Information Systems - Strategy to Design

Covering an area of increasing importance to students and practitioners alike, this book deals with the development of information systems and is built around a case study which allows the treatment of practical as well as theoretical considerations. The main case study is based upon a financial services company, rather than the traditional manufacturing organization; using it as the unifying theme, the book emphasizes and continually refers to the need to link the information systems strategy to the corporate business strategy of the organization. The book offers a comprehensive discussion of both corporate strategic planning and information systems strategy, together with the links between them. This is achieved by coverage of the essential underpinning topics of data and information, differing forms of information systems and end user computing. Completeness is achieved by the coverage of the analysis and design process. Finally, the book contains two further case studies to demonstrate the application of the techniques to differing types of organization.
The book draws heavily on the authors' experience as practitioners of information systems design and development and provides the reader with applicable skills for this area of the subject. This book should be of interest to undergraduate and diploma students in computing; information systems; and business information systems designers.
 
Covering an area of increasing importance to students and practitioners alike, this book deals with the development of information systems and is built around a case study which allows the treatment of practical as well as theoretical considerations. The main case study is based upon a financial services company, rather than the traditional manufacturing organization; using it as the unifying theme, the book emphasizes and continually refers to the need to link the information systems strategy to the corporate business strategy of the organization. The book offers a comprehensive discussion of both corporate strategic planning and information systems strategy, together with the links between them. This is achieved by coverage of the essential underpinning topics of data and information, differing forms of information systems and end user computing. Completeness is achieved by the coverage of the analysis and design process. Finally, the book contains two further case studies to demonstrate the application of the techniques to differing types of organization.
The book draws heavily on the authors' experience as practitioners of information systems design and development and provides the reader with applicable skills for this area of the subject. This book should be of interest to undergraduate and diploma students in computing; information systems; and business information systems designers.