A survey of strategic information systems planning in Australian companies

Author

Falconer, Donald J. ; Hodgett, R. Alan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Syst., Univ. of South Australia, SA, Australia

fYear

1996

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

95

Abstract

Accountants in senior management and executive positions in three samples of Australian companies were surveyed in relation to their strategic planning for information systems. The findings for small, medium and large companies in Australia are reported and discussed. It is apparent that strategic planning for information systems in many organisations is not extensive and in some cases is not fulfilling their own organisational planning objectives. The quality of strategic planning for information systems is evaluated. Some organisations successfully adopt a strategic view of their information systems while others do not capitalize on their recognition of information as a strategic resource. Most companies do not appear to view information systems planning as a strategic issue and some do not formally plan for information needs

Keywords

business data processing; information systems; office automation; strategic planning; Australian companies; accountants; companies; information needs; large companies; medium sized companies; organisational planning; organisations; planning quality; senior management; small companies; strategic information systems planning; survey; Application software; Australia; Business; Companies; Content management; Costs; Information systems; Information technology; Management information systems; Strategic planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Systems Conference of New Zealand, 1996. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Palmerston North

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7710-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCNZ.1996.555273

Filename

555273