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Chapter 11 : MIS - Planning and Design
MIS Planning
Strategic Planning for MIS
Planning Process for MIS Implementation
MIS Design
Approaches to Design of MIS
Design Process
Systems Approach to Problem Solving
Systems Development Life Cycle
Make or Buy Decisions
Building an MIS in-house
IS Procurement
IS Outsourcing
Chapter Summary
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The design and implementation of an MIS cannot be carried out in an unplanned
fashion. The different groups of tasks and the cost of design and
implementation make it a major project. The conceptual design outlines the
structure of the MIS and indicates the performance requirements for those
who will develop the detailed design. Since it establishes the broad
outlines of the MIS, the managers who are going to make use of it should
have a major role in the development and evaluation of alternative concepts.
The management must recognize the fundamental business problems and
objectives of the MIS. The system constraints can be environmental, basic
business, or technical. The management is mainly responsible for describing
the first two.
The detailed design of the MIS begins after the conceptual framework has
been devised. The detailed design starts with the performance specifications
provided by the conceptual design and ends with a set of specifications for
the construction of the MIS. |
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If the operating system is not going to be changed, the design of the MIS
should be developed in association with the design of the operating system.
A complete description of the detailed design cannot be given, as design
work is a creative and problem-solving activity. The ‘systems approach'to
problem solving uses a systems orientation to define problems and
opportunities and develop solutions.
Every organization needs to make a decision on whether to develop the IS
in-house or buy it from external sources. These kinds of decisions are
called make-or-buy decisions. Organizations have three alternatives or
options to consider: Building a MIS in-house, External Procurement, or
Outsourcing.
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