"Accessibility and clarity of purpose maintained throughout."
Journal of Information Technology
"Clear, practical, comprehensive."
Output
"A clear exposition of the impact that IS has had on businessperformance."
Long Range Planning
"Lucid analysis."
Computer Weekly
Strategic Planning for Information Systems (3rd Edition) exploresthe impact that Information Systems (IS) have on businessperformance and the contribution IS makes to the strategicdevelopment of organizations. It describes IS tools, techniques andmanagement frameworks - all of which identify opportunities forstrategic thinking, and shows how IS is an indispensable componentin the implementation of a strategic plan.
Since the earlier edition of Strategic Planning for InformationSystems, much has changed in the way business is organized.However, the essence of the book remains the same - it is apractical and comprehensive book written in a clear andstraightforward way. This new edition focuses more on strategicmanagement of IS than on the progress made in recent years ineither technology or business processes. This 3rd edition issubstantially updated and illustrated with new cases material andexamples. Additional material will cover the role of ecommerce,knowledge management and benefits management systems. This bookwill also show why Information Systems and Information Technologyinvestment works for some organizations and not for others.
John Ward
Business & Management Business Technology Informationsmanagement Informationssystem Strategic Management Strategische Planung Strategisches Management Unternehmenstechnologie Wirtschaft u. Management