Article ID: | iaor1992821 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 21 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 137 |
End Page Number: | 145 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
Journal: | Information and Management |
Authors: | Kremar Helmut, Lucas Henry C. |
The use of information technology to create a strategic advantage is a major priority of many organizations and thier information services departments. Because strategic applications often involve external organizations and because they have a potentially high impact, it is important that they be successful. This paper describes key factors in the development of strategic applications and illustrates them with a case study. To successfully manage the development of strategic applications, an organization needs to understand the different requirements of these systems.