Description
Providing with a deep understanding of the theories and issues surrounding the strategic management of IT in organizations. This is one of the main research streams in the IS field and it has received significant research attention in the last 20 years.
This course covers the strategic management of information technology and investigates the potential use of information technology to improve organizational competitive advantage. Students are exposed to topics such as strategic alignment of information technology, business value of IT, IT governance, IT sourcing, management of the IT function, IS project management. The articles are mainly drawn from the top IS journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Management Science, and Journal of Management Information Systems. The focus is on providing an in-depth coverage of key issues related to the strategic management of IT.
