Applegate's Chapter 1

12/4/97

 

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List of Slides

1. Computer Information Systems: Theory and Practice 

2. Overview of Key Questions 

3. What is Information Systems Technology (IT)? 

4. Why do some companies/institutions have been slow in adapting IT? 

5. Things that are now being required from IS Managers 

6. What are the four key concepts for understanding the successful management of IT? Explain 

7. What are the five challenges in managing IT assimilation? 

8. What are the six critical questions that senior managers ask from IT managers? 

9. Describe the historic transformation of IT business environment 

10. How can you tell if the IT architecture and organization of IT resources evolving appropriately? 

11. Are the firm’s IT planning and control processes appropriate? 

12. Is the firm’s project management process appropriate? 

13. Is the firm competitive and effectively focused on the right questions? 

14. Verifone: The Transaction Automation Company