IBM Systems Journal articles from March 1993

IBM Systems Journal archives from March 1993

Strategic alignment: leveraging information technology for transforming organizations. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... It is clear that even though information technology (I/T) has evolved from its traditional orientation of administrative support toward a more strategic role within an organization, there is still a glaring lack of fundamental frameworks...

Information technology and the management difference: a fusion map. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... When every leading firm in an industry has access to the same information technology resource, the management difference determines competitive advantage or disadvantage. The management challenge is to make sure that business processes,...

New competitive strategies: challenges to organizations and information technology. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... The old competitive strategies of invention and mass production no longer work in an increasingly turbulent business environment. Successful firms and implementing the new competitive strategies of continuous improvement (constant process...

Beyond re-engineering: the three phases of business transformation. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... New information-technology-based capabilities make it possible to achieve systematic and dramatic gains in business performance. Re-engineering offers one method to access these gains, but a broader process of business transformation explored...

A new approach to business processes. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... This paper presents a methodology for analyzing and designing the processes that an enterprise uses to conduct its business. The methodology builds upon traditional approaches to business process definition by adding the dimension of...

Measuring the value of information: the information-intensive organization. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... This paper suggests that firms that successfully integrate an information technology (I/T) strategy with their business strategies do so by focusing on the information itself, rather than on technology, as the real carrier of value and source...

Strategic control in the extended enterprise. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... The strategic role of information systems in "extending" the enterprise is examined. A number of issues emerge as essential considerations in the strategic alignment of the investment in information technology and business strategy....

Global business drivers: aligning information technology to global business strategy. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... The alignment of worldwide computer-based information systems and integrated business strategies is critical to the success of multinational firms in a highly competitive global market. In this paper, information technology (I/T) solutions...

Improving business and information strategy alignment: learning from the banking industry. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... An empirical study that explored business and information strategy alignment in the information-intensive and competitive Australian banking industry is featured in this paper. The aim of the study was to identify organizational practices...

Quantitative techniques in strategic alignment. (modeling business operations) (Technical)
March 1, 1993... There is increasing evidence in both the business and technical literature that the operations and strategy processes of many organizations have been aided materially by visualization and modeling techniques. Application of quantitative...

Transforming the enterprise: the alignment of business and information strategies. (Technical)
March 1, 1993... The strategic use of information technology (I/T) is now and has been a fundamental issue for every business. In essence, I/T can alter the basic nature of an industry. The effective and efficient utilization of information technology...