ISM 4113

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ISM 4113

• Chapter 3
• Identification and Selection of Projects

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Which Stage are we Studying?
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Evaluation Methods

• What are the 4 methods mentioned for evaluating a
  potential project?
• Potential Organizational Benefits
• Strategic Fit
• Level of Resource Allocation
• Value Chain Analysis

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Potential Organizational Benefits

• The degree to which the proposed project will
  improve
• Profits
• Customer service
• Organizational performance, etc. and
• Expected duration of these benefits

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Strategic Fit

• The degree to which the proposed project will
  assist the organization in achieving its
  strategic objectives and other long-term goals.
• Strategic important or essential in relation to
  a plan of action.

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Level of Resource Allocation

• Time
• Labor
• Capital
• Opportunity costs

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Value Chain Analysis

• The degree to which the proposed project
  contributes value to the manufacture or delivery
  of goods and services to the marketplace.

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Porters Generic Value Chain
Support Activities
Primary Activities
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Potential IS Contributions
Support Activities
Primary Activities
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Measurable Vs. Unmeasurable
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Project Selection Factors
What is this picture portraying?
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Corporate IS Strategy Objectives
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Information Systems Planning

• Proposals for New Systems can come from anywhere
  at anytime
• Unstructured
• Structure Better Planning
• Information Systems Planning (ISP)
• Formal On-going Process

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IS Planning Process
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ISP Components

• Organizational mission statement
• Goals of the organization
• Inventory of information requirements
• Processes of the organization
• How does the organization collect revenue, pay
  for expenses, process inventory
• What data and information are needed/created
• Remember Data-Centric Approach to SAD?
• What hardware/software do we have/need

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ISP Components

• IS mission statement
• How will the IS department help to achieve the
  organizations overall mission
• IS development constraints
• What cant we do and why
• Technological, financial, human resources,
  organizational resources

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ISP Components

• Long-term IS needs strategies
• 2-5 year plan prioritizing inventory of
  information requirements
• Short-term IS needs strategies
• Prioritized inventory of IR currently scheduled
  within the year

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ISP Components

• Implications of IS corporate plan
• Impacts of strategies
• Potential changes in organizations business
  processes

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Project Feasibility

• Feasible capable of being accomplished or
  brought about
• Technical
• Compare project needs with current IT
  capabilities
• Operational
• Fit within the current organization
• Development schedule, delivery date, corporate
  culture, current business processes
• Human factors
• Will the system be supported by managers/end
  users
• Measure degree of resistance to change
• Legal and political
• System should not violate any laws
• Redistribution of power
• Economic
• Benefits gt costs?

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Project Process Flow Model
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Preliminary Investigation Deliverable

• Baseline Project Plan (BPP)
• Plan Summary
• Project Overview
• Problem Statement
• Summary Recommendations
• System Narrative
• System Configuration
• Alternative Configurations
• Feasibility Assessment
• Managerial Issues
• Team Roles
• Oversight
• Communication Standards

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To Do List

• Read chapter 2 for Tuesday
• Read ISM 4113 Readings 2-4
• Located in Course Documents
• We will Discuss on Tuesday