摘要:

Architectural standards can have a significant impact on the cost-effectiveness of online information systems. This article discusses how establishing a specified, consistent architecture for an organizations information systems portfolio can reduce development and maintenance expenditures, improve resource utilization, and better client relations by facilitating systems understanding and simplifying training.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962836

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

New software tools—fourth-generation Ian-guages, relational data bases, and data dictionaries —have made prototyping applicable to many areas of systems development. Some situations, however, are still better suited to the traditional systems development methodology. This article describes the advantages and limitations of prototyping and provides guidance on selecting projects that can benefit from this technique.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962837

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

A tremendous amount of effort can be wasted in developing a systems plan, especially if the effort is haphazard or if the desired output documents are not predetermined, This article discusses a systematic approach to systems planning and presents a case study of the development of a systems planning methodology.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962838

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

There are significant advantages to the use of packaged software, but the difficulties and costs of implementing those packages are not widely acknowledged. Examining the relationships between the vendor's product life cycle and the users implementation life cycle is key to understanding why many of those difficulties arise.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962839

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Short staffing and insufficient technical and business knowledge among staff members can hinder information centers from meeting the needs of end users. Establishing groups of selected users with special skills improves end-user computing by opening communication channels, influencing training objectives, and fostering better user morale. This article explains the types of user groups that an information center can establish and the benefits to be derived from them.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962840

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Few MIS managers have not seen a diagram that depicts the relationship between falling hardware costs and rising personnel costs. This may be the most pervasive diagram in the DP industry, and the conclusions that are drawn from it vary —it has been cited in everything from justifications of user-friendly software to end-user productivity strategies. This article assesses the real relationship between hardware and personnel costs and shows that some very misleading conclusions are being based on this popularly perceived hardware/personnel cost relationship.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962841

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Information system programs can do everything from automating routine operational functions to mimicking the thought processes of experts. These systems play an important role in the management of an organization. However, to realize their potential, the MIS manager must understand how they evolved and how they can be integrated into an effective whole.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962842

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Our society is depending increasingly on institutionally maintained data systems for information. But does anyone really know whether the data in these systems is correct? If it is not, how did it get that way, and can it be corrected? This column examines the problem of data transformation.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962843

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Third-era information systems are end-user systems that support learning, increase organizational and employee effectiveness, and spur organizational change. The previous column in this series discussed the need for an end-user system review and over-viewed how this evaluation can be formulated into a third-era Information system strategy. This column examines the strategy development process in further detail.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962844

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Communication problems are more widespread than we think. It's time to realize why MIS management, users, and vendors use the same words but fail to reach common ground.

ISSN:0739-9014    

DOI:10.1080/07399018708962845

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1987

数据来源: Taylor