Faculty of Business - Information Management Strategy Alignment Report

This report investigates the alignment of information strategies with business strategies, focusing on achieving sustainable competitive advantage. It examines the case of Deloitte, analyzing key components such as business goals, objectives, and models. The report explores the 4 V's model, integrated low-cost differentiated strategies, and the role of SAP software. It delves into competitive advantages, including the bargaining power of suppliers, threats of substitutes and new entrants, and the rivalry among existing competitors. Furthermore, the analysis considers the bargaining power of customers and the impact of information systems on business processes and decision-making. The report also includes a literature review and uses a concept matrix to investigate the alignment of information strategies to business strategies of the chosen organization, supporting findings with academic literature and research papers. The research investigates the role of information management in Criteria Business Strategy IS Strategy Competitive Advantage Literature Review Business Goals Business Objective Business Model Business alliance Competitive Advantage: Bargaining Power of Suppliers Threat of Substitutes Threat of New Entrants Rivalry Among Existing Competitors Bargaining Power of Customers.

Criteria Business Strategy IS Strategy Competitive
Advantage
Literature
Review
Business Goals Signifies it
management as
tree which
symbolised to be
strong. Caters to
assist the strength
and long lasting
future.
Inculcate the MIS
system in the
management and
also incorporate the
SAP software.
Link the production
of cars with the data
that had the
elements of cultural
and geographic
information.
Provides the
analysis of
information
system.
Business Objective Fulfil the wants of
target audience
Mange the smooth
functioning of the
company.
The brand associates
with low cost of
manufacturing
facilitate.
Information
system leads to
future mobility
of the
environment
and the society.
Business Model
4 V’s models:
volume, variety,
variation and
visibility.
Integrated Low Cost
–
Differentiated Strateg
y
Integrated Low Cost –
Differentiated Strateg
y
SAP software
system.
Business alliance Agreement
between the
company and client
to serve them with
the best product.
Maintaining the
records of the
company through
various software.
Master plan where
the company
provides a direction
The Information
Management
encompasses a
cycle of the
organizational
activities,
analyzing and
gathering data
Competitive
Advantage:
Bargaining Power
of Suppliers
It influences the
ability of the
buyers I the
competitive
environment.
The strong suppliers
can pressure in
decreasing the price
and improving the
quality with the
indulgence of
Information
Technology: the
hardware and
software.
Competitive
advantage lies in the
cost leadership
strategy.
The rulers or the
leaders are
determined who
can access the
information and
the steps to
stores and
secure the
information.
Threat of
Substitutes
Innovative style of
production and
managing the
activities.
Development of MIS Low cost of
manufacturing.
The threat can
be with the
development of
MIS
Threat of New
Entrants
Innovative model SAP software. Low cost of
manufacturing.
Offering of same
type of products
with same
pricing strategy.
Rivalry Among Facilitate Incorporating the Bringing in innovation The physical

Existing managerial
activities
same technology for
manufacturing of cars
in the firm. components like
computer and
filing cabinet
Competitors
Bargaining Power
of Customers
Analyzing the
business processes
which is focused on
business
information.
Information which is
available to the world
regarding various
models,
Leadership strategy. The process
which explains
the evaluation
and use of the
business
information to
make decision