Web Portal Strategy for BestResults.com

Paper Summary:

The paper focuses on how the BestResults.com online company needs to consider key developments in the broader area of information technologies. The paper discusses the aligning of IT systems to strategic plans, the development of service oriented architectures (SOA), software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, business process management (BPM) and enterprise content management (ECM). The paper also discusses how BestResults must set objectives in each of the areas defined and work to create an ECM-based portal strategy to ensure high levels of responsiveness to their customers while at the same time sustaining and growing accounting and financial reporting in their organization. It is noted in the paper that the integration of content systems is critical for the company's long-term growth.

Outline:
Introduction
Analysis
Recommendations and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Marcel DuBois, CEO of BestResults.com and CIO Jordan Huff have successfully grown their online business into a trusted source of travel and entertainment advice, packages and tickets, in addition to providing financial services, sports and general news. As a result, BestResults.com has grown into a trusted advisor on the Internet for consumers looking for information in these areas. Growing from 15 to 450 employees with an exponential jump in the number and variety of reports needed to manage the business, CEO DuBois and CIO Huff must focus on creating an information management strategy if the business is to be effectively managed for the long-term."

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