Information Technology

  1. How can information technology support a company’s business processes and decision making and give it a competitive advantage? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
  2. Provide an example of an agile company and explain why it is agile. How does it use information technology as a strategic advantage – especially when it comes to agility?
  3. Describe “Big Data” and identify its potential applications. Discuss its pros and cons.
  4. What are several important computer hardware and/or internet developments that you expect to happen in the next 10 years? How will these affect the business use of computers?
  5. MIS author and consultant Peter Keen says: “We have learned that it is not technology that creates a competitive edge, but the management process that exploits technology.” What does he mean? Do you agree or disagree? Why?