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Copyright 2002 Monash University IMS5042 Information Systems Strategic Planning Week 9: Elements of Planning Philosophy
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Copyright 2002 Monash University 2 Agenda Stages of growth CSFs IT for competitive advantage Business Process Re-engineering Alignment approaches Note that all of these have been used for other purposes (business planning, management, etc) but our focus is their use for planning
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Copyright 2002 Monash University 3 1. Introduction Warnings Aspects of planning philosophy
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Copyright 2002 Monash University 4 Warnings The scope and complexity of planning theory and philosophy The scope and complexity of IS planning theory and philosophy Applying lessons from planning philosophy in other disciplines to IS
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Copyright 2002 Monash University 5 Aspects of planning philosophy Comprehensiveness vs Rationality
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Copyright 2002 Monash University 6 Issues for you to consider What is the philosophy of planning which is embodied in each of these views? What does each view tell us about: why we plan? What should an IS plan include as its outcome? What does strategic mean and what is a strategic plan? Who should take do IS strategic planning? When should the y do it? How should they do it? Each view embodies in it a different set of answers to these questions (but often these answers are implicit)
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Copyright 2002 Monash University 7 Changing perspective These views of “IS strategic planning” have generally taken the IS issues as their starting point (ie “ IS strategic planning”) The nature of planning as an activity has generally not been specifically addressed in the IS planning literature (your first assignment asks you to have a go at identifying their implied views of planning) For the next 2-3 weeks we will take a planning perspective (ie “ IS strategic planning” ) Focus for your second assignment
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