Session #1 – Introduction
Class Slides and Video – Session #1
Investing in IT – Sam Bake.pdf
CIO – We Mean Business – Radhika Kedia.pdf
Jeff Bezos Interview – The Daily Show (http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/baettl/jeff-bezos)
Historic Blockbuster – Onion News (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5o4oo_historic-blockbuster_news)
Unfriended – Facebook IPO – WSJ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehc-eatmQ2I)
Delta Airlines Glitch – The National (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WA5JpH6aic)
IS in Action – Wal-Mart Supply Chain – CNBC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUe-tSabKag)
Class Recordings – March 21
Session #1 – Introduction – In-Class Discussion Questions
I am posting in-class discussion questions to help you prepare for class discussions and debates. The class slides will be posted after classes.
- Why do you think MIS 5302 is a required course for Fox GMBA?
- Amazon.com used to be an online retailer that sells stuff. Why did it start to make “stuff” in 2009?
- What happened to Target in Dec 2013?
- How likely is it that an IT disruption would happen to your company?
- Which industry or company can operate without functioning IT in 2017?
- Why do you hate your CIO or IT group at your company?
- If you were Mr. Jim Barton, would you take the CIO offer from Mr. Williams?
- Why did Mr. Davies warn Mr. Barton that he will not last more than a year?
- Should a CIO be chosen among technically-trained managers or business-background managers?
- Which skill is easier to learn? IT or Management?
- What does it mean by “IT management is about management”?
- What does it mean by “IT department is positioned to understand how the business works better than any other department”?
- Why does a business need a CIO? What are the roles of a CIO in business? What are the qualifications of a CIO?
Reading List for Session #1 (March 21)
Required Reading for a Reading Brief
- IT Adventures Ch. 1 and 2
Recommended Readings
- HBR – Investing in IT That Makes a Competitive Difference (https://hbr.org/2008/07/investing-in-the-it-that-makes-a-competitive-difference)
- CIO Magazine – We Mean Business (June/July 2016 issue) (http://www.cio.com/resources/110226/cio-role/cio-digital-magazine-june-july-2016)
Upon registration, a few articles are free at hbr.org and cio.com.