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Impact of Information Systems (IS) Steering Committees on IS Planning *
Author(s) -
Gupta Yash P.,
Raghunathan T. S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1989.tb01419.x
Subject(s) - steering committee , strategic planning , process management , function (biology) , information system , business , phase (matter) , business system planning , computer science , operations management , operations research , engineering management , marketing , economics , engineering , chemistry , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , evolutionary biology , biology
One of the most efficient ways to manage the information systems function is to introduce steering committees. It has been suggested that one of the foremost benefits of a steering committee is that it can improve the information systems planning efforts of an organization. However, there is very little empirical evidence in the literature that deals with how such committees affect planning. This study investigates the impact of steering committees on three phases of information systems planning: strategic planning, systems planning, and implementation of planning. The greatest impact of steering committees appears to be the strategic planning phase, while a lesser effect is observed in the systems planning and implementation of planning phases.