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Christophe Chaumont
EM Lyon
UPR Institutions, Droit & Systèmes
chaumont@em-lyon.com
(33) 4 78 33 78 51
Learning Outcomes:
4. Develop integrated management ideas for aligning business and IT strategy, IT project
selection and sourcing, and project management.
Module Content:
IT as an enabler IT as a resource
• Changing
• Changing Management
Operations Practice (Data
morning
• IT and business • Sourcing
(Electronic Mining)
alignment • Project
Business) • Changing
• IT Value management
• Changing Products Organisation
Fundamentals (Music) (Virtual
Organisations)
Break / case Break / extra paper Break / case Break / extra paper
afternoon
preparation time preparation time preparation time preparation time
Except for day 1, where learning will be by lecture and video only, students will have to apply
their knowledge and experience in case studies and extra papers supplied on the day of the
lecture. After a short preparation time (e.g. 2 hours), students will be asked to discuss their
perspectives on the extra material in the light of the models supplied in the morning session.
Treatment of the learning outcomes is integrated, but broadly speaking they are addressed
specifically as follows:
Outcome 1 Day 1
Outcome 2 Day 1
Outcome 3 Days 2 & 3
Outcome 4 Days 4 & 5
Management of Information Systems
International Dimensions:
The international perspective on these topics is fostered by the short notice case and paper
preparation and discussion in international groups. Several international issues run through
the material, including the effect of “borderless” technologies such as the World Wide Web
and the Internet, and the growth of offshoring and outsourcing.
Corporate Connections:
Apart from day 1, where structuration is emphasised, all sessions include real-life examples.
The compulsory preparation of case studies adds to the practical usability of the materials
taught.
Contribution of Research:
The nature of the course requires a considerable amount of reading research papers. The
resource pack (see below) will include both seminal articles and latest research results.
Method of Teaching:
Lectures, Case studies, video (if suitable one(s) can be identified).
Method of Assessment:
20% coursework: the discussion and presentation of case studies and extra papers.
80% examination (2 hour open book).
The case studies and extra papers test outcomes 3 & 4, and to a lesser extent outcome 2.
The examination tests all outcomes.
Learning Hours:
Contact hours 24
Group work, including preparation for 8
presentation
Directed reading 12
Preparation for examination 14
Examination 2
Total 60
Management of Information Systems
Day 2: IT as an enabler I
Changing primary functions:
Porter, M.E. and Millar, V. E. (1985) How information gives you competitive advantage, in:
Harvard Business Review, 63, 4, p. 149-160.
New products:
Katz, M.L. and Shapiro, C. (1994) Systems competition and network effects, in: Journal of
Economic Perspectives, 8, 2, p. 93-115.
Indicative case:
Mukund, A. and Sarvani, V (2005) Adobe: the world’s no. 1 e-document company, ECCH
case study 904-017-1.
Day 3: IT as an enabler II
Changing secondary functions:
Brynjolfsson, E. and Hitt, L.M. (1998) Beyond the productivity paradox, in: Communications
of the ACM, 41, 8, p. 49-55.
New organisations:
Miles, R.E. and Snow, C.C. (1986) Organizations: new concepts for new forms, in: California
Management Review, 28, 3, p. 62-73.
Day 4: IT as a resource I
Alignment:
Venkatraman, N. (1991) IT-induced business reconfiguration, in: Morton, M.S.M. (Ed.) The
corporation of the 1990s, Oxford: OUP, p. 122-158.
IT value:
Ross, J.W. and Beath, C.M. (2002) New approaches to IT Investment, in: MIT Sloan
Management Review, 43, 2, p. 51-59.
Indicative case:
Dutta, S. (1994) Aligning IT with the Business: Banco Comercial Portugues and Continental
Bank, ECCH case study 695-001-1.
Management of Information Systems
Day 5: IT as a resource II
Sourcing:
Hirschheim, R. and Dibbern, J. (2001) Information systems outsourcing in the new economy -
an introduction, in: Hirschheim, R. et al. (Eds.) Information systems outsourcing: enduring
themes, emergent patterns, and future directions, Berlin: Springer, p. 3-23.
Project management:
Keil, M. (1995) Pulling the plug: software project management and the problem of project
escalation, in: MIS Quarterly, 19, 4, p. 421-447.