Improving Performance in the Digital Economy

Information Technology for Management:
Improving Performance in the Digital Economy (7th Edition). Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley.
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Form a team of between 2 – 4 members. Write a team report of about 5000 words on a business prevalent in the Digital Economy. The business can be Australian or International, and should have a Web presence. Examples of relevant businesses include; Amazon, Dell, e-Bay etc. Each team must choose a different business.
The report should cover the following areas of IT Management in relation to the business selected.
Digital Economy and management of IT:
business characteristics;
business pressures;
relevant or potential new technologies.
Enterprise systems:
managing the supply chain;
software integration;
enterprise resource planning;
partner relationship management.
IT planning and processes;
approach to IT planning;
methodology adopted in IT strategy and planning;
Measuring IT investment;
IT investment evaluation method;
outsourcing;
economic issues, eg. Development failures, e-commerce etc.
Each team is expected to present their report findings to as part of the “Team Report Presentation” assessment task during week 11.
Reference should be made to the underpinning of IT management theories and their relevance to the business selected. Where an area of IT Management is unable to be established, students should recommend suggested or probable strategies based on theories and practises adopted by similar organisations. This should be clearly illustrated and supported by relevant references.
You are reminded to read the “Plagiarism” section of the course description. Your essay should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your own words.
All reports must use the APA referencing style.
University Referencing/Citation Style Guide:
The University has published a style guide to help students correctly reference and cite information they use in assignments ( American Psychological Association (APA) citation style,
 

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