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Value Chain
Value Chain
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Support
Activities
Technology Development
Procurement
Primary
Activities
Inbound
Logistics
Operations
Outbound
Logistics
Marketing
& Sales
Service
Potential IS Contributions
Support Infrastructure Activities Human Resource -
Primary
Activities
Planning Models
Skills & Experience Databases
Technology -
Computer-Aided Design
Procurement -
Automated
Warehouse
Automated
Check
Clearing
Point of
Sale
Scanners
E-Commerce
Inbound
Logistics
Operations
Outbound
Logistics
Marketing
& Sales
Remote
Equipment
Servicing
Service
Available
Organizational
Resources
Support
From Top
Management
Development Project
Selection Decision
Degree of
Perceived Need
Within the
Firm
Established
Evaluation
Criteria
IS Planning Process
Assess the
current state of
affairs with
regard to IT
assets
Create a set of
blueprints
that represent
the desired state
of affairs
Create a prioritized
schedule of projects
New
System
5
2
How
Physical
Physical
What
Logical
Logical
3
Strategic Fit
Description of Criteria
The degree to which the proposed project will
improve profits,customerservice, organizational
performance, etc. and the expected duration of
thesebenefits.
Unmeasurable Benefits
Marketsharewillimprovetoasustainable
minimumof35%.
Wewillbeoneoftheleadingsuppliersin
themarket.
Linethroughputwillincreaseby7%within
the first quarter and by at least 3% each
quarterthereafter.
whatISserviceswillbeprovidedandtowhom;
whoisresponsibleforprovidingspecificISservices;
howtheseserviceswillbeprovided;
prioritiesforprovisionofnewfacilitiesandimprovementofexistingfacilities;
whohasaccesstowhatinformation;
howaccesstoISserviceswillbedistributedandsupported;
whatcommonstandardsshouldbeapplied;
whatresourcesarerequiredandhowresourcesavailableshouldbeutilized;
mechanismsforunderstandingandmappingcurrentandfuturebusiness
processes;
amechanismformaintainingandrenewingthestrategy.
Section Contents
Organizational Mission
Statement
Describestheobjectivesandgoals
oftheorganizationincludingboth
currentandfutureperspectives.
Inventory of Information
Requirements
Describestheobjectivesandgoals
oftheISorganizationwithregardto
itsroleintheachievementofthe
statedorganizationalgoalsand
objectives.
IS Development Constraints
Itemizesanddescribesthe
constraintsimposedoncurrentand
futuredevelopmentincluding
technological,financial,human
resource,andoperationalassets
andresources.
Section Contents
Presentsthesetoflong-range(25
year)needsandstrategiesoftheIS
departmentprioritizedinkeepingwith
theinformationrequirementspreviously
described.
Providesaprioritizedlistofcurrent
projectsandascheduleofalladditional
projectsintendedtocommencewithin
thecurrentyear.
Implications of IS
Corporate Plan
Discussesthevariousexpected
impactsontheorganizationofboththe
short-termandlong-termISstrategies.
Additionally,thissectioncanbeusedto
discussanyexpectedchangesinthe
currentbusinessenvironment.
Description
Technical
Determinestherelationshipbetweenthepresent
technologyresourcesoftheorganizationandthe
expectedtechnologyneedsoftheproposed
project.
Operational
Determinesthedegreetowhichtheproposed
developmentprojectfitswiththeexisting
businessenvironmentandobjectiveswithregard
todevelopmentschedule,deliverydate,
corporateculture,andexistingbusiness
processes.
Human Factors
Determinestherelationshipbetweenthepresent
humanresourcebaseoftheorganizationandthe
expectedhumanresourceneedsoftheproposed
project.
Economic
Description
Identifiesanypotentiallegalramifications
resultingfromtheconstructionand
implementationofthenewsystemincluding
copyrightorpatentinfringements,violationof
existingantitrustlaws,foreigntraderestrictions,
oranyexistingcontractualobligationsofthe
organization.
Assessesthecost/benefitrelationshipofthe
proposedprojectanditsnetvaluecontributionto
theorganization.