Reading List for Session #2 (Jan 14)
Session #2-1 – IT Risk Management
- (Required) IT Adventures Ch. 10, 11, and 18
- (Recommended) HBR – Information Technology and Board of Directors (https://hbr.org/2005/10/information-technology-and-the-board-of-directors)
- (Recommended) Businessweek – How Target Blew It (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-03-13/target-missed-warnings-in-epic-hack-of-credit-card-data)
Session #2-2 – IT-Driven Competitive Strategies
- (Required) HBS Case – Airbnb (A)
- (Recommended) HBR – Platforms and the New Rules of Strategy (https://hbr.org/2016/04/pipelines-platforms-and-the-new-rules-of-strategy)
- (Recommended) HBR – Break Your Industry’s Bottlenecks (https://hbr.org/2015/07/break-your-industrys-bottlenecks)
Session #2-3 – IT and Your Career
- (Required) Foreign Affairs – Will Humans Go the Way of Horses (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2015-06-16/will-humans-go-way-horses, free upon registration)
- (Recommended) MIT Technology Review – How Technology Is Destroying Jobs (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/515926/how-technology-is-destroying-jobs/)
- (Recommended) HBR – The Giant Decoupling (https://hbr.org/2015/06/the-great-decoupling)
Upon registration, a few articles are free at hbr.org and technologyreview.com.
Reading List for Session #1 (Jan 7)
Session #1-1 – Introduction
- (Required) IT Adventures Ch. 1 and 2
- (Recommended) HBR – Investing in IT That Makes a Competitive Difference (https://hbr.org/2008/07/investing-in-the-it-that-makes-a-competitive-difference)
- (Recommended) CIO Magazine – We Mean Business (June/July 2016 issue) (http://www.cio.com/resources/110226/cio-role/cio-digital-magazine-june-july-2016)
Session #1-2 – IT and Competitive Strategies
- (Required) HBS Case – Otis Elevator
- (Recommended) HBR – The Five Competitive Forces That Shape a Strategy (https://hbr.org/2008/01/the-five-competitive-forces-that-shape-strategy)
Session #1-3 – Value and Cost of IT
- (Required) IT Adventures Ch. 4, 5, and 8
- (Required) HBS Case – Volkswagen of America
- (Recommended) MIT SMR – Generate Premium Returns on Your IT Investments (http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/generating-premium-returns-on-your-it-investments/)
Upon registration, a few articles are free at hbr.org, cio.com, and sloanreview.mit.edu.
Classroom Change to TUCC #521
I am thrilled that we are moving to a bigger classroom! We’ll meet at Classroom #521 in Temple Univ Center City Campus (1515 Market St.)
Reading Brief Qs for Session 2-3 – Will Humans Go the Way of Horses?
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2015-06-16/will-humans-go-way-horses
- How do the authors (Brynjolfsson and McAfee) compare humans to horses?
- What are the advantages of humans vis-a-vis machines?
- What are the authors’ policy proposals?
Reading Brief Qs for Session 2-2 – Airbnb
- What happened to EJ?
- Why is an online reputation system needed?
- What is Airbnb’s plan to facilitate safe transactions?
Reading Brief Qs for Session 2-1 – IT Adventures Ch. 10, 11, and 18
- What happened at IVK on Thursday, June 28 (Ch. 10)?
- What are the three recovery plans? What is Mr. Barton’s recommendation and why does he recommend it (Ch. 10 and 11)?
- What is Mr. Williams’ decision? How does he use a poker analogy to justify his decision (Ch. 11 and 18)?
Reading Brief Qs for Session 1-3 – Volkswagen of America
- What are the enterprise goal areas in VWoA’s “Next Round of Growth” (NRG)?
- Who participates in the decision processes to decide which project to fund at VWoA?
- What are the investment types of IT projects?
Reading Brief Qs for Session 1-3 – IT Adventures Ch. 4, 5, and 8
- What is the funding mechanism for IT at IVK? What is a chargeback? (Ch. 4)
- What are the concepts of “Competes vs. Qualifiers” and IT Strategic Grid (Ch. 5)
- Why has Mr. John Cho’s request for IT security funding been being denied? (Ch. 8)
- Why had Mr. Davies, the former IVK CIO, had to set up a slush fund? How? (Ch. 8)
Reading Brief Qs for Session 1-2 – Otis Elevator
Read Otis Elevator case from the Harvard Business School coursepack and explain the following three points in no more than 200 words.
- What is the direction of Otis’ strategic move?
- Why is Otis trying to shift its strategic focus?
- How does e*Logistics support such a move?
This is due by 8:00 AM on Jan 7 (before the first day).
Reading Brief Qs for Session 1-1 – IT Adventures Ch. 1 and 2
Read Ch. 1 and 2 of “The Adventures of an IT Leader” and write answers to the following questions in no more than 200 words (for all three questions, not for each).
- What happened to Jim Barton on Friday, March 23?
- What did Barton learn from his web search after his “promotion”?
- What did Bill Davies tell Mr. Barton when they encountered while jogging?
This is due by 8:00 AM on Jan 7 (before the first day).
Welcome to MIS 5402 – Managing Technology & Systems
Greetings,
I hope everyone is enjoying the end of 2016. My name is Min-Seok, and I will be teaching MIS 5402 in Spring 2017. I would like to wholeheartedly welcome you all to MIS 5402!
We will meet on Saturday, Jan 7 and 14 at 8am – 5pm at Center City Campus #622. Please find and read the attached syllabus and be prepared with the textbook and the required materials.
• The Adventures of an IT Leader (Updated Edition) – https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Leader-Updated-Preface-Authors-ebook/dp/B01BO6QMDW/
• Harvard Business Coursepack for MIS 5402 – http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/56799182
I would like to learn about your accomplishments and experiences before we meet. Please connect with me at LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/minspang
Once again, I’m very much excited to have you in MIS 5402. Enjoy the rest of the year, and I’ll look forward to seeing you soon.
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