Direction of

Information Systems
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment
 What is the role of information systems in today’s competitive
business environment?

 What Exactly is an Information System? What do managers

need to know about information systems?
IS/IT Concepts
to understand  How are information systems transforming organizations and
in Today’s management?

Modern
 How has the Internet and Internet technology transformed
Economy business?

 What are the major management challenges to building and

using information systems?
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment
1. Design competitive and effective systems.

2. Understand the technology requirements of a global business

environment.

IT/IS
Management
Challenges
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment
3. Create the information architecture that supports an
organization’s goals
4. Determine business value of Information systems and
Technology.
5. Design systems people can control, understand and use in a
socially, ethically responsible manner.
IT/IS
Management
Challenges
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment

Emergence of a Global Economy

1. Management and Control 2. Competition in World

4 Powerful in a Global Marketplace Markets

Worldwide
Changes that
Have Altered
Economy 3. Global Workgroups 4. Global Delivery Systems
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment

Transformation of Industrial Economies

1. Knowledge, information-
2. Productivity.
4 Powerful based economies

Worldwide 3. New products and services

4. Knowledge as productive
and strategic asset
Changes that 5. Time-based Competition 6. Shorter Product Life
Have Altered
Economy 7. Turbulent Environment
8. Limited employee
Knowledge base
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment

Transformation of the Business Enterprise

1. Flatenning 2. Descentralization
4 Powerful
Worldwide 3. Flexibility 4. Location Independence

Changes that 5. Low Transaction and

6. Empowerment
Have Altered Coordination Costs

Economy 7. Collaborative Work and

Teamwork
1.1- The Economic Competitive Environment

Emergence of Digital Companies

1. Digitally-enabled 2. Core business processes

4 Powerful relationships with customers,
suppliers, and employees.|
accomplished via digital
networks
Worldwide
Changes that 3. Digital management of
key corporate assets
4. Rapid sensing and responding
to environmental changes
Have Altered
Economy