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....This paper will answer the following questions; describe your role with respect to information systems in your organization. Do you consider yourself to be working in an operational, tactical, or strategic role? Describe person(s) in your organization that fulfill each role, and explain the purview of their responsibilities and privileges?
Consider organizations such as Amazon.com and Wal-Mart as implementers of information systems that have revolutionized their respective industries. How did their systems change their organizations, industries, and the societies in which they operate? What opportunities exist in your organization to do the same?
Roles at My organization
My organization has its own unique way of doing business, but still maintains the traditional pyramid levels of organization. The pyramid consists of four levels which are defined by (Haag, et al. ,2006): First, strategic management, which directs and guides the organization For example, setting the goals, building strategies and creating visions and guideline. The second, tactical management, which takes the goals and strategies outlined by strategic management and develops them. The third phase, operational management, which supervises the day-to-day operations and implementations of the goals and strategies developed by tactical management. Finally, non-management employees, who execute daily activities, such as administering IT servers, developing and producing goods and services, and supporting customers. For instance the strategic management at My organization includes the COO and CIO. Tactical management includes general managers of functions under CIO. Operational management includes directors, functions managers such as business intelligence team manager. The final level will include developers, testers, system analyst and user support.
My role is in the tactical...
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