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Critical Dimensions of Strategic Information Systems Planning
Author(s) -
Lederer Albert L.,
Sethi Vijay
Publication year - 1991
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.1540-5915.1991.tb01265.x
Subject(s) - strategic information system , strategic planning , computer science , information system , process (computing) , plan (archaeology) , process management , order (exchange) , knowledge management , management information systems , operations research , management science , business , marketing , finance , engineering , archaeology , electrical engineering , history , operating system
Strategic information systems planning (SISP) is the process whereby an organization establishes a long‐range plan of computer‐based applications in order to achieve its goals. A number of problems can potentially impede information systems planners as they carry out the process. A survey of 80 firms who completed the SISP process revealed that the problems constitute five factors: the organization, implementation, database, hardware, and cost. A discriminant analysis showed that three factors—the organization, implementation, and database—best distinguished satisfied from dissatisfied information systems planners. A research application of the five factors suggested that organizations with more sophisticated business planning endure significantly less severe hardware and implementation problems.