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CHAPTER OUTLINE
2.1 Business Processes
2.2 Business Process Reengineering and
Management
2.3 Business Pressures, Organizational
Information Technology
Support
Business Process
Responses, and
Information Systems
Alignment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the concept of business processes, and provide examples of
business processes in the functional areas of an organization.
2.Differentiate between the terms business
process management.
3.List and provide examples of the three types of business pressures, and describe
one IT response to each.
Business Process
Business Pressures
Market Pressures
Technology Pressures
Societal Pressures
Responses, and IT
Market Pressures
The Global Economy and Strong Competition
The Changing Nature of the Workforce
Powerful Customers
The Steroids
Computing
Instant messaging and file sharing
Voice over Internet Protocol
Videoconferencing
Computer graphics
Wireless technologies
Technology Pressures
Information Overload
Societal/Political/Legal Pressures
Social Responsibility
Government Regulation and Deregulation
Protection Against Terrorist Attacks
Ethical Issues
Organizational Responses
Strategic Systems
Customer Focus
Make-to-Order and mass customization
E-business and E-commerce
Competitive Advantage
Barriers to entry
Support activities
Closing Case
The Problem
The Solution
The Results