In-class discussion questions for Feb 25

We will discuss these questions in-class on Wed Feb 25. Do not post comments on this.

• Why would an IT manager say no to the request of Marketing to upload the customer data to the consulting firm’s server?
• At a company where everyone uses Blackberry, why would an IT manager deny the request to allow to use iPhone for work?
• What can business managers do in this situation?
• What would happen if IT says no to business every time?
• What would happen if IT says yes to business every time?
• Mr. Barton says “Big companies needed more coordination, more management systems, and more controls…” (p. 142) What kind of control is he talking about?
• Why does Mr. Barton want the business units to take part of the responsibilities?