Download or read book Strategic Issues in Information Technology Sourcing written by N. Venkatraman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategic Issues in Information Technology Sourcing Patterns Perspectives and Prescriptions written by Lawrence Loh and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Strategic Issues in Information Technology written by N. Venkatraman and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Strategic Issues in Information Technology: Sourcing: Patterns, Perspectives, and Prescriptions The conventional wisdom in the information systems (IS) profession and the general business community appears to view information technology (IT) as an important component of corporate strategies. Extensive writings in professional journals and trade periodicals have consistently suggested that aligning IT strategy with business strategy is an important lever for success in the competitive marketplace. To move beyond casual observations, we at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted a research study to examine the state of corporate IT strategy, with a particular focus on It outsourcing that is a current topic of considerable importance. During Fall 1991, we wrote to the CEOs of the Fortune 500 industrial and service corporations with an invitation to participate in our Study on Information Technology Strategy. We requested each of them to provide us with names of the senior manager with the overall responsibility for IT (CIO) as well as those heading three specific IT domains: application development, data center, and telecommunications/network. Subsequently, 209 corporations took part in our study (see Appendix for a complete list). The surveys were administered to the appropriate executives during Spring-Summer 1992. On November 19, 1992, we invited the CIO or a senior representative from each of the participating corporations to a symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This forum was co-organized by the Center for Information Systems Research, MIT and the Systems Research Center, Boston University. The responses of the participants during this meeting were generally enthusiastic. In fact, our understanding of the research issues was enriched through the various face-to-face conversations with the participants at the symposium. This report is a summary of the research conducted on It sourcing strategy at Sloan over the last year. It integrates the results drawn from our surveys of Fortune 500 corporations with other studies we conducted using secondary data sources. Further, it incorporates some of the insightful observations provided by speakers and audience during the symposium. The report is divided into three major sections - patterns, perspectives, and prescriptions. In the first section, we highlight the key patterns of changes relevant to IT strategy that we observed during the study. Using these patterns as a backdrop, in section two, we delineate several central perspectives on IT outsourcing. These perspectives highlight the major considerations that should guide outsourcing decisions and actions. The third section develops a set of prescriptions for viewing IT outsourcing as an important component of IT strategy. We conclude with our view of IT governance as a broader way of considering IT outsourcing decisions. This, we believe, would constitute the logic for managing the IT function in the 1990s and beyond. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Strategic Issues in Information Technology Sourcing written by Venkatraman N and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book Strategic Sourcing of Information Systems written by Leslie P. Willcocks and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-02-04 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent trends of outsourcing IT strategies are indicating that as well as providing some advantages there are also disadvantages. This guide provides an insight into ways forward by describing the experiences of real companies.

Download or read book Critical Issues in Technology Sourcing written by Ronald S. Jonash and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Global Sourcing of Services written by Shailendra C Jain Palvia and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three stages to outsourcing: The first occurred at the dawn of industrial era in the 19th century, where mass production for consumption by many, became the norm and simple domestic means could not meet such demands. With the cost of labor soaring in developed countries, manufacturing of products started moving to countries like China to take advantage of labor arbitrage in the 1900s. This is the second stage of outsourcing. This book addresses issues and challenges in the third stage of outsourcing whose focus is on movement of services at electronic speed, utilizing the Internet platform. The book includes short essay questions, multiple choice questions, mini-cases at the end of most chapters and glossary of terms. It can also serve as a good reference book for practitioners.

Download or read book Offshoring Information Technology written by Erran Carmel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decision to source software development to an overseas firm (offshoring) is looked at frequently in simple economic terms - it's cheaper, and skilled labor is easier to find. In practice, however, offshoring is fraught with difficulties. As well as the considerable challenge of controlling projects at a distance, there are differences in culture, language, business methods, politics, and many other issues to contend with. Nevertheless, as many firms have discovered, the benefits of getting it right are too great to ignore. This book explains everything you need to know to put offshoring into practice, avoid the pitfalls, and develop effective working relationships. It covers a comprehensive range of the important offshoring issues: from ROI to strategy, from SLA to culture, from country comparisons to provider marketing. Written for CTOs, CIOs, consultants, and other IT executives, this book is also an excellent introduction to sourcing for business students.

Download or read book Managing and Using Information Systems written by Keri E. Pearlson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing & Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach provides a solid knowledgebase of basic concepts to help readers become informed, competent participants in Information Systems (IS) decisions. Written for MBA students and general business managers alike, the text explains the fundamental principles and practices required to use and manage information, and illustrates how information systems can create, or obstruct, opportunities within various organizations. This revised and updated seventh edition discusses the business and design processes relevant to IS, and presents a basic framework to connect business strategy, IS strategy, and organizational strategy. Readers are guided through each essential aspect of information Systems, including information architecture and infrastructure, IT security, the business of Information Technology, IS sourcing, project management, business analytics, and relevant IS governance and ethical issues. Detailed chapters contain mini cases, full-length case studies, discussion topics, review questions, supplemental reading links, and a set of managerial concerns related to the topic.

Download or read book Information Systems Outsourcing written by Rudy Hirschheim and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to synthesize what is known about information systems (IS) outsourcing by dividing the subject into six interrelated parts. It contains an excellent collection of high-quality articles on information systems outsourcing and examples of successful outsourcing in organizations through empirical surveys and case studies. It also offers new insights into hot topics such as information technology offshoring.

Download or read book Making IT Count written by Nancy Olson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Making IT Count: from strategy to implementation' focuses on the practical elements of delivering Information Technology strategy. Studies regularly show that over half of Information Technology strategies are never implemented, or are unsuccessful in delivering the desired results, and that a significant percentage of strategies implemented were never in the original plans. The linkage between strategy development and delivery needs a very clear focus; this is the key topic that the authors address. The book highlights eight major fallacies in managing IT, and eighteen better practices. It then details how to draw up strategy, instigate navigation techniques and make sourcing decisions. Change and delivery are a major focus, as is infrastructure development. Caselets and full length case studies of organizations such as General Electric, Siemens, Colonial Mutual, Charles Schwab, Macquarie Bank, ICI, United Airlines, Norwich Union, Walgreens and Dell and have been included to show how strategies have been successfully implemented and managed.

Download or read book Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices written by Fred Sollish and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest best practice guidance on all aspects of global strategic sourcing-including environmental and international issues Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices covers the latest trends and leading edge processes in global strategic sourcing, including supply management, t, sustainability, financial decisions, risk management, and international strategies. Offers the latest trends and guidance for sourcing and supply managers Features coverage of understanding sourcing, procurement and supply management, procurement and best business practices, best practices in sourcing management and global sourcing management, financial strategies for sourcing, responsible procurement,diversity procurement, managing risk, supplier selection, project management for procurement and supply managers, managing supplier relationships, international sourcing, managing supplier relationships supply management operations, With the rise of global supply chains, environmental/sustainability concerns, and constantly evolving technology, the time is right for understanding Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices.

Download or read book Cooperative Sourcing written by Daniel Beimborn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Beimborn develops a formal model in order to explore cooperative sourcing activities in the banking industry. Together with survey data from the German banking industry, the model is used in simulation studies which allow for compound analyses of causes and effects of cooperative sourcing.

Download or read book Information Technology Strategies written by William V. Rapp and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is to educate the reader on the strategic principles fundamental to using information technology to gain market control. It provides case examples of how to use IT to enhance existing core competencies and strategies. The book is designed to help managers struggling with how to advantageously harness the new information revolution. It can also support executive and business education programs on managing technology when few such studies exist. While Internet and information technologies are currently hot topics many firms and executives are without the tools and know-how of how to actually use them to improve results. Some major firms have sophisticated strategies for using information technology to impact, control and even own their competitive environments. This book describes how major non-information technology companies are doing this and the strategic principles employed.

Download or read book Managing Information Technology Outsourcing written by Erik Beulen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, outsourcing has been a major international phenomenon in business. The areas of Technology, Information Technology and Management represent a unique case for outsourcing both in terms of benefits and potential interorganisational problems. This fully updated text has been brought up to date with this new landscape, including discussion of Robotic Process Automation, Internet of Things, cloud computing, low code and DevOps and agile. With a range of new global case studies in manufacturing, logistics, chemical industry and cloud services, this textbook offers a strong grounding in real-world industrial experience that effectively combines theory with practice. Uniquely, this book focuses on both sides of the outsourcing relationship, providing a balanced exploration of the ways in which these partnerships can be managed successfully. Accessible and cutting-edge, the third edition of Managing Information Technology Outsourcing provides an in-depth, practical perspective on this important and far-reaching challenge in information technology management. It is an ideal text for students, academics and practitioners alike.

Download or read book Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes written by Ilan Oshri and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 14 carefully reviewed and selected papers from the 4th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Zermatt, Switzerland, March 22-25, 2010. They have been gleaned from a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers of outsourcing and off shoring. This volume is intended for use by students, academics and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and off shoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and off shoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to students and managers. The sourcing models available to client firms are discussed in great depth. Vendor capabilities as well as client capabilities are studied and links are offered to the various sourcing models. Issues pertaining to knowledge and expertise are also discussed. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and off shoring, paying particular attention to the role that CIOs will play in shaping their sourcing strategies.

Download or read book The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations written by John P. Glaser and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations offers health care executives and managers a balanced analysis of health care information systems. Written by John Glaser-a renowned expert in the field of health care information technology-this important resource shows health care professionals how to use IT to reduce costs, respond to the demands of managed care, develop a continuum of care, and manage and improve the quality of service to patients, payers, and physicians.