Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.
Strategic planning
Strategic planning comprises of the topmost management in any organisation. Strategic
management comprises decisions made by the chief executive the board of directors and
very senior managers. They formulate long- term plans and assess how such plans are
strategic to the long-term survival. They also assess the effects of external events on the
company performance.
The strategic information required contain the following characteristics:
i) Information used is normally old and relates to prior periods and as such it is not
timely. For example, trend analysis.
ii) The response time for information needs is slow since it has to be gathered from
non-specific sources.
iii) The frequency of information usage is not consistent and varies according to the
current situation or needs.
iv) The accuracy of information used is relatively low since most of data used is in form
of estimates and predictions.
v) Information is highly summarised and does not contain a lost of details thus it is
highly aggregated.
vi) Information used in strategic planning is costly and hard to access and so to obtain it
requires extra effort.
vii) Information is unstructured and so cannot be programmed since it is relatively
uncertain.
2. Operational control
Operational control ensures that specific tasks are carried out efficiently and effectively.
It involves the lowest level of management. Operational management consists of junior
officers, clerks and supervisors. Their responsibilities include ensuring that transactions
are collected from environment and recorded in suitable form and specific tasks are
identified and organised for operation activities. It also ensures that adequate operation
controls are put in place to control variances and abnormalities.
The characteristics of information used for operational control include: -
i) Information is always timely and up to date
ii) It is highly accurate as it involves facts and not estimates.
iii) It is usually very detailed and contain a lot of information.
iv) Information is mostly online and need not be searched for since It is ready for use
upon demand.
v) It is always easy to access since it is always up to date.
vi) The response time to operational decisions based on operational information is
instant and constant over time.
gregorymasila answered the question on November 30, 2017 at 11:45
- Business process re-engineering (BPR) is the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business process to achieve a dramatic improvement in measures of performance such as...(Solved)
Business process re-engineering (BPR) is the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of
business process to achieve a dramatic improvement in measures of performance such as
quality, cost, speed and services.
Required:
i) List the steps of BPR.
ii) Critically examine the role information technology (IT) plays in BPR
Date posted: November 30, 2017. Answers (1)
- The general manager of a large organisation has asked you to draw up a document identifying eight important system characteristics against which managers can evaluate...(Solved)
The general manager of a large organisation has asked you to draw up a document
identifying eight important system characteristics against which managers can evaluate the
success of an information system together with a brief explanation of each. What would
your document contain?
Date posted: November 30, 2017. Answers (1)
- Selling of products, services and information via the computer networks including the internet.Required: (a) Brief explanation of the following concepts as relates to e-commerce: (i) Electronic market....(Solved)
Selling of products, services and information via the computer networks including the internet.
Required:
a) Brief explanation of the following concepts as relates to e-commerce:
i) Electronic market.
ii) Electronic purse.
iii) Cyber banking.
iv) Cyber mall.
Date posted: November 30, 2017. Answers (1)
- Most systems are obsolescent the day they become operational. Comment on this statement giving six key reasons why changes to a system are so often...(Solved)
Most systems are obsolescent the day they become operational. Comment on this statement giving six key reasons why changes to a system are so often necessary after it has been implemented.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Describe the functional characteristics and applicability of the backing store(Solved)
Describe the functional characteristics and applicability of the backing store.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Give and explain two reasons, in each circumstance why the boot-up programs are stored. (i) In ROM (ii) On Disk(Solved)
Give and explain two reasons, in each circumstance why the boot-up programs are stored.
i) In ROM
ii) On Disk
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Access control is the restriction of unauthorized access to a portion of a computer system or the entire system.Required: (a) Explain the following control techniques and...(Solved)
Access control is the restriction of unauthorised access to a portion of a computer system or the
entire system.
Required:
a) Explain the following control techniques and their significance in the context of data security.
i) Biometric control
ii) Encryption
iii) Logical access
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Application controls can be classified into three major categories, processing controls and output controls. Describe the objective of each control and examine the techniques within...(Solved)
Application controls can be classified into three major categories, processing controls and
output controls.
Describe the objective of each control and examine the techniques within each to ensure
maintenance of maximum feasible levels of control.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain how the use of Information Technology (IT) can bring about improvements in productivity within a business organisation(Solved)
Explain how the use of Information Technology (IT) can bring about improvements in productivity within a business organisation.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Prototyping is based on the simple idea that people can express more easily what they like or do not like about an actual working system(Solved)
Prototyping is based on the simple idea that people can express more easily what they like or
do not like about an actual working system.
Required:
(a)
(i) Examine four guidelines required for the development of a prototype.
(ii) Select two facilities usually found in fourth generation languages (4GLs) and explain their
application in developing a prototype system.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Organisation information systems are categorised under: (i) Transaction Processing System (TPS)(Solved)
Organisation information systems are categorised under:
i) Transaction Processing System (TPS)
ii) Management Information Systems (MIS)
iii) Decision Support System (DSS)
iv) Executive Information System (EIS)
v) Expert Systems (ES)
Required:
Suggest one application of each of the systems types listed above for each of the following
functional areas of business:
- Sales and marketing
- Finance
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- What impact might end-user computing have on the organisation of information technology functions?(Solved)
What impact might end-user computing have on the organisation of information technology functions?
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Suggest examples of activities end-users might not be responsible for.(Solved)
Suggest examples of activities end-users might not be responsible for.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- The following are some of the elements which constitute an E-Commerce application: -Automated Teller Machine (ATM ), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Internet. Required:Illustrate the contributions of...(Solved)
The following are some of the elements which constitute an E-Commerce application: -
Automated Teller Machine (ATM )
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Internet.
Required:
Illustrate the contributions of each of the above technologies in E-Commerce application.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain the meaning of the following terms: (i) Website. (ii) Cyber-cafe (iii) Network browser(Solved)
Explain the meaning of the following terms:
i. Website.
ii. Cyber-cafe.
iii. Network browser.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- During the design stage of a new information system, the following issues are addressed: (i) User interface (ii) Data (iii)Process. Required:Discuss the composition of design document under the...(Solved)
During the design stage of a new information system, the following issues are addressed:
(i) User interface.
(ii) Data.
(iii) Process.
Required:
Discuss the composition of design document under the above three elements.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Briefly describe any four computer related crimes that an organisation which is considering computerising its operations should be aware of(Solved)
Briefly describe any four computer related crimes that an organisation which is considering computerising its operations should be aware of.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Explain the term 'critical path' as used in project management(Solved)
Explain the term 'critical' path as used in project management.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Describe the role of project management(Solved)
Describe the role of project management.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)
- Structured walkthrough addresses some areas of interest in a new program under programming productivity(Solved)
Structured walkthrough addresses some areas of interest in a new program under programming productivity.
Date posted: November 29, 2017. Answers (1)