Information System Management: Technical and Organizational Feasibility, Business Processes, Roles, Resources, and Data Flows

This article discusses technical and organizational feasibility, business processes, roles, resources, and data flows in information system management. It explains the importance of technical feasibility in evaluating a project's profitability and feasibility within the estimated cost. It also defines organizational feasibility and its role in defining an organization's corporate and legal structure. The article further explains business processes, roles, resources, and data flows, and how they contribute to achieving an organization's goals. The article concludes with references for further reading.

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Technical feasibility
Technical feasibility is a term used to refer to the comprehensive study of a project.
Under technical feasibility, the focus is usually on aspects such as procedures, programs, fields,
output, input, and processes. This evaluation is intended to ascertain the technical feasibility of a
project, its profitability, and feasibility within the estimated cost. Technical feasibility facilitates
troubleshooting and aids long-term planning (Chaffey & White, 2010). Technical feasibility of
should be geared towards supporting an organization’s financial information. Most organizations
carry out feasibility studies in projects involving lump-sum amounts of money. The term can,
however, be used broadly on a wide range of projects. In Information Technology it involves the
study of a system’s technical needs as well as its configuration. Feasibility standards include a
correct design, availability of resources and knowledge on implementation materials and
techniques.
Organizational feasibility
Organizational feasibility, on the other hand, is concerned with the ability of a system to
fit into an organization while meeting its current objectives and goals. The role of organizational
feasibility is defining organizations corporate and legal structure. It may include aspects such as
an analysis of the founder’s professional background as well as an analysis of their skills and
competencies that can be helpful to the organization (Chaffey & White, 2010).
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Business processes
Business processes refer to a group of tasks linked together and whose end result is the
delivery of a certain product or service to a client (Wetherbe, 2008). The term may also be used
to describe organizational tasks and activities whose completion leads to the realization of an
organization goal. A business process may have multiple inputs but only a single output.
Business roles
Business roles refer to a set of activities performed by individuals or machines within an
organization in order to complete a given process (Laudon, & Laudon, 2011). A business role
can be performed by a single individual or a group.
Business resources
Resources refer to productive economic factors need to finish a certain activity in order to
achieve a given outcome. Business resources are therefore factors such as intangible resources,
tangible resources, financial resources, natural resources and human capital which help the
organization’s to operate. Machinery and property represent tangible business resources while
knowledge and brand image represent intangible resources (Wetherbe, 2008).
Data Flows
Data flow refers to the movement of data dorm one component of a system or program to
the next. Data flow often puts into consideration changes occurring to data during the process.
Data flow is usually represented by a data flow diagram which is a graphical representation of
the location of data storage and advancement of data through a system (Oz, 2008).

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References
Chaffey, D., & White, G. (2010). Business information management: improving performance
using information systems. Pearson Education.
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2011). Essentials of management information systems. Upper
Saddle River: Pearson.
Oz, E. (2008). Management information systems. Cengage Learning.
Wetherbe, J. (2008). Information technology for management: Transforming organizations in the
digital economy.