ADM 2372 Lecture 1: Ch.1-Information-systems-and-Business-Strategy
1 Dec 2016
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Information system"s role in business: is are everywhere in business as they provide great insight. Functional silos/areas are interdependent in a business. (accounting, marketing, hr, finance, mis ) (all are linked together in order to achieve a goal. About 70% of project fails, but it is not because of the technology; it is because end users are not consulted, the technology chosen didn"t match with the project, etc. A good is does not ensure system; it only increases chances of success. People need to know how to use it, it needs to complement the existing processes, and so on. Management information system: function that plans for, develops, implements, and maintain it hardware, software and applications that people use to support the goals of an organization. Information system: computer-based tools that people use to work with information and that support the information and information-processing needs of an organization.
