Information Technology

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In this article, the writer analyzes how an organization's goals need to be aligned with the information technology (IT) goals. The writer explores how IT can support the organization's goals. The writer maintains that it would be very unwise for any company nowadays to even consider running their business without IT. Further, the writer notes that IT's role in securing the business system is vital and should be taken into serious consideration when creating the over-all, long-term business strategy. The writer also points out that any present-day corporate strategy that fails to incorporate IT goals and objectives into the corporate system is bound to fail and fail miserably. The writer concludes that IT is like the nerves from which flows the life-blood of any respectable company.

Outline:
Introduction
What about IT?
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Let's face the fact: Information Technology (IT) is here to stay, and if the apocalyptic movies such as The Matrix were even half right, IT may very well outlast the human race. It would be very unwise for any company nowadays to even consider running their business without IT. In fact, they would find it next to impossible to function, since even the most mundane office equipment, such as the photocopier, has now evolved into an all-in-one copier-scanner-printer-fax machine. So how does management integrate IT into their system? First, create an IT unit or department. Determine the long-term goals of the company vis-a-vis the possible contributions of IT. Create a strategy integrating the input of the IT unit (their goals and plan of action) and those of the income-generating and backroom business unit/s. For example, it is no longer advisable to use a paper-based payroll, as apart from being more likely to become subject to fraud, it is an environmental hazard. Imagine the filing needs for a payroll for 100 people in one year only."The main asset of these SMEs is their pioneering spirit; the unique ability to meet a certain need through innovative means is what makes them flourish. It is understandable therefore, that these companies hold their owners and creative team in the highest regard, since this is the main source of the flow of money-making ideas. As these companies grow, the need to remain competitive quadruples and the source of ideas diversifies. It is now more than a matter of filling a need; it is now a matter of creating a need. Whether it is a product or a service, SMEs have to explore the target market, define their habits, interests and other nuances, in order to pinpoint where they can come in and create a demand for what they have to offer."
"In connection with this, SMEs should now turn towards becoming at par with the times, and in order to do so, they must become tech-savvy companies, able to penetrate markets at the speed of the latest technology. Their goals should evolve into keeping abreast instead of merely keeping afloat."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Caldeira, Mario; Cragg, Paul and Ward, John. "Information System Competencies in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises" Retrieved November 13, 2006 from www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/documents/Paper_UKAIS_Final.pdf -

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