Concept of MIS

Anchal Mishra
 Definition

“An organised method of providing each manager

with all information and only those information
which he/she needs for decisions, which was
retrieves on regular bases from various places &
stored in a database”.
 Misconceptions
1. MIS is computer-based information system,
2. Any reporting system is an MIS,
3. MIS is a philosophy,
4. MIS is a management process/technique,
5. MIS is a bunch of different information
technologies,
6. MIS is a course on file schedules,
7. MIS is a discipline that needs skills.
 Characteristics of MIS
• MIS is management oriented and directed,
• MIS is Integration,
• MIS is heavy planning element,
• MIS is a sub-system concept,
• MIS is flexible and easy to use,
• MIS database.
Components of MIS

Hardware Software

Data &
Procedures People