Question Details

The questions below are based on the following three case studies of information systems projects/initiatives –

• The dynamics of IT-business strategic alignment - evidence from healthcare information systems implementation
   
• Better data brings a renewal at the Bank of England
   
• Failure of large transformation projects from the viewpoint of complex adaptive systems: Management principles for dealing with project dynamics
   

QUESTIONS

1. What internal and/or external factors drove the initiatives at each company? Were these initiatives put in place as responses to challenges or to opportunities?
    
2. How were business value, competitive advantage, risk, and organizational change considered in each project? Should they have been handled any differently?
    
3. In terms of organizational information integration, does each company appear to be pursuing the correct technological path? Suggest alternatives, additional initiatives, and/or next steps to achieve better integration.