Global Journal of Finance and Management.
ISSN 0975-6477 Volume 6, Number 5 (2014), pp. 451-456
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Management Information System Proficiencies and
Planning
Shrey Mahajan1, Shashank Thakur2
1
Department of Computer Engineering, D.Y Patil College of Engineering,
Akurdi, Pune, Maharashtra.
2
Department of BBA, Amity Global Business School
Pune, Maharashtra.
Abstract
With the rapid development of information technology Management
Information System (MIS) is laden with developing the effectiveness
of the organizations and people. This paper is about the design and
capability of resource based management information system. Firstly,
from a resource based management point of view the MIS resources
are unparalleled and important. MIS resources can be categorized in
three ways namely – human, relationship and technological resources.
Basically our paper focuses on MIS Human Capital and Partnership
Quality as well as on the IT infrastructure flexibility, and postulate that
each of these assets have the honest relationship with MIS proficiency.
Secondly, the MIS proficiencies are the pattern in the MIS department
that empower it to deliver services to the corporation. Thirdly, the
main purpose behind developing the management information system
is to escalate the skill of the corporation to attain its target. The
planning provides the different schemes for the corporation to ensure
the proficiencies between systems, prioritizes development, and
inspires the removal of unnecessary systems.
Keywords: Management information system (MIS); MIS resources;
MIS proficiencies.
Introduction
MIS is responsible for developing the effectiveness of the organizations and the
concerned people by providing people the information they require to make the
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decision or solve the problems through the use of information technology in order to
operate for their corporation. Basically MIS provides the collective information that
corporation requires for its functioning. MIS is a versatile system which is managing
technologies, procedures as well as people simultaneously. The MIS we are talking
here is completely different from other information system like engineering or
mathematics, as MIS is about analyzing, planning and functional scheme. The success
or the failure of the MIS is directly proportional to the success or the failure of the
individual and the corporation. Over the time MIS has become common in the
corporations because all the information is stored or linked with the information
technology. The main purpose behind the MIS is to make corporation work
efficiently. MIS can be seen as the collaboration of technology and the human
resources. MIS provides the different types of information to the managers.
Management Information System Resources
From a resource based management point of view MIS resources are important and
unparalleled. MIS Resources provides professionals with several important asset. The
MIS resources can be categorized in 3 ways namely human, social relationship and
technological resources. Basically to understand MIS resources we need to consider
different factors and postulate that each of the assets have the honest relationship with
the MIS proficiency.
A. Humans for MIS
Anyone who has ever worked on a computer system knows that the MIS system
operates successfully only if the participant has the adequate knowledge and skills.
The knowledge and skills are all about the interpretation of the information in the
system.
Using the MIS modification to improve the work system requires making
changes to the work system and overcoming the current ways of doing work. Unless
the problem is serious, overcoming often takes a lot of time. The main force that
overcomes the current work system to modify it is the involvement and the
commitment of the managers and the participants. Whereas low level of involvement
shows that the MIS system will fail considerably without reaching its full potential.
Since the effectiveness and the proficiency of the corporation is dependent on the
participant it can be said that the skills and involvement of participant is needed to
deliver the effective MIS services.
B. Social Relationship
The effective MIS services is directly proportional to the social interaction which is
between MIS and the participants. The social presence is very important for the MIS
system either it can be personal, impersonal or anonymous communication, since the
business performance like rate of output, consistency etc. is directly related to it.
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C. Technological resources
The management of day to day changing technology is important for any corporation.
Change in the IT infrastructure has come swiftly and adequately and is expected to
continue in the future also. A good IT infrastructure or technological resources are
responsible for enhancement of corporations by swiftly solving the problems faced by
the corporations. Functional capabilities, ease of use, compatibility and
maintainability of software system and data provides the cost effective MIS services.
Management Information System Proficiencies
Proficiencies are the different procedures which are used to determine the
effectiveness of the corporation by attaining effective output results. MIS
proficiencies are the procedures followed in the MIS department to provide the IT
facilities to the corporations. MIS proficiencies can dependent on different factors like
the modification in the MIS architecture which required from time to time because of
the competitiveness and the advancement in the technology. So in order to gain
benefits because of IT corporations must modify their process, business models or
marketing and sales strategies may also require some modification. The corporation
should soon adapt the new standards available if not then build their own standards
with the help liaisons.
MIS management is also an important for system development. Skills, knowledge
and procedures are needed to make sure that all issues and task of the client are
resolved.
There should be honest relationship between business and MIS managers to
maintain the growth of business and technology by various projects.
There should be a long term planning between the business and MIS participants
so to gain benefits from various initiatives.
Management Information System Planning
Participants in the MIS system need to know what to do, when to do and how to make
system work effectively. Planning for improving performance is especially important
today’s competitive business fields and the complex growing IT environment. So the
strategic MIS planning involves the risks and payoff the corporation faces when using
the MIS for competitive advantage.
SWOT analysis (strength weakness opportunities and threats) is used to check the
impact of each plan on the corporation. The strength of the corporation is its core
proficiencies and resources in which it is leader in the industry.
A MIS planning is for developing the management information system which
maximize the performance of the corporation by achieving its set goals
The ultimate result of the many planned management information system is that
the capabilities in the system becomes competitive necessity and are no longer source
of competitive advantage.
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To answer the above questions such as what to do, when to do we categorize the
MIS planning into two categories: Information planning, Information management
planning.
A. Information Planning
Information Planning is not only about which information to be used but about the
information accessibility, quality, presentation, security as well as the information
superhighway i.e. the idea that everyone should have virtually unlimited access to the
information in electronic form. It is a part of business planning concerned with using
the corporation’s information for its effectiveness.
B. Information Management Planning
It is concerned with how to manage or organize the information for different
purposes. It also looks that the information on which MIS is working is need to be
changed or modified because of the competition or not. It is level of summarization of
information to the user. So information needs to be managed for the successful
working of corporation.
Conclusion
In past few years corporations have started considering the MIS as significant way to
improve their performance. Therefore it is needed to better understand how MIS
works in a corporation. This paper is an attempt to understand the above.
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