BUS 237 Study Guide - Zachman Framework, Information Technology Architecture, Enterprise Architecture

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Kamal Masri

Document Summary

Recall chapter3: an organization"s goals and objectives help determine its competitive strategy. Porter"s five forces model to consider the structure of the industry under which a company operates. Given that structure, we could develop a competitive strategy for the organization. This strategy is supported through activities in the value chain, which consist of a collection of business processes supported by information systems. Recall chapter2: information systems exist to help organizations achieve their goals and objectives. Thus, in an ideal world, the information systems that a company chooses to use should support the company"s competitive strategy. Effectively managing information systems so that they support business objectives is a difficult process. It requires a significant amount of information technology planning, including understanding how technological and organizational systems should be acquired, maintained, and renewed. ---- an it architecture is like a plan for a city. It lays out the street network, water system, sewer system, emergency services, and power grids.