... of IT personnel, and the commitment of the top leadership”. Outsourcing Communications technologies Strategic planning Organizations are increasingly pursuing four forms of information technology (IT) sourcing. These are: 1. insourcing; 2. selective sourcing; 3. strategic...

... rather than for strategic planning. SMEs perceive that strategic planning is costly and time‐consuming, and hence appropriate only for large firms. The study also showed that firm size and strategic orientation are related to the use of computer technology for strategic decision making. The major...

... Disaster recovery Risk management Strategic planning In the last few years, disaster recovery (DR) practitioners (for IT systems) and business recovery (BR) practitioners (for core business activities) have both agreed that recovering IT systems and services will not ensure the survival...

... at each of these points in detail. This article will propose that for a continuity strategy to be adjudged effective it must: © MCB UP Limited 1995 Business planning Strategic planning Once identified and measured, these factors may cause the tolerance period to be, for instance...

... of the overall corporate strategic planning process. The proliferation of methods and the variations in satisfaction indicate a need to provide a framework for classifying and comparing SISP approaches which will provide guidance on use and to explain why certain approaches are more commonly used than others...

... organizations. The survey evaluates the extent of computer usage within the UK at a general level, as well as focusing on specific areas such as management support systems, IS strategic planning and strategic alignment of business and IS. Where possible, compares the results of this survey with previous surveys...