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(Evaluation) Approaches
IS Planning
Top-Down Planning
Approaches Inside-Out Innovation
Bottom-Up Evaluation
Approaches
System Audit
Gap Analysis
Matrix
IS Plan critical for Business
Information
Business
Goals
and
Objectives
Strategic Alignment
Business
Strategy
IS
Strategy
Metrics
Situation Analysis:
Where are we Gap Analysis
now?
Strategy Formulation:
Where do we want to be?
What is possible?
What are the best practices?
Strategy
Implementation:
How we want to
get there?
Evolutionary Planning
Hodgepodge of systems
clumsy and ill-fitting interfaces
number of separate systems, in search of a theme
Burden on judgement
Consensus oriented group decision making
can be dominated by a few individuals
info needs of certain groups do not find attention
Development proceeds in fits and starts
There exists a plan, but on discovered needs
Traditional approaches to IT Solutions
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Objectives of Bottom-up Evaluation
Gaps by Type
Gaps by Function/Processes
Gaps of Integration
Gap Analysis - Gap by Type
Type of IS
TPS, MIS, DSS
DSS most common gap
Important and repetitive decisions impact
maximum
Gap Analysis - Gap in the Application Portfolio
Portfolio of IS
Mandatory Applications
Industry Standards, Inter-Organizational interfaces
Strategic Systems
Infrastructure Investments
Maintenance & Enhancements
System Renewals
Traditional Developments
Niche/Innovative Applications
Gap Analysis Gap By Function/Process
Functions:
Individual business Functions
Prioritize Functions which are more important
(How?)
Processes:
Core Processes
Value-addition
Gap Analysis - Gaps of Integration
SILOs
Important Linkages
Integration possibilities
Technological Soundness
(providers)
L H
L
Business
Value of IT
(users)
H
Questions to ask
Superseded by a
(users)
replacement
H
application on
new technology
System Audit Matrix Technicians
solution looking
for an application
Technological Soundness
(providers)
Users did not use
L H
the system
L System ahead of
Discard/ Review/ time/business
need
Divest Reexamine
Can it be
Business
Value of IT
(users) enhanced to add
business value
H
user
commitment
+ functionality
System Audit Matrix
Technological Soundness
(providers) System kept
L H running beyond
L
their life
Discard/ Review/
Divest Reexamine Maintenance /
Business Renewal not
Value of IT
(users) Renew / prioritized
Business
Upgrade
H exposure
System Audit Matrix
Technological Soundness
(providers)
Accord priority
L
L H
for maintenance
Discard/ Review/
and
Divest Reexamine enhancement
Business
Value of IT
(users) Renew / Enhance &
Upgrade Maintain