledge. This research sought to help address the problem of low utilisation by conducting exploratory case study research into strategic IS decision-making, and by the development of a framework of good practice to assist indigenous firms in their strategic decision-making. This research contends that the underlying cause of lower levels of utilisation of technology by indigenous companies is their particular environmental and financial circumstances, coupled with a lack of models to assist this management process. Iterative case study research was conducted on manufacturing and banking firms. The results of this research should be interpreted through the limitations of a single study in a single country, however, it provides a more detailed understanding of the dynamics of SISP by indigenous companies than has been offered previously. The major research outcome is a framework of practical SISP models of decision-making, sectoral placement and stages of development which can be applied to assist firms in their determination of appropriate actions and directions. Moreover, the research processes and techniques utilised can be applied by investigators in other contexts where they seek to examine qualitatively relationships between factors, processes and levels of utilisation of Information Technology.
31
Große, Christine. "Strategic Objectives in Complex Planning Environments : Insights from a Swedish Case for Critical Infrastructure Protection." Licentiate thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för informationssystem och -teknologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-32820.
Full textAbstract:
Large-scale and long-term planning imposes extensive requirements on governance efforts regardless of whether it involves public organisations, private organisations, or both. The proportions of such planning entangle many actors and stakeholders as system components within and around a complex system. These system components and conditions in a complex planning environment introduce a diverse variety of strategic objectives into the planning. This study investigates how strategic objectives can affect the governance of complex planning systems, particularly in the context of national critical infrastructure protection. For this purpose, this thesis concentrates on a national planning procedure, STYREL, which Sweden has recently implemented for the case of power shortages. This case involves various actors from the national, regional and local levels who act on behalf of both public and private organisations in a planning process with four-year intervals, and it thus constitutes a relevant subject for this study. The investigation entailed the collection of evidence from documents and interviews. First, publicly available Swedish documents regarding the case provided an understanding of the planning. Second, interviews with decision-makers who are entrusted with this planning at municipalities and county administrative boards as well as with a few planners from power grid providers offered a deeper comprehension of both the proceedings in practice and the strategic objectives involved in this complex system for planning of critical infrastructure protection. Particularly, the findings resulted in several conceptual models that demonstrate these understandings in more detail. A soft system model visualises the problem situation and contains several elements, such as the system components, interrelations and conditions. Moreover, a multi-level planning model specifies sources of uncertainty in the planning and decision-making process that are associated with an insufficient alignment of strategic objectives in the STYREL case. These decompositions of the Swedish planning environment – both horizontal and vertical – further enabled this study to identify significant parameters of the systemic conditions and strategic objectives involved in such complex planning environments that challenge their governance. The findings of this study suggest that the Swedish process is not yet fully developed. The investigation particularly indicates that a better alignment of strategic objectives is necessary to ensure a selection of adequate goals and means that advances the future usability of the produced plan, which in turn would legitimate and strengthen this complex planning process for critical infrastructure protection.Storskalig och långvarig planering ställer höga krav på styrning. Detta gäller oavsett om offentliga eller privata organisationer, eller båda, är involverade. Omfattningen av en sådan planering engagerar många aktörer och intressenter som komponenter inom och omkring ett komplext system. Dessa komponenter samt deras villkor inbäddade i en komplex planeringsmiljö skapar en mångfald av strategiska målbilder som följer med in till planeringen. Denna studie undersöker därför hur strategiska målbilder kan påverka styrningen av komplexa planeringssystem, särskilt i kontexten av skyddet av kritisk infrastruktur i samhället. Undersökningen fokuserar på en nationell planeringsprocess, kallad STYREL, som avser beredskapsplanering för elbristsituationer och som implementerats i Sverige. Planeringsmiljön omkring STYREL är ett relevant studieobjekt eftersom den involverar många aktörer från nationell, regional och lokal nivå. Dessa aktörer representerar offentliga och privata organisationer i den planeringsprocess som genomförs med fyraårsintervaller. Under undersökningens gång har bevis samlats in från dokument och intervjustudier. Först har offentlig tillgängliga dokument om fallet skapat en förståelse om planeringen. Intervjuer med beslutsfattare som är ansvariga för STYREL-planeringen hos länsstyrelser, kommuner samt elnätsbolag har sedan genererat en ännu djupare förståelse. Detta gällande både förfaringssättet i praktiken och de strategiska målbilder som är involverade i detta komplexa system för planering av kritisk infrastruktur-skydd. Resultaten ledde i synnerhet till några konceptuella modeller vilka demonstrerar förståelserna på ett detaljerat sätt. En systemmodell visualiserar problemsituationen och innehåller flera element såsom systemkomponenter, relationer och villkor. En multinivå-planeringsmodell specificerar källor av osäkerhet i planerings- och beslutsprocessen vilka är associerade med en otillräcklig harmonisering av strategiska målbilder i STYREL fallet. Dekompositionerna av den svenska planeringsmiljön – både horisontellt och vertikalt – gjorde det möjligt att identifiera signifikanta parametrar av de systemiska villkor och strategiska målbilder som är involverade i dessa komplexa planeringsmiljöer och utmanar deras styrning. Resultaten av studien indikerar att den svenska processen inte är fullt utvecklat. Undersökningen visar att en bättre harmonisering av strategiska målbilder är nödvändig för att säkerställa ett urval av adekvata mål och medel som skulle utveckla den framtida användbarheten av den producerade planen. Denna skulle i sin tur legitimera och stärka den komplexa planeringsprocessen för skyddet av kritisk infrastruktur. Därtill kunde detta främja en målgruppsorienterad kommunikation om risker och relevanta åtgärder.
Vid tidpunkten för framläggningen av avhandlingen var följande delarbeten opublicerade: delarbete 1 under granskning, delarbete 3 under granskning.
At the time of the defence the following papers were unpublished: paper 1 under review, paper 3 under review.
32
Elmore, James Link. "Strategic Conservation Planning for High Knob, Virginia: A GIS Decision Support Approach." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32887.
Full textAbstract:
Conservation strategies frequently require prioritization of targets due to limited budgets and personnel. Prioritization involves choosing those areas that return the most conservation value for the time and money invested. Hence, the process of prioritization involves evaluating multiple conservation values and the uneven spatial distribution of those values across a landscape of concern. The goal of this study was to help conservation organizations improve decision making for implementation of prioritization-based strategies for land protection using a GIS-based, multi-criteria decision support system (GIS-MCDS).
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can assist conservation planners in quantifying the relative desirability of one area over another, therefore enabling better business and ecological decisions. GIS analyses for planning are routinely undertaken over large geographic extents such as ecoregions to identify priority areas. These analyses often summarize priority by pixel values in a raster image. Implementation of conservation strategy often takes place at the much larger parcel level. Therefore, aggregating pixel-based results by parcels is a prerequisite to implementation of a purchase or easement strategy. I developed a spatial decision support system in an attempt to quantify private land holdings in the High Knob area of Virginia for their relative conservation value, as defined by the Clinch Valley Program of The Nature Conservancy. It utilizes a proxy approach for measuring conservation values and an analytical hierarchy process to aggregate the results by privately held real estate parcels.
Simple prioritizations are often based on parcel size alone, rather than consideration of the many conservation values that characterize land parcels. Though it is much quicker and easier to prioritize parcels in this manner, such simplicity risks missing important smaller areas for conservation while prioritizing larger parcels with less value. I compared this simple â bigger is betterâ ranking method to the GIS-based multi-criteria method developed for TNC. There was a 0.57 correlation between the ranked lists produced by the two models, suggesting that parcel size alone does partially explain the complexity modeled by the multi-criteria method. However, the more complex method did produce different top priority parcels, which could significantly change an organization's implementation strategy. I conclude that both methods have their applications, though the multi-criteria method is better for long-term implementations of strategic acquisition and easement.
A secondary goal was to identify to what extent land trust organizations are prepared to implement a multi-criteria type analysis like the one considered in this study. I conducted an online survey of conservation professionals on how their organization currently uses GIS and their satisfaction with GIS analyses to meet their organizational mission. Sixty-one responses were collected and analyzed. The overwhelming majority of conservation organizations recognize the benefits that GIS bring and have already developed some level of internal expertise, though many barriers to using GIS were also identified. From these results, I conclude that most land trust conservation organizations are not currently utilizing the insights that multi-criteria GIS prioritization is capable of offering, but that their previous positive experience with GIS makes such analyses an attractive proposition for those on the cutting edge of the land conservation movement.Master of Science
33
Suhaimi, Mohd Adam. "An investigation of successful strategic planning of information systems within large companies in the United Kingdom." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1998. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6993.
Full textAbstract:
Strategic information systems planning (SISP) remains a primary concern for many organisations. It is reportedly a top concern of not only the Information Systems (IS) executives but also of many chief executives. Recently, calls have been madefor better understanding of strategic planning in general, including SISP, and especially for studies of actual planning behaviour in organisations. As doubts continue to be raised about the payoff ofIT, it is important to examine the effectiveness ofmany accepted IS management practices such as SISP. Accordingly, researchers have investigated SISP practice and proposed both formal methods and principles of good practice. SISP cannot, however, be understood by considering formal methods alone. Yhe processes of planning and the implementation of plans are equally important However, there have been very few investigations of these phenomena. More surprisingly, few studies have been undertaken to identify and understand: (]) the approaches to SISP adopted in practice, (2) the relationship between SISP approaches and its ultimate success, (3) the influence of organisational and technological context on planning success. Yhis study helps to fill this vacuum in the important research area. A formal survey of IS Directors, which generated two hundred and ninety two, responses was initiated to empirically investigate these issues. The categorisation of SISP approaches adopted by companies was accomplished by performing cluster analysis, based on chosen IS planning dimensions, namely., comprehensiveness, participation, formalisation, flow, focus, frequency, alignment, ownership, IS benefit and plan implementation. Using this multivariate technique, four unique and stable groups were identified, namely: (1) organisational, (2) business-led, (3) administrative and (4) formal, This derived taxonomy was thoroughly validated to ensure that it is exhaustive, mutually exclusive, stable and consistent. Within this study,S ISPs uccessh as been conceptualisedb asedo n the extento f thefollowing measures: (1) alignment, (2) analysis, (3) co-operation, (4) implementation, (5) capabilities,( 6) satisfactiona nd (7) contribution. Thes tudyh as also conceptualisedS ISP success in terms of an aggregate score. It is found that each approach, with its different characteristics, has a different likelihood of success. Thefindings of this research suggest that the Organisational approach, which is characterised by high levels of alignment, comprehensivenespsa, rticipation,f requency,i nfusion benefita ndp lan implementationi,s by far the most successful. Conversely, the Administrative approach which has low levels of comprehensivenessfr, equency, participation and alignment is the least successful. Interestingly,t his study also suggeststh at the Organisationala pproach deliversa high level ofSISP successir respectiveo fthe organisationala nd technologicalc ontexto f the company. In summary, this study has extended our understanding of SISP processes and has provided useful insightsfor IS executives and top management in general, in implementing SISP within their organisations.
34
Belkin, Markus, and markus belkin@rmit edu au. "An Assessment of Information Systems Effectiveness in Private and Hospital Pathology." RMIT University. Business Information Technology, 2009. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20090513.160738.
Full textAbstract:
This research investigates the role of laboratory information systems on business outcomes in medical pathology in Australia. Pathology information systems are inherently large-scale systems handling large numbers of data daily to service not only the pathology laboratory itself, but also referring medical practitioners. Patient results are often required in a
35
Buchanan, Darryl Vaughn. "Towards a better understanding of information systems strategy options and its link with business strategy." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/267.
Full textAbstract:
There is considerable evidence that the strategic use of Information Systems can lead to a competitive advantage. There is however, a marked lack of understanding of the options available, as well as the smooth coordination of Information Systems strategy with Business strategy. This paper provides insight into the role of Information Systems and its link with business strategy. It focuses on Information Systems strategy options, and explores the criteria needed for successful Information Systems strategy and Business strategy alignment. The paper presents and examines the results of a study of strategic alignment at Volkswagen of South Africa. Data was obtained from business and Information Technology executives. The result of the study enables Volkswagen not only to benchmark themselves, but also provides direction to enable successful business/IT alignment. It identifies specific actions necessary to ensure that IT is being used to appropriately enable or drive the business strategy.
36
Brown, Jill A. "Examining Strategic Information Technology in Relationship to the Need for Technology Modernization." TopSCHOLAR®, 2009. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/129.
Full textAbstract:
Strategic planning can be a critical business process for today’s organizations, especially for IT organizations that are facing continually changes in technology. This research was designed to investigate IT organizations’ use of strategic planning and determine if the organization uses their strategic plan to set project priorities. The second part of this research was to determine if the IT strategic plans are aligned with the overall organization’s strategic plan.
This research was conducted using a mail-type survey to IT Executives from organizations with sales/revenues under 100 million dollars, a maximum of 5000 employees, and SIC codes of 201 thru 399. The selected organizations were mailed a survey packet followed by a phone call for all non-responding organizations.
The findings that resulted from this research showed that there is statistical evidence to support that organizations do perform the business process of developing a strategic plan. This research also showed that IT organizations do develop an IT strategic plan. However, there is not a high correlation between the organization’s strategic plan and the IT strategic planning process. If the IT organization has a strategic plan, then the plan is reviewed on a regular basis, referenced for project prioritization, and the IT employees are familiar with the plan.
37
Mullen, Stanley A. "Can the military benefit from corporate use of strategic information system planning?" Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA370843.
Full textAbstract:
Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1999."September 1999". Thesis advisor(s): Kishore Sengupta, John Osmundson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83). Also Available online.
38
Chow, Lo-sing Charles, and 周路成. "Resource complementarity of the internet and its role in creating sustained competitive advantage in firms." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/210327.
Full text
39
Adade-Boafo, Arrogah. "Successful Strategies for Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning System." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5817.
Full textAbstract:
The enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation success rate is as low as 30%. Researchers have shown that ERP system implementation could cause both system and organization failures, affecting operations and stakeholders, alike. The technology-organization-environment conceptual framework was used to ground this qualitative single-case study. The purpose of the study was to explore strategies that a manufacturing firm in Ghana used to implement ERP systems successfully. The population of this case study comprised 5 stakeholders from a manufacturing firm in Ghana who had success in implementing an ERP system. Data were collected using face-to-face semistructured interviews and review of various corporate documents. Data analysis consisted of reviewing interview transcripts, compiling and organizing the data using an open-coding system, grouping the data into themes, and interpreting the meaning of the themes and data. Triangulation was used to strengthen the validity of the case study design. The primary themes that emerged from data analysis included critical strategies that organizational leaders can use to implement ERP systems successfully in Ghana-based manufacturing firms. Significant findings were that leaders who engage in ERP implementation should focus on managing human and technological infrastructure resources, seeking the support of top management, and designing and executing comprehensive change management plans. Implications for positive social change include the potential to increase funding for local schools, after-school youth programs, and philanthropic donations based on increased organizational profits generated from successful ERP leader implementation strategies.
40
Dlamini, Khulekani Enock. "Impact of data quality on utilisation and usefulness of integrated Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)." Thesis, University of Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3375.
Full textAbstract:
Magister Commercii - MComImpact of data quality on utilisation and perceived usefulness of integrated Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS). Integrated HR Information systems have become prevalent in modern organisations. These systems promise operational efficiencies and competitive advantage. In order to deliver these benefits, the systems should be effectively utilised and perceived as a useful business tools. The utilisation and perceived usefulness of the HRIS could be influenced by quality of data it produces. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of data quality on the utilisation and usefulness of the HRIS. The aim was to ensure that organisations realise their investments in HRIS. This would be achieved by improving qualities that ensures effective utilisation of HRIS. Moreover, the study sought to enhance the body of academic knowledge in HRIS as far data quality is concerned. Mixed research method was used to meet the objectives of the study. Survey research and qualitative interviews techniques were employed. Statistical and deductive analysis was applied to raw data in order to draw conclusions. The study found that data quality positively influence utilisation and usefulness of HRIS. Moreover, findings revealed that the HRIS was predominantly used for operational, rather than strategic tasks. HRIS data is also not generally perceived to be of poor quality. HR practitioners emphasise accuracy over other quality dimensions. Organisations that seek to maximise their investment in HRIS should implement data quality improvement initiatives. This will ensure that the system is effectively utilised and produces high quality information for decision-making. This could lead to competitive advantage. Further research could be undertaken to understand; success factors for HRIS data quality initiatives, determinants of HRIS user satisfaction, drivers for dedicated HRIS management roles and the impact of having HRIS manager among others.
41
Bitwayiki, Constantine. "Exploring Information Technology Return on Investment Reports for Planning, Budgeting, and Implementation." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6821.
Full textAbstract:
The failure rate of new government information technology (IT) projects in developing countries is high, with 35% classified as total failures and approximately 50% as partial failures. The population for this study was 10 senior managers of a public sector organization in Uganda selected because of high IT project successes achieved through leveraging IT return on investment (ROI) reports. The purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to explore the strategies Ugandan senior public sector officials used to leverage IT ROI reports during planning, budgeting, and implementation of IT projects to reduce failure rates. The conceptual frameworks were the strategic IT alignment model and framework for success. Qualitative data were collected through face-to-face interviews and review of the organization performance reports. Member checking of interview and document review data were used to strengthen credibility of the findings. The following themes emerged: involve senior managers in IT ROI reporting; use previous IT performance reports during planning, budgeting, and implementation; empower project teams to undertake IT ROI performance assessment; ensure completeness of the IT ROI reports; ensure comprehensive monitoring and evaluation indicators for IT projects; ensure availability of periodic IT ROI reports; and implement a change management program. The findings may contribute to social change by providing key strategies senior public sector officials might leverage during planning, budgeting, and implementation of IT projects to reduce failures, lead to increased citizen access to e-government services, and promote transparent government.
42
Katerna, Olga, and Ольга Костянтинівна Катерна. "Modern information technology in business." Thesis, National aviation university, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/53437.
Full textAbstract:
Катерна О. Сучасні інформаційні технології в бізнесі // Сучасні проблеми менеджменту: матеріали XVII Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції. – Національний авіаційний університет. – Київ, 2021. - С. 19-20In recent decades, the amount of information in society in general and information used in the enterprise in particular has increased dramatically. This is due to the growing rates of development of science and technology, the emergence of new technologies, and their rapid replacement. In the markets of raw materials and products, conditions have developed that require constant monitoring of the state of the market, its changes, trends in its development, it is necessary to be able to foresee the further development of the situation and be ready to change the strategy, style of activity, production technology for the fastest adaptation to new external conditions.
В останні десятиліття обсяг інформації в суспільстві в цілому та інформації, використовуваної на підприємстві, зокрема, різко зріс. Це пов'язано зі зростаючими темпами розвитку науки і техніки, появою нових технологій і їх швидкою заміною. На ринках сировини і продукції склалися умови, що вимагають постійного моніторингу стану ринку, його змін, тенденцій в його розвитку, необхідно вміти передбачити подальший розвиток ситуації і бути готовим змінити стратегію, стиль діяльності, технологію виробництва для максимально швидкої адаптації до нових зовнішніх умов.
43
Pihnastyi, O. M., and A. I. Lazarets. "Information support of the planning system of production release for the enterprise with the flow-based method of organizing production based on clearing-model." Thesis, Національний технічний університет "Харківський політехнічний інститут", 2017. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/42511.
Full text
44
Hayward, James T. "Making sense of SISP : the role of vision in strategic information systems planning practice in the UK HE sector." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536042.
Full text
45
Perra, Leonel L. "Design of A Strategic Planning Process And A Plan For Information Systems In A Two-Year Rural Community College." NSUWorks, 1993. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/767.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to design a strategic planning model for the preparation of an information systems plan for Selkirk College. Detailed consideration was given to the challenges facing small two-year community colleges in planning for the rapidly changing environment of information systems.
The literature review included an overview of the evolution of planning approaches and examined several planning models. Several case studies of planning experiences in other colleges were undertaken. The dynamic environment of information systems was discussed, including a review of chaos theory and its implications for strategic planning. A planning model for information systems was developed. The model included the following steps:
Step 1. Determine the strategic planning process - the plan-to-plan. Step 2. Conduct societal needs analysis. Step 3. Gain support of stakeholders. Step 4. Clarify the College's mandate. Step 5. Review and revise the mission statement. Step 6. Conduct an environmental scan. Step 7. Conduct an internal audit. Step 8. Conduct a SWOT analysis. Step 9. Identify needs. Step 10. Determine goals, objectives, and critical success.
Factors. Step 11. Formulate strategies and action plans. Step 12. Develop evaluation criteria. Step 13. Develop implementation and review schedule.
The planning model that was designed for the study was implemented and an information systems plan prepared. An evaluation of the planning model and the plan that was produced was completed. The study concluded with the development of recommendations for improving the planning model and its applicability in other settings.
46
Pliniussen, John Kurt. "Information systems for environmental scanning : a comparative study of utilization in the strategic planning process of British and Canadian universities." Thesis, University of Bath, 1985. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.767548.
Full textAbstract:
This dissertation identifies and compares the experiences, opinions, and information systems of the senior administrative teams at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham, in England, and at Dalhousie and Mount Saint Vincent, in Canada, relative to those environmental issues and forces influencing their respective institutions - and consequent planning processes. Through the use of an exploratory cross-national comparative case-oriented research framework, four instruments were pre-tested and utilized, following basic triangulation methodology, in order to address the aforementioned issues. The results of the research indicated there was much convergence of the research findings, both within and across the two countries, and that while all administrative teams were starting to utilize strategic planning procesess, each was at a different stage of integrating and formalizing this process throughout their respective universities. Finally, implications of the research findings were developed and recommendations posited with which the respective administrative teams could augment both the information systems and the strategic planning processes as detailed in this project.
47
Vos, Angeliki. "Creating an Institutional Repository (IR) in Greece : need for information systems strategy?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-48330.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of an Institutional Repository (IR) is to disseminate information to the public through technology networks. This entails numerous and complex Information System (IS) processes and a ‘state of the art’ Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, which need to be strategically managed to successfully meet an organization’s goals. Therefore, the focus of this research is to investigate and justify how Information Systems Strategic Planning (ISSP) is utilized by a Greek University when developing an IR. This study was based on the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (TEI-A). The gathering of evidence involved reviewing key institutional documents and a qualitative case study research method using semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions. The interviewees were informed about the study beforehand and were required to sign a consent form to ensure ethical integrity. The analysis of this data was based on hermeneutics interpretive phenomenology with specific focus on the hermeneutic circle in ISSP. In conclusion, the empirical findings and analysis showed that ISSP is essential when creating an IR as provides order in the chaos relating to IS and IT processes. This is done through ISSP continually reassessing each of its stages to ensure best practices are being applied.
48
Schaffer, Edward James. "Strategies to Obtain Maximum Usage of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3206.
Full textAbstract:
Business organizations invest significant resources implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, yet some organizations utilize less than 75% of the ERP system capabilities. The purpose of this single-site case study was to explore ERP utilization strategies implemented by 4 managers in the information technology (IT) department from 1 organization that uses an ERP system in the Midwest region of the United States. The conceptual framework that grounded this study was the user participation theory. Data were collected through participant interviews and analyzed using traditional text analysis. Member checking was used to strengthen the credibility and trustworthiness of the interpretation of the participants' responses. The emergent themes from the study were user participation, user involvement, user attitude, user system satisfaction, and user preparation. The most prominent utilization strategies identified by the participants related to the user participation theme. The implications for positive social change include the potential optimization of benefits from the ERP system that could allow the organization's leaders to direct their resources to causes that can improve the health and welfare of the geographic population in the operational region.
49
Miller, Jennifer. "Strategies for U.S. City Government Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation Success." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3356.
Full textAbstract:
Strategies for enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation success have been a focus of scholars since the 1990s. Researchers have demonstrated that ERP system implementation could cause both system failures and organization failures, affecting both operations and stakeholders. The theory of constraints was the conceptual framework for this single qualitative case study that explored ERP system critical success factors (CSFs) and strategies U.S. city governments use to successfully implement ERP systems. One city government in New Mexico with a successful ERP system served as the case study's population. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and relevant documents and then open coded and thematically analyzed. Triangulation was employed to increase the trustworthiness of interpretations. The primary themes that emerged from the analysis of this single case study revealed the importance of the city government adequately resourcing and staffing the organization, providing top management support, continuously communicating to clarify motivations for implementations, gaining concurrence, and maintaining a change management asset. Other city government end-users, managers, leaders, and vendors could benefit from results of this study by identifying and addressing the relevant principal CSFs, and then developing and deploying strategies for the implementation, control, and remediation phases to increase ERP systems' utility. City governments seeking to implement ERPs could effect social change by demonstrating fiscal stewardship of resources, adding fiscally efficient and efficacious operations directly supporting constituents, and increasing public confidence.
50
Mainelli, Michael Raymond. "Development of a risk-reward meta-methodology : a study in information systems concepts and applications derived from problems with measurement of strategic planning systems quality." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.408004.
Full text