Managing Information Systems in Is: Successful Strategies and Appropriate Action

By Heather A. Smith and James D. McKeen

The person who runs the company sees IS as being the provider ofsolutions. "Don't tell me about function point productivity. Whatwe want is faster turnaround time for systems and we?re not gettingit " The person who runs the IS division recognizes that it has astrategic role. "The management is locked into a 1980s timewarp ?how do I persuade them that IS has more to offer than in the past?"The aim of the book is to step into the middle ground. Itemphasizes the important role an IS manager plays in thedevelopment of the company strategy. It will show how the everydayproblems need to be seen in a fresh perspective ? that of balancingthe competing pressures of business and technology. Get too farfrom the technology and too close to the business, and technologywill pull you back. Get focused on technology and lose sight of thebusiness, and the business will make sure you know about it. Thegoal of this book is to provide IS managers with balancedinformation to guide them. Why does it matter? Because, in manyways, the future of our organizations is in the hands of today's ISmanagers. Management Challenges in IS will help them make wise andthoughtful choices.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471965162
• ISBN13: 9780471965169
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"