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HS3021 Strategic Information Systems Management - Holmes Institute

Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the models and techniques to analyze the strategic contribution of Information Systems to an organization,

Learning Outcome 2: Understand the different methodologies, tools and frameworks to evaluate business strategy.

Learning Outcome 3: Develop the knowledge and skills to understand the business value of Information Systems and formulate strategies and plans to meet business requirements,

Learning Outcome 4: An understanding of the strategies, methods and approaches used by organizations to develop innovative solutions to support IT enabled business transformation,

Learning Outcome 5: Understand the ICT profession and the expectations of ICT professionals in strategic development and implementation roles.

Case Study: Strategic Planning at Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine, with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, is a $7.7 billion global healthcare organization that operates 6 academic and community hospitals, along with 4 suburban healthcare and surgery centers, and 39 primary and specialty care outpatient sites. The organization strives to create a culture in which diversity, inclusion, civility, collegiality, and professionalism are championed through actions, incentives, and accountability. Johns Hopkins Medicine's mission, vision, core values, and objectives are presented in Table 1:

Table 1: Johns Hopkins Medicine mission, vision, values, and objectives (attached)

You are a member of a three-person team within the finance organization that is working under the direction of the CFO to define a set of strategies that will support Johns Hopkins Medicine's financial objectives and goals. The CFO has asked each member of the team to express his or her thoughts on two topics:

Question 1

Referring to the provided scenario, briefly describe issues-based strategic planning, organic strategic planning, and goals-based strategic planning.

Case Study: Apple, the technology giant

Question 2

Describe as much as you can of the organization architecture at Apple, and specifically, its organization structure, control systems, incentives, product development processes, and culture?

Question 3

Choose a Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) you know and speak to the owner/manager(s) of the firm. Identify and evaluate the skills and expertise within the firm in relation to IS competencies. If there are any competence ‘gaps', how does or might the firm overcome them?

Case Study: London Ambulance Service (LAS)

Read LAS case study in the link above then answer question 4

Question 4 What would you do if you were the IT manager today, to prevent the same mistakes from repeating?

Question 5 Choose three different types of organizations, then compare and contrast how they approach, manage and lead their IT governance activities.

Article: After Target, Neiman Marcus breaches, does PCI compliance mean anything?

Data breaches at major retailers, such as Neiman Marcus, Target, and others, in recent years have shown that compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is no guarantee against an intrusion (see Vijayan, Jaikumar, "After Target, Neiman Marcus Breaches, Does PCI Compliance Mean Anything?" ComputerWorld, January 24, 2014).

Question 6

If you were a member of the management team, what additional actions would you take to ensure your customer's credit card data is not stolen?

Attachment:- Strategic Information Systems Management.rar