MIS 3534 – Thank you!
Dear all,
I have competed grading of Executive Report #3 and entered the final grades to Blackboard and TUPortal. You should be able to check yours now at Blackboard and tomorrow (12/16) at TUPortal.
Please be advised that the final grades are firm and final, and I will not respond to any request for a higher grade and extra credits.
I would like to sincerely thank you for your hard work and contribution to this class so far. I very much appreciate it. I also wish the best of luck in your continued studies, career, and future endeavors.
As I said in the classroom, if you’d like to keep in touch with me, you can connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/minspang.
Once again, thank you, and have warm and pleasant holidays!
Best regards,
– min-seok
Final Attendance, Participation, and Brief Grades posted on Blackboard
Day 13 – IT-Driven Competitive Strategies – online discussion questions
- With ITC eChoupal, who would be unhappy? How does ITC address the resist of those unhappy?
- While eChoupal seems to be beneficial to farmers, they are not well-versed in using PCs and the Internet. How does ITC help them adopt eChouapl?
- Why is trust between farmers and ITC important for ITC eChoupal?
- How does eChoupal contribute to the competitiveness of ITC?
- Knowing about both business and technologies, what would be valuable business skills that MIS majors can have but other majors (marketing, finance, or engineering) don’t?
Day 13 – IT-Driven Competitive Strategies – class slides and videos
Day 12 – IT Risk Management – online discussion questions
- As CIO of IVK, how would you explain the incidents at Ch. 10 to Wall Street analysts?
- How would you explain the difference between a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack and an intrusion to a non-IT boss or colleages?
- Why is the “rush-a-change-into-production” happening at IVK?
- What would be proper procedures and policies for a database?
- What would be proper procedures and policies for personal devices?
- Why may we lose flexibility, innovation, or responsiveness to business due to policies and procedures for IT risk management?
Day 13 – ITC eChoupal – brief guidelines
- Why was the supply chain for soybean so inefficient and how does eChoupal change it?
- What kind of information does eChoupal provide to farmers?
- What are the benefits of eChoupal to farmers and ITC?
Your brief may not cover page 11-16, but please DO NOT SKIP to read them.
Day 12 – IT Risk Management – class slides
Executive Report #3 – due by Dec. 12
Executive Report #3 Topic #2 – References
- Alaska Airlines, Flying above an Industry’s Troubles – New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/business/alaska-airlines-flying-above-an-industrys-troubles.html?ref=technology
- M.C. Lacity, L.P. Willcocks, and D.F. Feeny, “The Value of Selective IT Outsourcing,” MIT Sloan Management Review (Spring 1996)
- J.C. Linder, “Transformational Outsourcing,” MIT Sloan Management Review (Winter 2004)
- J. Ross and N.O. Fonstad, “Planning a Strategic Outsourcing Profile,” MIT Center for Information Systems Research
- J. Ross and C.M. Beath, “Sustainable Value from Outsourcing: Finding the Sweet Spot,” MIT Center for Information Systems Research
Executive Report #3 Topic #3 – References
- R. Norlan and M.F. McFarlan, “Information Technology and the Board of Directors,” Harvard Business Review (October 2005)
- R.D. Austin and C.A.R. Darby, “The Myth of Secure Computing,” Harvard Business Review (June 2003)
- G. Westerman and R. Hunter, “Developing a Common Language about IT Risk Management,” MIT Center for Information Systems Research
- G. Westerman, “What Makes an IT Risk Management Process Effective?” MIT Center for Information Systems Research
- Why Security Matters Now – CIO Magazine http://www.cio.com/article/504837/
- How CIOs Can Learn to Catch Insider Crime – CIO Magazine http://www.cio.com/article/702107/
Day 12 – IT Adventures Ch. 10 & 11 – brief guidelines
Read Chapter 10 and 11 of IT Adventures and summarize with the following focuses.
- What happened at IVK on Thursday, June 28?
- What are the issues with regard to disclosure?
- What are the three recovery plans? What is Mr. Barton’s recommendation and why did he recommend it? What is Mr. Williams decision?
Unofficial LETTER GRADES as of Nov 20
The unofficial LETTER GRADES as of Nov. 20 are available on Blackboard.
Do keep in mind that these grades are strictly unofficial and only to inform the current standing in this course. The final grades will depend on the performance in the rest of the semester including Executive Report #3.
Homework #2 grading completed
The grades are available on Blackboard.
Grading briefs of Bharti Airtel completed
Day 11 Strategic IT Outsourcing – online discussion questions
- What constitutes “transaction costs” in capital expenditures?
- How unconventional are the proposed deals with the network vendors and IBM?
- Whose wage structures are similar to restaurant servers? Why do they get paid similar to servers?
- What would be the reasons for Ericsson or IBM to sign the deal with Bharti? What would be the reasons not to sign?
- Why do trust and mutual cooperation matter in a long-term outsourcing contract?
- Why is a service-level agreement important?
Day 11 – Strategic IT Outsourcing (II) – class slides and video
Updates in Homework #2
There has been three changes in Homework #2.
MIS 3534 Fall 2014 – Homework #2.pdf
- The due date has been extended to Wednesday, November 19.
- The payback period is NOT required.
- Please make sure to put upfront costs and ongoing costs in Exhibit 14A in thousands $. For example, if the costs are $100,000, put it as 100.
Day 11 – Strategic IT Outsourcing (II) – in-class discussion questions
- If you are a parent of a high-school kid, how would you write a private-tutoring contract with a tutor? If you are a tutor, how would you?
- What’s the strategic position of Bharti Airtel in the industry? Is it doing well? What are Bharti’s core competencies?
- Why did Mr. Gupta, the managing director of Bharti, say “Budgeting for capital expenditures was a nightmare”? (p. 1)
- Think about the relationship between Bharti and Ericsson, a network equipment vendor. What are the interests of Bharti? What are the interests of Ericsson? Are they in the same boat?
- In the proposed outsourcing contract with the network vendors, how will Bharti pay, for what? With IBM, how will it pay, for what?
- If you were a network or IT engineer, would you work for Bharti or Nokia/IBM?
- What could go wrong in Bharti’s long-term outsourcing relationship?
- Should two roommates write and sign an agreement? Or can they?
We’ll discuss these questions in-class next Monday. Do not write comments here.
Extended office hours for Homework #2 – Wed. Nov. 19, 1 – 5pm
I will have extended office hours for Homework #2 on Wednesday, Nov. 19 between 1 and 5pm. There will be no office hours this Friday (Nov 14), but I will be able to help by emails.
Homework #2 due date EXTENDED – by Wed. Nov 19
Homework #2 is now due by Wednesday, Nov. 19, 11:59PM.
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