INFS1602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: European Cooperation In Science And Technology, Peoplesoft, Computer Hardware
16 Aug 2018
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The major functions of the is department are: Plan the use of is to accomplish organisational goals and strategy: manage outsourcing relationships, de(cid:448)elop, operate, a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) the orga(cid:374)isatio(cid:374)"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)puti(cid:374)g i(cid:374)frastru(cid:272)ture, develop, operate, and maintain applications. The title of the principal manager of the is department is the cio. The cio, like other senior executives, reports to the ceo, though sometimes these executives report to the coo who then in turn report to the ceo. The is department typically has four groups and a data administration function: technology office investigates new information systems technologies and determines how the organisation can benefit from them. This group includes system and network administrators: the development group manages the process of creating new information systems as well as maintaining existing ones. If the organisation develops programs in-house, this department will consist of programmers, test engineers and technical writers.
