Journal of Systems Management articles from November 1995

Journal of Systems Management archives from November 1995

Reinventing government decision-making.(Cover Story)
November 1, 1995... Cover Story There is general agreement that the federal government is in the information age. Computers have been used for many years to gather, process, synthesize, report and disseminate information. It was and still is believed that through...

Why FMC's strategy still includes a mainframe. (FMC Corp.)
November 1, 1995... Much attention today is directed toward client/server PC-based networks and away from the "dinosaur" mainframe. Although PC-based networks may dominate in the future, IS managers of many large, complex companies are finding that their most...

The database.
November 1, 1995... You've probably already guessed that I believe that we have dropped the ball on this one too. (Isn't this guy EVER going to say something good? (Now that I've gone so far around the bend that I'm asking and answering my own questions, the answer...

The Joint Implementation Process: a workshop technique for coordinating the implementation of information systems.
November 1, 1995... The Problem: Implementing information systems into the operational environment of the organization is becoming an increasingly complex endeavor involving many people, institutions within and without the organization, and differing technologies....

And just-in-time.... (just-in-time systems)
November 1, 1995... It's no secret that systems development has and remains a scarlet letter in the business community. Poor project performance often ours with poor systems performance. In the end, no one is happy, not the end-user, not senior management, and not...

13 pains in my software! With healthy software medications for each.
November 1, 1995... Software projects encounter the "13 Software Pains" again and again. Their plentiful prevalence is the chief foundation for CIO job loss that occurs on average every 18 months, as well as the lower morale, staff burnout and employee turnover...

Object-oriented databases: how do we get there from here?
November 1, 1995... Ever since the introduction of the Entity-Relationship (ER) Model, relational databases have been easier to design and implement, Extensions to the ER model bring even more powerful, graphical conceptual design techniques to the architect's...

The seven deadly risk factors. (management information systems)
November 1, 1995... Many information systems development projects have not succeeded because IS project are uncertainties and risks that may influence its potential for success. The strategy for eliminating uncertainties and reducing risks begins with identifying...

When the revolution comes.... (management information systems)
November 1, 1995... The Information Systems department announced that it was embracing the object-oriented paradigm for its application systems development and reengineering efforts. I had spent a large amount of money for new object-oriented development tools and...

Is client/server out of control?
November 1, 1995... Whenever I work with a company, or other organization, which is moving toward client/server computing after a number of years in a mainframe or minicomputer environment, the issue of control comes up. Is the client/server system going to be as...

CIO problems and practices: "impression management." (chief information officer)
November 1, 1995... Why might CIOs have difficulty influencing top management's impressions about IS issues and performance? What steps do CIOs take to combat these impression management barriers? This paper reports the lessons we learned from panel sessions of CIOs...

Electronic communications: they may not be as private as you think.
November 1, 1995... Senate Bill 652 (The Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1995) introduced in March 1995, would amend portions of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and may be of some limited use in protecting employee privacy rights...