Final Class Wrap Up
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
The MBA 8125 Challenge
How = practice
Why = theory
Integrate
Theory and Practice
Basic Building Blocks
“…to help managers understand the challenges,
opportunities, and risks involved in information technology
management. It examines the issues involved in acquiring
information systems that support and maintain business
operations in an efficient, effective, and ethical manner.The
course also examines how information technology can be
used to substantially improve business process
performance. There are the five I’s of business processes:
Identify, Improve, IT-enable, Innovate and Implement.”
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
8125 Content
map
!   Context: Strategy as the driver
!   Firm Strategy & Information Systems
!   Business Strategy, Organization design, IT Design triangle; Porter and the internet
!   Process Design, Enshrinement in silicon and deployment/use
!   The design of work (organizations) & Information Systems
!   Business Process perspectives
!   Process Innovation
!   Process and Organizational Agility / change management
!   Business System Analysis
!   IT Project Management
!   Small-scale - ISD
!   Enterprise-wide - ERP configuration
!   Sourcing of IS and other business functions (because of the IT systems)
!   Where, by whom and how it is done
!   Consequences: (Management Challenges and ‘the dark side’ of IT)
!   Security & Risk Management
!   Ethical issues and practices in the deployment and strategic use of these systems
So how did we address this challenge?
The MBA 8125 Challenge
How = practice
Why = theory
Integrate
Theory and Practice
Basic Building Blocks
Important knowledge
to stay current no
matter how the
technology changes
Professor Truex
As applied-Necessary to relate
the pieces of theory
and to build handson competence and
confidence
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
We addressed this challenge with…
The MBA 8125 Challenge
How = practice
Why = theory
Integrate
Theory and Practice
Basic Building Blocks
Text readings,
course notes,
discussions and
lectures; case briefs
(thought pieces);
compare contrast
tables; discussion ,
copious feedback,
shared learning
Professor Truex
opportunities
Important
knowledge to stay
current no matter
how the
technology
changes
Necessary to relate
the pieces of theory
and to build handson competence and
confidence
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Case briefs &
discussions;
podcasting projects;
specialized articles;
Work systems
modeling; risk
analysis, & explication
of the student’s own
learning framework
I said that I would…
•  “…take a guided learning approach to pedagogy in which you,
the student, will be primarily in charge of extracting meaning and
value from the readings, in-class discussions and exercises as
well as the out-of-class research and writing.”
•  “…the course will take an approach where learning comes from a
combination of individual and group research, private analysis
and public in-class discussions, experiential exercises, and, very
importantly, from collaborative learning from each other.”
•  “As a professor I can not resist the temptation to “profess” so yes
there will be ‘lectures’. But I will try to limit those in length and
scope.”
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
And that I expected (hoped) you…
•  “…to take an open-minded and critical perspective.
Instead of accepting the current practice or the fad de
jour as “best practice” you are expected to examine”
•  … to take a critical view of the materials we
encounter, to bring your work and other life’s
experiences to the table and to look through and
beyond the materials we share in class.
•  …to be surprised, thrilled, tickled and perhaps even
enlightened in the learning journey together.
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Prof Truex …
1.  Began each day with an intro/agenda) and ended the day with
a wrap-up (the big picture)
2.  Regularly re-visited material and examined the bigger picture.
•  brought in experience, readings and issues from the outside and from
contemporary events
3.  Provided lectures from the text and other sources
•  In advance and on-line and new people
4.  Directed case and lecture discussion
5.  Created the learning vehicle of the team ‘seminar’ project
6.  Was well-prepared for class; and was available to discuss the
‘real time’ student concerns
7.  Provided regular detailed feedback
8.  Genuinely cared about your learning
9.  Provided bizarre sense of humoUr and stories. The HumoUr
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
PMBA 8125 Value
•
Highly integrative with MBA curriculum
–  Strategy; Org.
•
Add
Design; Project Management; Change Management …
Provides six distinct & bankable skill-sets
1.  Work System (Business Process) Model
2.  Risk Analysis snapshot
3.  Requirements identification
4.  Analytical and communication skill tools/techniques
•
for assimilating and extracting key points from multiple (often orthogonal or
seemingly unrelated) sources
•
to create an evolving framework in which to incorporate the new concepts &
details
•
•
to move details from short to long term memory
for organizing and writing parsimoniously and effectively
5.  Research & bibliographic tools (Endnote)
6.  Social networking and presentation technology tools (SharePoint, Wikis,
podcasts)
Organizing Schema (Concept Maps)
#1: The Information Systems Strategy Triangle
Business Strategy
The Organization
Organizational
Strategy
Professor Truex
Information
Strategy
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Organizing Schema #2…
The Business Systems Architecture
DSS,
GDSS
& EIS
Transaction
Processing
Systems
(TPS)
Professor Truex
Management
Information
Systems
(MIS)
Content
Editing &
Production
tools
Search
Engines
& tools
On-line
Analytical
Processing
(OLAP)
(Deductive)
Data
Warehouse
Production
Database
External
Data
Sources
Data
Mining
(Inductive
reasoning)
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Knowledge
Repository
Organizational
Memory
Information
System
(OMIS)
Collaboration
and
Coordination
tools
Work Practice
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Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Writing and the Compare/Contrast
technique
•  Structure and clarity matters
–  Have a point clearly in mind
–  Get to it quickly
–  Support and develop all claims
–  Summarize and declare the take-away
•  The table
–  It’s in the criteria for analysis (left column)
–  Clear self-describing cells
–  Use tit to guide andinform the writing
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
The Journey…
•  Covered a lot of territory
–  Much was a view from 30,000 feet
–  A critical organizational function
•  But it should have provided you a good
overview and introduction to an exciting
field and set of management challenges
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
MBA 8125
Professor
Duane Truex III
Information technology Management
Wrap Up…a final, ‘final word’
•  Recall that:
–  success is measured not by heights achieved but
by obstacles overcome.
•  You have each overcome differing
obstacles, and I hope, you have learned.
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
So…
•  So if you have learned and have enjoyed in the process when
you fill out the evaluation my name is Duane Truex
•  If not….
–  my name is Mao
Zedun (-;
•  Course Evaluation: the MOST important % participation and
questions:….
–  Questions: #34, (Importance of the course) and #35 (overall assessment
of the Professor)
–  Question #5, Prof. Prepared?,
–  Question #11 Prof. Explain clearly?,
–  Question #18, Prof. Know if we were following/awake/present/…alive?
–  Question #28, Makes me work harder…?
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management
Thank You !
Enjoy the next term and do keep
in touch
Professor Truex
MBA 8125
Informatioon Technology management