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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Business Intelligence 9 years, 11 months ago
Due Date : September 23, 2014 before class.
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Business Intelligence 9 years, 11 months ago
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
The following is a list of the cases we will be using during this course (alphabetically):
Case
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google (513060-PDF-ENG)
Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution (613073-PDF-ENG)
CISCO Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT (HBS Case 9-301-099)
Facebook (808128-PDF-ENG)
Globalization of Wyeth (908M17-PDF-ENG)
Information Technology at Cirque du Soleil: Looking Back, Moving Forward (HEC039-PDF-ENG)
Knowledge Management at Katzenbach Partners LLC (Stanford Case SM-162)
Microsoft Server & Tools (613031-PDF-ENG)Microsoft Server & Tools B (613046-PDF-ENG)Microsoft Server & Tools C (613047-PDF-ENG)
Volkswagen of America: Managing IT Priorities (HBS Case 9-606-003)
The Globalization of Wyeth (Ivey Case 9B08M017)
Seeing What’s Next: Introduction (How to Use Theories of Disruptive Innovation to Predict Industry Change) 1742BC-PDF-ENG
Social Strategy at American Express (712447-PDF-ENG)
STARS Air Ambulance: An Information Systems Challenge (908E04-PDF-ENG)
TopCoder A (610032-PDF-ENG)TopCoder B (612044-PDF-ENG)
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
click here for a copy of the syllabus
Please take a moment to read it and familiarize yourself with the content and format of the course. Please make sure to complete the assigned readings and videos before each class.
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
Strategic Analysis – Individual assignment, 30% of total grade
Due October 15, 2014
The strategic analysis is the “take home” final for this course. Please start thinking about a proposed topic immediately. We will use the first class session to brainstorm further and a list of your proposed topics is due per the class schedule.
Name or other description of the technology. Include a URL if available.
A brief one or two sentence justification of why it is interesting to you and in general.Requirements
The goal of the strategic analysis is to analyze an information technology that will aid a decision maker in determining if it is useful for further investigation and potential adoption.
Prepare an analysis of a technology or an application. You may use your own firm as the contextual basis for this analysis or you may assume a specific context of application.
Summarize your analysis in a set of no more than 12 PowerPoint slides. Use the main slides to communicate the key points in a concise and direct manner. You may use the “notes” section on PowerPoint to add more detail and justification. Do not fill the main slides with text. The slides should minimally include:o Executive Summary: one slide reiterating your key points (i.e., the elevator pitch).
o Example of Usage: 1-2 slides describing a real-world use of technology.
o Business Value: 1-2 slides describing how the technology delivers value. As well as potential pitfalls.
o Technology Specifications: 1-2 slides providing additional relevant technology details.
o Competitive environment, customers, and disruptive potential: 1-2 slides describing major competitors, competitive positioning and environment.
o Analysis: 1-2 slides providing a bottom-line analysis of when, how, and why this technology will be beneficial to potential adopters as well as risks and costs.
o Bibliography and References: One slide listing additional resources to learn more. Might include websites, articles, videos, etc.
You are not required to follow the order above. Order the slides so that they help you make the best possible case. Submit the analysis via email to me at swattal@temple.edu. The file should be in Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt or pptx) format. Late submissions will not receive assignment credit.
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
Case study analysis – group assignment, 20% of total grade
In addition to reading and preparing to discuss all of the assigned case studies, you will also analyze and lead the discussion on one case during class. Each case will typically have two students, and when that is the situation, you will be expected to challenge the views of your classmate. Please focus your analysis on the provided discussion questions.
A good case study analysis includes the following:
Specific details are cited regarding facts and problems of the case study. Instead of general observations about information technology or organizations that apply to virtually any problem, specific details are drawn from the case study itself.
At the same time, each case study is specifically chosen to illustrate general lessons. Thus, after analyzing the details of a case study it is appropriate to discuss how specific issues in that case study have broader application beyond that immediate case study and to the class materials.
Provide a balanced perspective in analyzing the case study. Include both pros and cons. When making a recommendation explain both the rationale for a recommendation (the why) as well as its feasibility (the how). Well-considered recommendations include discussion of potential threats to success as well as rationale for an organization’s ability to overcome them.Summarize your analysis in a set of no more than 5 PowerPoint slides. Use the slides to communicate the key points in a concise and direct manner. Submit the case study analysis via email to me (at swattal@temple.edu) – at the start of the session when the case study is to be discussed in class. The file should be in Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt or pptx) format. In most cases, the instructor will call upon you to informally present the submitted slides during the relevant class session. A formal presentation is not required.
Please post your group (name and email id) as a comment to this post!!!
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Lyssa Gerson (Email ID: tuf38727) and Chris Coforio (Email ID: tud42313) will team up and request one of these cases: (1) Volkswagen of America or (2) Barnes & Noble.
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Barnes & Noble
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : IT at Cirque Du Soleil
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Microsoft Server Tools
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Cisco
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Globalization of Wyeth
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I am on the team with Daniel and Sabrina and I see we are assigned Wyeth.
Thanks, Kartinya
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Top Coder
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Volkswagen
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Facebook
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Katzenbach
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : Social Strategy at American Express
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Thanks! The case assigned to your teams is : STARS Air Ambulance
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
Journal – Individual assignment, 25% of total grade
Due October 18, 2014
You will be asked to submit a journal, documenting the key ideas presented in each of the class sessions. The journal should be about 10 double-spaced pages (2 pages for each day’s class). A key factor in the evaluation of your work is your interpretation of the key ideas presented and discussed each week and the quality of the management information that you provide. Your journal should be constructed individually and consist of the following:
What were the major topics discussed on that class day?
For each topic:o What were the key management issues related to the topic?
o What can be learned from the presentations and class discussions related to the topic?
Your journal should be submitted as a single document to me via email (swattal@temple.edu). It is important that you submit the journal on time. A late penalty of 20% per day will be assessed each day the assignment is submitted past the due date.
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
Webex Session 1 (September 24, 2014)
Watch the Video: Thomas Friedman: “The World is Flat 3.0” http://video.mit.edu/watch/the-world-is-flat-30-9321/
Chapter 1: Enhancing Competitiveness Through IT (P)
Porter 5 Forces Analysis. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_5_forces_analysis
Value Chain. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_chainDay 1 (Morning)
Chapter 3: Business Platforms (P)
Business Process. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process
Gruman, G. (May 7, 2007). Put the Emphasis on “P” for Process in Business Process Management. CIO. http://www.cio.com/article/107052/Put_the_Emphasis_on_P_for_Process_in_Business_Process_Management
Barnett, T. (January 22, 2007). What IT Can Learn from the Railroad Business. ComputerWorld.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9025338/What_IT_can_learn_from_the_railroad_business
Aaronson, D. (1998). Overview of Systems Thinking.
http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/OverviewSTarticle.pdf
Day 1 (Afternoon)Koch, C. (n.d.). ABC: Introduction to ERP. CIO. http://www.cio.com/article/40323
Chapter 4: IT Infrastructure (P)
King, R. (August 4, 2008). How Cloud Computing is Changing the World. ComputerWorld. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc2008082_445669.htm
Watch video: Amazon’s Cloud Strategy – featuring Jeff Bezos http://video.mit.edu/watch/opening-keynote-and-keynote-interview-with-jeff-bezos-9197/Day 2 (Morning)
Duplessie, S. (July 30, 2007). Opinion: What Web 2.0 is (and isn’t). ComputerWorld. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2542860/data-center/opinion–what-web-2-0-is–and-isn-t-.html
Contu, D. (June 2007). We Googled You. Harvard Business School Press (R0706X-PDF-ENG). (L)
Digital Economics and Strategy Issues http://www.udel.edu/alex/online/economics.html
Howe, J. (June 2006). The Rise of Crowdsourcing. Wired.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/crowds.html
Vogelstein, F. (June 22, 2009). Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network’s Plan to Dominate the Internet — and Keep Google Out.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-07/ff_facebookwallMaking capital out of chaos: Social media strategy – http://community.mis.temple.edu/mmandviwalla/files/2013/01/socialmediastrategyAbstract.pdf
Day 2 (Afternoon)Disruptive technology. Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disruptive_technology
Christensen, C., Anthony, S., and Roth, E. (2004). Seeing What’s Next (getAbstract version). Harvard Business School Press (5296ES-PDF-ENG). (P)
Day, G. and Schoemaker, P. (2000). Avoiding the Pitfalls of Emerging Technologies. California Management Review. (42)2. pp. 8-33. (L)Day 3 (Morning)
Anonymous. The Differences Between Data, Information, and Knowledge. Infogineering.
http://www.infogineering.net/data-information-knowledge.htm
Beyond the hype: Capturing value from big data and advanced analytics http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/dotcom/client_service/Retail/Articles/Perspectives%20book/01%20Beyond%20the%20Hype.ashx
Why Extracting Value from Big Data is Difficult http://www.cioinsight.com/it-management/expert-voices/why-extracting-value-from-big-data-is-difficult.html
The Big Data Revolution: Privacy Considerations http://www.techpolicyinstitute.org/files/lenard_rubin_thebigdatarevolutionprivacyconsiderations.pdf
Video: Inside the mind of Google (click here)
Day 3 (Afternoon)Lewis, D. (January 12, 2004). IT Governance: Stop the Pendulum! Computerworld. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/88888/Stop_the_Pendulum_
Webex Session 2 (October 15, 2014)Carr, N. (May 1, 2003). IT Doesn’t Matter. Harvard Business Review. pp. 41-49. (L)
Carr, N. (2007). The End of Corporate Computing. Sloan Management Review. (46)3. pp. 67-73. (L) -
Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Managing Informaton in the Enterprise 9 years, 11 months ago
Hi All,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to the course, and hope that you enjoy your time in this class while learning about the strategic role of information technology in today’s digital centric world. A copy of the syllabus is posted on the blog. Please take a moment to read it and familiarize yourself with the content and format of the course. The syllabus is subject to updates and modifications as the course progresses, and I’ll announce any changes to the syllabus in class. All announcements, lecture slides, assignments, grades and other course related material will be posted on this course blog and not on the blackboard.
Please feel free to contact me in case of any questions. I’ll look forward to seeing you on Tuesday,
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Business Intelligence 9 years, 11 months ago
Here is the link to the study conducted by Facebook that we talked about in class yesterday (click here). And click here for one of the media reports. What do you think about such randomized trials which are […]
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Business Intelligence 9 years, 11 months ago
The book chapters that I had proposed in the syllabus are no longer available from the Temple library website. Here are the alternative readings for week 4.
Entity Relationship Modeling – <a […]
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site MIS Distinguished Speaker Series 10 years, 4 months ago
Jason Thatcher
Associate Professor, Dept of Management
Cklemson UniversityFriday, March 2, 2014
10:00am – 11:30am Speakman Hall 200
Seminar Title: Training to mitigate the Threat of Phishing Attacks: A […] -
Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site MIS Distinguished Speaker Series 10 years, 6 months ago
Jane Fedorowicz
Charles B. Slade Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
Accountancy Department and the Information and Process Management Department,
Bentley UniversityFriday, February […]
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
Hey all,
Please take a few minutes to complete the course evaluation. Your feedback is of course confidential. As of today, about 20% of students had completed it! The goal is to have 100% participation!The […]
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Sunil Wattal wrote a new post on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
Any final thoughts/comments/feedback for the course!
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Sunil Wattal commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
answer courtesy Ben Baughman
Three web analytic methods to improve sales
I. Analyze the number of page views and why.
II. Analyze the time spent on a page and why it is so.
III. Determine how certain content is […] -
Sunil Wattal commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
answer courtsey Ben Baughman
Key benefits of data visualization – List and explain three.
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Sunil Wattal commented on the post, NIST 800 60 V1R1 Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories, on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
The lie factor is high. The bar for Clinton is almost twice as high as that for Obama, but the actual different is not large.
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Sunil Wattal commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
all of the above
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Sunil Wattal commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site Advanced Predictive Analytics 10 years, 9 months ago
Here are the justifications (courtsey Ben Baughman)
1. The data is not very well organized. It is difficult to distill semantics. No one tool is sufficient for analyzing data.
2. Cookies. Are used to store and […]
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