Evaluation of IS Strategy

Running head: EVALUATION OF IS STRATEGY
EVALUATION OF IS STRATEGY
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Table of Contents
1. Assessment for identifying value of information system.......................................................2
2. Developing a proper IS strategy for SSL...............................................................................3
Requirements for developing a comprehensive information system strategy:......................3
Analysing if information system is accordance with the business requirements:..............3
Analysing expertise of IS professionals:............................................................................3
Hiring professional for managing IS services and executing IS strategies:.......................4
3. Analysis of strategic potential for IS investment...................................................................4
4. Description of the current location of IS functions within SSL and recommendation for
investment..................................................................................................................................6
Existing IS functions:.............................................................................................................6
Description of locations of IS functions:...........................................................................6
Recommendation for the best location for IT services in the future......................................7
Best location for IT services:.............................................................................................7

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1. Assessment for identifying value of information system
It is important for SSL to conduct a proper assessment so that they may identify the
value that it obtains from its current portfolio of information systems and evaluate the
techniques that may be used in assessing future IS investments.
The best strategy to identify value from the IS system is to evaluate the applications
which is provided by the IS in various departments where IS service is deployed. A
department wide assessments will help in identifying if the IS investments is providing
strategic value or not.
SSL has specific goals to accomplish through the investment in IS technologies and
analysing IS services in accordance with this gaols is best strategy for identifying values
derived from IS system.
Here in this context, it will be hence an effective approach to analyse application of IS
in each department:
Private transport division (PTD):
Information Systems section – this is a subpart of the Transport section; the division
executes its operations through a network of three PCs running the following applications:
 Financial ledgers (Sage Sovereign)
 Route planning (AutoRoute)
 Duty rostering (end-user developed spreadsheet). Payroll processing is not part of the
IS service as it is contracted out to Midwest Bank Business Services
Business security division (BSD):

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An objective of this division is to continue with this organic growth, while at the same
time increase its profile in the hi-tech marketplace.
2. Developing a proper IS strategy for SSL
As identified in this report that in many parts of the company, SSL do not have a
comprehensible IS strategy. Hence it is required for them to construct an IS strategy that is
not only consistent with the business requirements but also supportive of its business strategy
and this will help them to ensure that the benefits that it would derive from the information
system is consistent with the business goals and objectives.
In order to develop a coherent IT strategy SSL should consider the following aspects:
 Does the information system provides the required features that is required for
executing business services?
 Does the company has expert team to manage the information system in which the
company invest?
 Is there any requirement for integrating new and advanced information system for
enhancing the business process?
Requirements for developing a comprehensive information system strategy:
Analysing if information system is accordance with the business requirements:
The company has already invested in developing some information system, which
include ledger software, which is a standalone system, and run on organizational computers.
now it is required for SSL to analyse if services provided by this software has any
performance issues for which strategy is to conduct regular assessment on the system so that
it easier to identify any issue and requirement for system improvement .