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Strategic Information Systems
(SIS)

Section Editors: Thompson Teo and David Algeo

"Find ways to change the rules of the game . . . so that we can use our IS resources to win"
Corporate CEO

This quotation from Neumann's book 'Strategic Information Systems' eloquently summarises the essential purpose of a SIS - to help organisations to do things better, to win. It also indicates the central theme of this page and of the pages directly linked to it - the strategic use of information systems.

What do we mean when we talk about 'the strategic use of information systems'? For the purposes of these pages we define an information system to be strategic if it is aligned with business goals and strategies and if it has an impact on organizational performance.

The learning resources accessed from these pages provide guidance about how information systems can be used strategically to transform the operations of organisations and of entire economic sectors.

Understanding the strategic potential of information systems is arguably the key to obtaining significant value from information system expenditures. This has been, and is continuing to be, one of the most significant challenges facing IS personnel. The topic is also of considerable interest to many senior executives in other functional areas.

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Learning resources

Articles and journal papers
Books
Case studies HELP
Courses (including syllabi) - Core topics - Related areas
Journals
Policy documents HELP
Videos
 
If you have you seen a good SIS article, book, case study, course, journal, or video recently then please write to the relevant page editor, about it. Publishers please send to the relevant page editor, examination copies of materials and, if he finds value, he will write something on the appropriate page.
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Research HELP

It is intended to establish a SIS research page within the Research and Scholarship Division of ISWorld. A volunteer is needed to establish the page. If you are interested please contact George Widmeyer who is the editor of the Research and Scholarship Division.

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Electronic forums

Forum for instructors HELP
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Page administration

Based on the template page by Munir Mandviwalla at Temple University.
Created March 15, 1996 by David Algeo, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, and by Thompson Teo, Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore.
Acknowledgements are due to Blake Ives and Simha Magal for prompting David and Thompson to develop these pages and for their many helpful comments
Main editor is Thompson Teo with David Algeo as co-editor wef April 15, 1997.
Last updated January 16, 2003.
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This page is sponsored by the Department of Decision Sciences at The National University of Singapore and is maintained by Thompson Teo who can be reached at bizteosh@nus.edu.sg and David Algeo who can be reached at david.algeo@tcd.ie.. Comments or corrections (including URL) are most welcome.

Although Thompson and David will attempt to keep this information accurate, they cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. Users are advised to look at our disclaimer.