Information Systems Strategy and Management
What is it?!?
Management information system (MIS) refers to the processing of information through computers and other intelligent devices to manage and support managerial decisions within an organization. (www.wikipedia.com)
Management information systems as an academic discipline studies people, technology, organizations, and the relationships among them. (www.wikipedia.com)
Business Intelligence (BI) comprises the strategies and technologies used by enterprises of the data analysis of business information. (www.wikipedia.com)
Harvard Business Review Case Discussions
"Short cases on management challenges, based on actual cases taught in business schools."
The case discussions were my favorite part of the class. Real world examples, learning how to extract value from data to make decisions, and actual application of knowledge.... priceless! Plus, I learned way more about golf clubs than I ever knew.
Berinato, Scott. (2016), "Visualizations That Really Work", Harvard Business Review. June, p. 1-10.
Carr, Nicholas G. (2003), "IT Doesn't Matter", Harvard Business Review. May, Vol. 81 Issue 5, p. 41-49.
Davenport, Thomas H. (2014), "What Businesses Can Learn From Sports Analytics", MIT Sloan Management Review, Jun 3, Summer, p. 9-13.
McAfee, A. and Brynjolfsson, E. (2012), "Big Data: The Management Revolution", Harvard Business Review, October, p. 59-63.
Williams, S. (2011), "5 Barriers to BI Success and How to Overcome Them", Strategic Finance, July, p. 27-33.