CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY

                                            

Assalamualaikum..hello everyone..! This is my first post for my Information Technology In Business (MGT 300). This blog is all about information technology. The first chapter I learnt for this subject is business driven technology.Before we go more deep for this chapter we need what are the roles of information technology (IT) in business. Information technology is everywhere in business. The role of IT is to demonstrate information technology’s role in business by reviewing a copy of popular business magazines. For an instance, “BUSINESS TODAY” is a business magazine in Malaysia. What is 'BUSINESS TODAY' magazine looks like.?? So here is a picture of this magazine’s cover that I would like to share with you guys.. tadaaa! ^-^

                                          

Next, IT also give impacts on business operations. Business functions that receiving the greatest benefits from information technology are:
- Customer services    -HR                      -Finance, sales and marketing    

-Security                       -IT operations      -Operations management

IT also give impact to business as to achieve project goals:-

-Reduce cost/improve productivity      -Streamline supply chain     

-Improve customer satisfaction             -Global expansion

-Create competitive advantage              -Generate growth

Now shall we take a look a picture of common departments in an organization and functions each departments.

                             

Now we take a look what mean by Information technology (IT) and Management information systems (MIS) :-#Information technology (IT)-  a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information. It is an important enabler of business success and innovation.

#Management information systems (MIS)- a general name for business function and academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies, and procedures to solve business problems. It is similar to  accounting, finance, operations, and human resources.

Before we start to learn about IT, it is really important to understand :
- Data, information and business intelligence # Data – raw facts that describe the characteristic of an event
# Information – data converted into a meaningful and useful context
# Business intelligence – applications and technologies that are used to support decision-making efforts.
 -IT resources

                                     

-IT cultures# Information-Functional Culture – Employees use information as a means of exercising influence or power over others.
# Information-Sharing Culture – Employees across departments trust each other to use information especially about problems and failures to improve performance.
#Information-Inquiring Culture –Employees across departments search for information to better understand the future and align themselves with current trends & new directions.
#Information-Discovering Culture –Employees across departments are open to new insights about crisis& radical changes and seek ways to create competitive advantages.

                                                End for chapter 1! J