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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Includes business - organizational - and information strategy; business strategy is at the top of the triangle because it guides the others






2. The basic human tendency to make specific inferences on the basis of a general impression (EX: assuming that because a business is successful - it has good management-- ignoring other forces at work)






3. Finance - operations - accounting - marketing - administration (functions or silos in a business)






4. Awaking a sleeping giant - bad timing - poor implementation - failing to deliver what customers want - breaking the law






5. On a process flow diagram - a square represents a...






6. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






7. On a process flow diagram - a diamond represents a...






8. Coordinated set of actions to fulfill objectives - purposes - and goals






9. Inter- organizational relationship that affords one or more companies in the relationship a strategic advantage






10. Assets or capabilities






11. Relates business strategy with IS and organizational strategy; business strategy at the top - organizational and information strategy at the base






12. Includes organization's design and the choices it makes to define - set up - coordinate - and control its work processes






13. Software used to connect processes in one or more computers across a network






14. Architecture where one software program (the client) requests and receives data and instructions from another software program (the server); computers running client programs usually require less computing resources






15. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






16. Organizational - control - and cultural variables used by decision makers to effect changes in their organization






17. Highlights how IS add value to the primary and support activities of a firm's internal operations - customers - and supply chain






18. On a process flow diagram - a circle represents a...






19. Customer relationship management






20. Manage fragmentation of information across an organization






21. Enterprise systems reflect industry best practices for generic business processes






22. Something learned over time for the firm to create - produce - or offer its products






23. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






24. The unique set of features of a company and its products that are perceived by the target market as significant and superior to the competition






25. Fewer steps - fewer branches - fewer loops - and fewer decisions






26. Businesses have to conform to the system - sometimes have to redesign processes to fit system






27. R/3 (made by SAP)






28. Activities designed to learn more about customers' needs and behaviors to develop stronger relationships with them and enhance their value chains






29. Threat of new entrants - bargaining power of buyers - threat of substitute products or services - bargaining power of suppliers - rivalry among existing competitors

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30. Infrastructure - information - applications - processes - strategy






31. The plan an organization uses in providing information services






32. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






33. An IT capability makes it possible for the firm to use its IT assets effectively






34. The situation in which a company's current and emerging business strategy is enabled - supported - and unconstrained by technology






35. Ease of imitation - substitution - transfer






36. Inputs/outputs - tasks - decisions - metrics - 'swim lanes'






37. Integration - packages - best practices - some assembly required - evolving






38. Business strategy should not be affected because it is at a more abstract level






39. Company who offers a complementary product (e.g. milk complements cereal)






40. Firms achieve competitive advantage through cost leadership - differentiation - or focus

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41. Includes a company - its competitors - complementors - customers - suppliers






42. Incremental approach to changing business processes (a management program that seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects and variation in the various processes.)






43. Clear and compelling statement of organization's purpose and what makes it unique






44. Service- oriented architecture






45. Inputs/outputs and tasks






46. Improves the way a company finds raw components it needs to make a product or service - manufactures that product or service - and delivers it to customers






47. Because they are complex and usually need continual modification to meet the organizations needs






48. Utilizes a large base of resources that allows organization to outlast competitors by practicing a differentiation strategy






49. Enterprise systems






50. Building components of software in a modular way; an architecture where business processes are built on a network - different parts of business functionality reside on different parts of the network - the parts can be combined and reused to create ap