Journal of Systems Management articles from March 1990

Journal of Systems Management archives from March 1990

Another sign of a new era. (computer service level agreements between MIS departments and user units within an organization) (editorial)
March 1, 1990... Another Sign Of A New Era One of the many signs of the apparent beginning of a new era in information systems is the rediscovery by a new generation of organization management of the function of computing service level agreements. This...

End user training in office automation: matching expectations. (needs of employees learning how to use software)
March 1, 1990... End User Training In Office Automation: Matching Expectations "Welcome back from your four days of training in IFPS, Brenda. Now that you've completed this training, you should be ready to forge ahead with the development of our corporate...

Meeting the challenge of end user computing. (how MIS can cope with the increasingly sophisticated needs of end users)
March 1, 1990... Meeting The Challenge of End User Computing End user computing is frequently assaociated with local and work group equipment, but it also embraces activities that may be using departmental, information center or central computer installations...

Accelerating progress in the 1990s. ( Management Information Round Table) (column)
March 1, 1990... Accelerating Progress In The 1990s Issue: On what should systems people concentrate to accelerate progress in the 1990s? Solution: Systems people should concentrate on better ways of fulfilling the objective of the companies or...

The new methodology. (project management methodology)( System Notes) (column)
March 1, 1990... The New Methodology Dear Mike: So you're chafing from your management's imposition of a new systems methodology (or should it better be called a method?)? Well, I agree that it would have been easier for you and your team to swallo the...

Untangling information systems part II. (planning for staff, time and funds in information resource management)
March 1, 1990... Untangling Information Systems Part II The Fourth Wave: IS Resource Management Armed with a reasonably accurte benchmark and an understanding of the shortcomings of its predecessors, we found it relatively straightforward for...