1 CS 4251 Strategic Planning for Information Systems Dr. Bernard Tan School of Computing National University of Singapore Academic Year Semester 1 Department Head Office: S ; Phone: Personal Office: SOC ; Phone: ;

2 Course Schedule 30 Jul 2002 to 29 Oct 2002 Lectures on Tue morning Tutorials on Thu afternoon and Fri Presentations on Tue morning Group projects (60% of course grade) Examination (40% of course grade) on Wed 20 Nov 2002 (morning)

3 Course Objectives Learn how IT can change industries, markets, and organizations Learn how organizations can use IT to gain and sustain competitive advantage Learn how planning tools can be used to identify strategic IS Learn how resources can be managed to facilitate delivery of strategic IS

4 Course Materials Textbook –Title: Strategic Planning for Information Systems –Authors: John Ward and Joe Peppard –Year: 2002 (Third Edition) –Publisher: John Wiley and Sons –ISBN: Two cases for group project 1 Additional papers for group project 2

5 Course Outline 1. Role of IS in organizations 2. Business planning issues 3. IS planning issues 4. Determining current IS needs 5. Determining future IS potential 6. Determining IS strategy

6 Course Outline 7. Managing applications portfolio 8. Managing human resources 9. Managing financial resources 10. Managing information resources 11. Managing applications development 12. Trends affecting IS planning

7 Group Project 1 15% of course grade Cases provided (British Petroleum and International Enterprise Singapore) with additional materials on websites ( and Use business and IS planning tools to identify strategic IS for one organization Report due 2 Sep 2002 at 12 noon (max 5 pages) –Highlight the planning tools used –List the strategic IS identified Presentation on 17 Sep 2002 and 24 Sep 2002 (max 15 minutes)

8 Group Project 2 45% of course grade Review and synthesize the literature on latest business and IS developments that can potentially affect business and IS planning in organizations Report due 14 Oct 2002 at 12 noon (max 20 pages) –Thorough review on one topic –Constructive synthesis of key issues –Attach the 5 most important papers reviewed Presentation on 15 Oct 2002 and 22 Oct 2002 (max 15 minutes)

9 Group Project 2 Possible topics Discuss and interpret latest trends pertaining to the following issues that affect IS planning: –Managing global virtual teams –Managing customer relationships –Managing knowledge resources –Managing learning organizations –Managing emerging technologies –Managing unique Internet opportunities

10 Course Philosophy Content-based learning –Focuses on subject matter knowledge –Covers contemporary planning tools –Assessed through examination Process-based learning –Focuses on self-learning skills –Covers latest IT trends and practices –Assessed through group projects