What MIS Brings to the Table

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What MIS Brings to the Table What MIS Needs
From Your Area

• MIS 495 - Week 8

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Functional Competencies of MIS

• Systems analysis
• Systems design
• Hardware evaluation and selection
• Software application evaluation and selection
• Network architecture and security
• Implementation and migration plan
• Ongoing support

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• Need to Examine
• Business Goals/Objectives
• IT Infrastructure/Architecture
• Application Software Rationalization
• Cost Concerns
• Organizational Issues

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• Understand Business Goals/Objectives
• What are the future/new business drivers of the
  merged companies?
• Does GCC have competitive advantage systems that
  can/should be leveraged?
• What are the needs of the new company
  stakeholders?

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• IT Infrastructure/Architecture
• Wide-area Networks
• LAN Architecture
• Wireless
• Client Server vs. Internet
• Centralized, Distributed, Decentralized
• Understanding Contractual Arrangements

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• Application Rationalization
• Best-of-breed Approach?
• ERP?
• Integration/Migration Strategy
• What new applications will the newly formed firm
  need?

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• Cost Concerns
• Operational Costs
• Replacement Costs
• Including implementation and training
• Strategic Systems (New) Costs
• Lost Opportunity Cost

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• Organizational Issues
• Where are the technical skills?
• Where is the management/leadership competency?
• How centralized/decentralized to be?
• Where is the business management to be located?

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IT Implications of Great Cups Coffee

• Elements of an IT Plan
• Overview
• Strategic Alignment
• Current Systems/Architecture
• New Development Activities
• Management/Organization Strategy
• Implementation Plan
• Budget

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What IT Needs FromMarketing

• What data will need to be collected and reported
  to support marketing programs?
• What new system features or new systems may be
  needed to support marketing initiatives?
• What partnerships or alliances may marketing be
  considering?
• What role will a web site play?

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What IT Needs FromFinance

• What new system enhancements will be needed to
  support any new reporting requirements, internal
  or external?
• What new data may need to be collected?
• Whats my budget?

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What IT Needs FromHR

• How will the overall organization change,
  centralized, decentralized?
• Where will key management be located?
• What new system enhancements may be required to
  support new reporting requirements?
• Will there be new training requirements?

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