Information_System_Business_Problem_Dimensions

Information System Business Problem Dimensions What are the three dimensions to business problems' The three dimensions are Organization dimensions, Technology dimensions, and People dimensions. 1: Organizational dimension is defined as outdated business processes, unsupported culture and attitudes, political conflict, Turbulent business environment and change, complexity of task, Inadequate resources. An example of this would be customers not being able to track their orders on a real time basis or having out dated information on the businesses customers. 2: Technology dimensions this is described as insufficient or aging hardware, outdated software, inadequate database capacity, insufficient telecommunications capacity incompatibility of old systems with new technology, rapid technology change. I example of this problem would be not purchasing and keeping up to date software programs and hardware for the business. 3: People dimensions this is described as a lack of employee training, difficulties of evaluating Performance , legal and regulatory compliance , lack of employee support and participation , Indecisive management, poor management. A couple of good examples of this problem would be Having managers that are in affective in motivating workers. Having employees that are not fully trained at using the technical systems or in putting the data the correct way. What are the differences between IT and Information systems' Describe some of the functions of Information systems. Information technology Is all the hardware and software a company needs to uses to achieve its goals. Information systems take multiple streams of data and consolidate them into one readable and organized stream for a firm to use. Information Technology consists of computers , disk drives , iPods , IPads , or any hand help PDA if they are used in the business. The software could be windows or Linux operating systems it could also be Microsoft office or any other productivity software. Information systems are more complex and should be looked at from a technology and business point of view. Information systems can be defined as a set of interrelated components that collect , process , store , and distribute information. Information systems contain information about significant people, places and things within the organization and the environment surrounding it. Information systems take raw data and shape it into a form that is meaningful and useful to humans. Example of this would be a supermarket checkout stand they scan millions of barcodes every day the information system gather all the data and keeps track of the inventory and helps the reordering of product. This will also Help the company know what products are selling better then others.