29 Apr Referring to Step 7, assuming you have an organization, discuss the following questions. In a new post, use the Reply button at the bottom
Referring to Step 7, assuming you have an organization, discuss the following questions.
In a new post, use the Reply button at the bottom of this page to respond to the following six questions (one paragraph minimum for each question):
- Define the issues your organization is facing that you believe require automation.
- Does your organization need a new information system or can modify the existing information system(s)? Why?
- Explain the budget components of a new COTS software for your organization.
- Describe what it takes to gain and maintain organizational support for introducing new COTS software to your organization.
- Find three COTS vendors that specialize in your industry and list them and their websites.
- Describe the issues involved in customizing COTS for your organization, including the integration of different information systems in your organization.
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David Gadish Ph.D.
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This book is dedicated to the thousands of students that have had to tolerate my stories over the years at California State University, Los Angeles. You have taught me so much!
And of course, I always enjoy the occasional “Hey Gadish, who are you?” when I go shopping at the home depot.
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Motivation
Over the past three decades, I have had the privilege to interact with thousands of people through my decade-long corporate career, followed by two decades of operating my own businesses, coaching, mentoring, and teaching.
I have spent almost two decades as a professor at California State University, Los Angeles, teaching management information systems using various books. I always thought that the books had too many details most students do not care about and will likely not remember following the final exam.
I hope that this book and my perspective will increase your professional and or business success!
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Overview
The book presents a 9-step approach to embracing information systems for increased professional and business success.
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The Information Systems Power Gain (ISPG) Approach Introduced
The Information Systems Power Gain (ISPG) Approach, developed by the author, consists of the following nine steps:
Step 1 – Understand Why You Need to Learn to Handle More and More and More Information Systems Step 2 – Understand Your Organization Better Step 3 – Handle Data, Information, Knowledge, Power Step 4 – Generate Power with Information Systems Step 5 – Understand the Technologies Available to Increase Your and Your Organization’s Power Step 6 – Introduce Change to Your Organization Step 7 – Grow Your Organization’s Power by Adapting Existing Technologies Step 8 – Grow Your Organization’s Power by Creating New Technologies Step 9 – Become a (Better) Project Manager
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FIGURE 1 – THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS POWER GAIN (ISPG)
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Legal Disclaimer
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About the Author
David Gadish, Ph.D., is a tenured university professor, a former management consultant, licensed real estate professional, real estate trainer, and coach.
David is a professor at the College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles. He has been teaching Management Information Systems and Project Management since 2002.
He also currently teaches real estate at Touro College Los Angeles, a division of Touro University Worldwide, where he established the current real estate program.
David is a founding partner at Geffen Real Estate in Beverly Hills, California, where he oversees a team of residential and commercial real estate agents.
David is also the author of several other books available on Amazon, including:
"The Practical Guide to Career Opportunities in Real Estate: A Survey of Over 35 Careers with a Focus on Becoming an Excellent Real Estate Agent, with Introduction to Property Management, Real Estate Finance, Auctions, Leasing, Investing and 1031 Exchange". “The Eight Step Strategy for Success in Real Estate Sales: And The 18 Reasons Why Most New Real Estate Agents Fail, Featuring The 13 Key Factors in Selecting a Real Estate Brokerage”. “Introduction to Real Estate – Listing a Property: Pricing Properties, Handling Occupied Properties, Handing Vacant Properties, Marketing Properties, Offer Management, Escrow/Closing Management (Really Simplified)” “The 6 Step Approach to Embracing Project Management For Increased Personal, Professional, and Business Success (Really Simplified)”
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“Introduction to Real Estate – Beyond Residential Sales: Real Estate Finance, Property Management, Residential and Commercial Leasing, Investing, 1031 Exchange, Auctions (Really Simplified)”
In his spare time, David and his wife and business partner, Orit, raise their four daughters on their over 150 fruit tree orchard in Beverly Hills, California. David Gadish can be reached via text at 310- 433-0694 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]
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Brief Table of Contents
Motivation
Overview
Legal Disclaimer
About the Author
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Figures
Step 1 – Understand Why You Need to Learn to Handle More and More and More Information Systems
Step 2 – Understand Your Organization Better
Step 3 – Handle Data, Information, Knowledge, Power
Step 4 – Generate Power with Information Systems
Step 5 – Understand the Technologies Available to Increase the Power of Your Organization
Step 6 – Introduce Change to Your Organization
Step 7 – Grow Your Organization’s Power by Adapting Existing Technologies
Step 8 – Grow Your Organization’s Power by Creating New Technologies
Step 9 – Become a (Better) Project Manager
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Table of Contents
Motivation
Overview
The Information Systems Power Gain (ISPG) Approach Introduced
Legal Disclaimer
About the Author
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Figures
Step 1 – Understand Why You Need to Learn to Handle More and More and More Information Systems
Step 1 Outline
Step 1 Objectives
Step 1 Overview
The Information Age
The Internet of Things
The Army of Automation
Why Sooner or Later You May Be Left Behind?
Step 2 – Understand Your Organization Better
Step 2 Overview
Step 2 Outline
Step 2 Objectives
Introduction
What is a Functional Area of an Organization?
What Are the Eight Functional Areas of an Organization?
Operations
Marketing
Sales
Customer Service
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Management
Human Resources Management (HRM)
Accounting
Information Systems
The Problem of Information Silos
Organizational Outcomes
Goods
Services
Data, Information, and Knowledge (DIK)
Products
The Value Organizations Add
Competitive Advantage
Organizational Strategies for Success
Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis
What is SWOT Analysis?
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
How to Use a SWOT Analysis?
What is the Five Forces Model?
Competitive Rivalry
Supplier Power
Buyer Power
Threat of Substitution
Threat of New Entry
What Are the Generic Strategies?
What is The Cost Leadership Strategy?
What is The Differentiation Strategy?
What is the Focus Strategy?
Choosing the Generic Strategy for Your Organization
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Value Chains
What is a Value Chain?
Components of the Value Chain
What is Value Chain Analysis?
Roles and Responsibilities of Executives
Information Systems Executives
Non-Information Systems Executives
Measuring Organizational Success
Critical Success Factors
Key Performance Indicators
Example of CSF and KPI
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Efficiency and Effectiveness Examples
Organizational Decision Making
What are the Challenges Managers Face When Making Organizational Decisions?
What is the Decision-Making Process?
What Types of Decisions are Made in Organizations?
Supply Chain
What Is a Supply Chain?
How to Control the Supply Chain with Information Systems?
Step 3 – Handle Data, Information, Knowledge, Power
Step 3 Overview
Step 3 Outline
Step 3 Objectives
Introduction
What is Data?
What is Information?
What is Knowledge?
What is DIK?
What is Big Data?
What Is Structured Data?
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What Is Unstructured Data?
Transactional and Analytical Data
Transactional Data
Analytical Data
Data Quality
Data Accuracy
Data Completeness
Data Consistency
Data Timeliness
Data Uniqueness
Data Validity
DIK Governance
Databases
What is a Database?
What is a Database Management System (DBMS)?
What is Structured Query Language (SQL)?
What is a MySQL database?
Why Use Databases?
Database Challenges
What are Self Driving Databases?
Data Warehouses
What is a Data Warehouse?
Why have a Data Warehouse in Your Organization?
Why Not Run Analytics Against Your OLTP Environment?
What are the Components of a Data Warehouse?
Benefits of a Data Warehouse
Data Warehouse Characteristics
Data Warehouse Architecture
Managing DIK Quality in a Data Warehouse
What is a Data Mart?
What is a Cloud Data Warehouse?
What is an Autonomous Data Warehouse?
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What to do with the DIK? Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Data Analytics
What is Business Intelligence (BI)?
What is Business Analytics?
What is Data Analytics?
What is Data Mining?
What is Data Visualization?
What is an Infographic?
What is a Database Driven Website?
What is Data Ethics?
What is Information Security?
Sources of Information Security Threats
What is Cybersecurity and How is it Different from Information Security?
Types of Cybersecurity Threats
Responses to Threats
What is Involved in Information Security?
How to Handle Information Security?
Possible Careers in Information Security
Step 4 – Generate Power with Information Systems
Step 4 Overview
Step 4 Outline
Step 4 Objectives
What is a System?
Examples of Systems
What is an Information System?
Information Systems Supporting Decisions
Information Systems Making Decisions
What are Operational Support Systems?
What are Managerial Support Systems?
What are Strategic Support Systems?
What is a Digital Dashboard?
Artificial Intelligence Systems
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Machine Learning
Expert Systems
Neural Networks
Genetic Algorithms
Intelligent Agents
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Blockchain Technology
Step 5 – Understand the Technologies Available to Increase the Power of Your Organization
Step 5 Overview
Step 5 Outline
Step 5 Objectives
Do More with the Basics
Internet
Web
Text
Social Media for Organizations
Why Use Social Media?
Benefits of Social Media
Snapchat
YouTube
Content Management Systems
Web Conference (Webinar) Systems
Video Conference Systems
Podcasts
Collaboration Systems
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Crowdsourcing
Crowdfunding
Blog
Wiki
Mashup
Customer Relationship Management Systems
Operational CRM
Analytical CRM
Transaction Processing Systems
Supplier Relationship Management Systems
Human Resource Management Systems
Enterprise Systems (ERP Systems)
Supply Chain Management Systems
3D Printing and the Supply Chain
Mobile Technologies for Business
Wireless Technologies for Business
E-Business
What Are the Main Categories of EBusiness?
What are the Main Ways to Make Money in EBusiness?
Why Sell Direct to Consumers (DTC)?
User-Generated Content
Collaboration Inside the Organization
Collaboration Outside of the Organization
Step 6 – Introduce Change to Your Organization
Step 6 Overview
Step 6 Outline
Step 6 Objetives
What is a Business Process?
Using MIS to Improve Business Processes
Why Document an Organization’s Business Processes?
How to Document Processes?
Why Re-Engineer Organizational Business Processes?
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Manage, Improve, Streamline, Optimize, Re-engineer Business Processes
How to Re-Engineer Business Processes of an Organization?
Automating Business Processes
Management Consulting Process
Step 7 – Grow Your Organization’s Power by Adapting Existing Technologies
Step 7 Overview
Step 7 Outline
Step 7 Objectives
Introduction
Before You Search for COTS Software
Define the problem
Document Your Existing and Proposed Business Processes
Do You Need New Software?
Determine a Budget for the New Software
Gain and Maintain Organizational Support for Change
So, Where to Find New Software for Your Organization?
Customizing the COTS Software for Your Organizational Needs
What are the Costs Associated with Adoption COTS Software?
Integrating Different Software Applications
Why Integrate Software Solutions?
What is Involved in Integrating Different Software Applications?
Step 8 – Grow Your Organization’s Power by Creating New Technologies
Step 8 Overview
Step 8 Outline
Step 8 Objectives
Introduction
What is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
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What Are the Steps of SDLC?
Planning Phase
Requirements Analysis Phase
Design Phase
Development Phase
Testing Phase (Conducted in Parallel with Development)
Deployment Phase
Operation and Maintenance Phase
SDLC Methodologies Explained
Waterfall
Agile
Iterative
Step 9 – Become a (Better) Project Manager
Step 9 Overview
Step 9 Outline
Step 9 Objectives
Introduction
What is a Project?
The Characteristics of Projects
The Project Life Cycle
Additional Basic Definitions
Some Projects Have Multiple Phases
Where Do Projects Come From?
When Should Projects Be Handled?
Projects Come with Many Questions
Keys to Project Success
No Fear of the Unknown
Constantly Asking Questions
Your Role as a Project Manager
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Table of Figures
Figure 1 – The Information Systems Power Gain (ISPG) Figure 2 – The Information Age Figure 3 – The Internet of Things Figure 4 – Army of Automation Figure 5 – Functional Areas of an organization Figure 6 – SWOT Figure 7 – Strengths Figure 8 – Weaknesses Figure 9 – Opportunities Figure 10 – Threats Figure 11 – Porter's 5 Forces Figure 12 – Porter's Three Generic Strategies Figure 13 – The Value Chain Figure 14 – Types of Decisions and Related Technology Figure 15 – Challenges Related to Decision Making Figure 16 – The DECISION-MAKING Process Figure 17 – Types of Organizational Decisions at Different Levels Figure 18 – SCM Components Figure 19 – Data, Information, Knowledge (DIK) Figure 20 – Structured Data Figure 21 – Unstructured Data Figure 22 – Machine Generated Unstructured Data Figure 23 – Transactional Data Figure 24 – Analytical Data Figure 25 – Components of Data Quality Figure 26 – Table in a Relational Database and It's Components Figure 27 – Relationship between tables in a Relational Database Figure 28 – Key Database Functions Figure 29 – Database Challenges Figure 30 – Typical Data Warehouse Characteristics Figure 31 – Simple Data Warehouse Architecture