The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis

Strategic information systems planning (SISP) is an exercise or ongoing activity that enables organisations to develop priorities for information systems development. It has been suggested that the ‘SISP approach’, a combination of method, process and implementation, is the most complete way of d...

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Main Authors: Doherty, Neil. F, Marples, Chris. G, Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999
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description Strategic information systems planning (SISP) is an exercise or ongoing activity that enables organisations to develop priorities for information systems development. It has been suggested that the ‘SISP approach’, a combination of method, process and implementation, is the most complete way of describing SISP activity. Based upon questionnaire responses from 267 IT Directors, four distinct approaches to SISP have been derived using cluster analysis. A comparison of these four approaches with five approaches of Earl, M.J., 1993. Experiences in SISP, MIS Quarterly, (March), 1–24, indicates that three bear strong similarities to the ‘organisational’, ‘business-led’, and ‘administrative’ approaches, whilst the fourth cluster is related to both Earl’s ‘method-driven’ and ‘technological’ approaches. An analysis of the relationship between SISP approach and SISP success demonstrates that the ‘organisational approach’ is significantly more successful than the other three approaches. q 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling iium-385282014-10-01T03:34:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38528/ The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis Doherty, Neil. F Marples, Chris. G Suhaimi, Mohd Adam T58.6 Management information systems Strategic information systems planning (SISP) is an exercise or ongoing activity that enables organisations to develop priorities for information systems development. It has been suggested that the ‘SISP approach’, a combination of method, process and implementation, is the most complete way of describing SISP activity. Based upon questionnaire responses from 267 IT Directors, four distinct approaches to SISP have been derived using cluster analysis. A comparison of these four approaches with five approaches of Earl, M.J., 1993. Experiences in SISP, MIS Quarterly, (March), 1–24, indicates that three bear strong similarities to the ‘organisational’, ‘business-led’, and ‘administrative’ approaches, whilst the fourth cluster is related to both Earl’s ‘method-driven’ and ‘technological’ approaches. An analysis of the relationship between SISP approach and SISP success demonstrates that the ‘organisational approach’ is significantly more successful than the other three approaches. q 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Elsevier 1999 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38528/4/drAdam_the_relative.pdf Doherty, Neil. F and Marples, Chris. G and Suhaimi, Mohd Adam (1999) The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 8 (3). pp. 263-283. ISSN 0963-8687 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09638687/8/3
spellingShingle T58.6 Management information systems
Doherty, Neil. F
Marples, Chris. G
Suhaimi, Mohd Adam
The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
title The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
title_full The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
title_fullStr The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
title_full_unstemmed The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
title_short The relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
title_sort relative success of alternative approaches to strategic information systems: an empirical analysis
topic T58.6 Management information systems
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