Management Report: Strategic Planning and Information Systems

This report examines the impact of strategic planning, information technology, information systems, and the system development life cycle on workplace management. It begins by defining strategic planning as a crucial activity for aligning stakeholders and employees with company objectives, emphasizing its role in resource management and business strategy implementation. The report then analyzes the role of information technology in enhancing customer satisfaction, influencing workplace relationships and efficiency, and driving innovation. Further, the report highlights the importance of information systems in maintaining transparency, effective data processing, and operational excellence. Finally, the report discusses the system development life cycle, detailing its stages and impact on project management. The conclusion underscores the significance of these operational elements in fostering sustainable growth and competitiveness.

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Table of contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
Reference list and bibliography.......................................................................................................5

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Introduction
The purpose of this study is to shed light on different operational elements such as strategic
planning, information systems, implementing information technology and the system
development life cycle and those impact in the workplace. In this study the different elements
have been described by highlighting these significant impact on the workplace.
Discussion
Strategic planning is being considered as an important management activity that ensures the
engagement of stakeholders and employees towards achieving the goals and objectives of the
company (Kerzner, 2019). It is true that based on the strategic planning it becomes easier for the
organizational leaders to determine the mission and vision of the company so that based on the
strategic implementations it can be easier for the company to manage the proper utilization of
resources. In order to bring the growth in the workplace, it is very important for the organizations
to focus on successfully implementing the strategies for managing the business elements in
proper manner. Therefore, it cannot be denied that strategic planning plays a significant role in
case of dealing with the operational activities in which the engagement of individuals can be
ensured towards achieving the particular target. Analyzing the importance of information
technology it can be said that in the current business scenario, technology has become one of the
important contributors in the business operations. In order to bring both the tangible and
intangible benefits in the workplace, the IT helps the organization to satisfy the needs of the
customers. By continuing this, it can also be said that depending on the technological
infrastructure, the relationships, efficiency and culture in the workplace are being influenced
(Laudon & Laudon, 2016). Therefore, in order to bring the success in the workplace, Information
technology helps to manage the management efficiency by maintaining the continuous

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innovation practices in the workplace. Analyzing the role of information technology in business
it can be said that depending on this the complexity as well as competitiveness in the
management practices can be reduced.
In order to maintain an effective data processing system in the workplace, information system
makes an important contribution. In order to increase the useful ness of the business operations,
the information system helps to maintain the transparency between the stakeholders and mangers
(Abdelrazek et al., 2017). On the other hand, it is also true that based on the information
technology, it becomes easier for the company to maintain the performance record in proper
manner, in which the performance measurement in the company is being done in an effective
manner. By ensuring the continuous improvements, the information system helps to increase the
operational excellence. In case of gaining the higher profitability, it helps to push creativity and
innovation in the organizational infrastructure, which indirectly drives the operational activities
in the workplace. By continuing this it can also be said that depending on the information
system, decision making, data processing, data analysis and record maintenance related activities
in the workplace are being done in an effective manner.
The purpose of system development lifecycle is to describe the stages of responsibilities and
tasks that influence the management operations in the workplace. It is an important software that
helps to maintain the development process through the eventual retirement of the completed
activities. Analyzing the impact of System development life cycle in the organization, it can be
said that in order to execution the individual complexity of different project, this tool ensures the
entire analysis and evaluation process of tasks (Abdelrazek et al., 2017). The system
development life cycle is being divided into six stages such as analysis, design, development and
testing, implementation, documentation, and evaluation. Mostly in case of project management,

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with the effective implementation of system development lifecycle it can be easier for the
company to easily develop the program for managing the entire operational tasks in proper
manner.
Conclusion
In this study, it can concluded that strategic planning plays an important role in case of
determining the organizational goals. In order to bring the growth in the workplace, it is very
important for the organizations to focus on successfully implementing the strategies for
managing the business elements in proper manner. By continuing this, it can also be said that
depending on the current business scenario, introducing the innovation as well as creativity for
ensuring the sustainable position in the market, strategic planning, information technology,
information system and System development life cycle are the important operational elements
that can ensure the positive growth in the company.

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Reference list and bibliography
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Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2016). Management information system. Pearson Education
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Petrovic, R., Tehranchi, B., Jemili, K., Winograd, J. M., & Angelico, D. (2017). U.S. Patent No.
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