1. Cisco Case
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2. what dose IS do?
Accounting Finance Sales Human Production
Resources
MIS is the “glue” that ties
businesses together…
…and uses the technology that
makes business work.
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3. IT architecture
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4. shows how
hardware, software,
database and
network will be
coordinated
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5. to achieve strategic
goal of the firm
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6. a master plan that
provides a
technology vision for
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7. more than IT architecture
“A digital nervous system requires a
combination of hardware and software; it's
distinguished from a mere network of
computers by the accuracy, immediacy, and
richness of the information it brings to
knowledge workers and the insight and
collaboration made possible by the
information.”
Bill Gates, Business @ The Speed of Thoughts
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8. Scott McNealy on Gates
“He is right - I would be very nervous if
my systems
were based on their (Microsoft’s)
platforms
and products!”
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9. also includes
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10. organizational
control
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11. funding model
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12. standardization
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13. particularly
important for m-
form organizations
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14. everyone thinks
“I am unique!”
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15. evolution of
corporate IT
architecture
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16. centralized
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17. decentralized
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18. hybrid
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19. traditional view
Back-end Systems Executives &
Managers
A firm’s value chain
Suppliers
Transaction Systems
(ERP, MRP, TPS)
Customers
Enterprise
DB
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20. network-centric view
(service oriented architecture)
CRM
support
Service
Center
Sales
force
Call
ERP
Manufacturing
CRM infrastructure services
Distribution
Sales and
Financials
Resource
Human
Middleware
RDBMS
EAI
Commerce Server
ERP infrastructure services
Shopping
Payment
Catalog
Cart
Application Server RDBMS
RDBMS
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21. importance of
service oriented
architecture
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23. modular
interoperable
reusable
flexible
scalable
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24. standards
common
infrastructure
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25. SOA:
a technical
perspective
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27. SOA:
a business
perspective
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30. IT infrastructure is a
strategic asset
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31. more than a tool
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32. not utility
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33. no overhead
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34. “let’s just have ERP”
wouldn’t work
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35. it is a strategic
decision
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36. must be a part of
strategic decision-
making process
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37. aligning business
goals to IT
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38. how do I really know
if IT is a strategic
resource in my firm?
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39. where is your CIO in
your organization?
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40. how is IT being
funded?
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41. is IS a part of
corporate G&A?
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42. where is IS plan in
your strategic
planning?
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43. who makes the
decision?
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44. so, why should I
care?
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45. accelerating
technology
innovations
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46. challenging long-
held assumptions
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47. new ways of
organizing
relationship inside
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48. new ways of
organizing
relationship outside
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49. agility and
innovations
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50. it is as strategic as it
gets when it comes
to information
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