Information Technology in the 1990s: A Long Range Planning Scenario.

Author List: Benjamin, Robert I.;
MIS Quarterly, 1982, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 11/1/1931.
This article describes a reasonable scenario for information technology, and its use within a major organization in the year 1990. The scenario is based upon a model used at Xerox to portray the use of Information Systems (IS) internally within the corporation in the year 1990. Assumptions are made about the technology and economics, and by coupling these with observed trend lines from historical data, predictions about the 1990 IS organization, technology, investment requirements, and support structure are drawn. Estimates are developed for the extent of distributed processing at four levels of the organizational hierarchy. Finally, a number of conclusions which deal with the changing nature of the IS technology and role of IS management are described.
Keywords: applications software; cost performance; distributed processing; end user computing; functional architecture; information systems strategic planning; information systems technology; Management information systems; office systems; operational computing; technology trends
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#240 0.242 systems information management development presented function article discussed model personnel general organization described presents finally computer-based role examined functional components
#231 0.238 information management data processing systems corporate article communications organization control distributed department capacity departments major user hardware cost applications expansion
#35 0.116 technology organizational information organizations organization new work perspective innovation processes used technological understanding technologies transformation consequences perspectives use administrative economic
#78 0.099 planning strategic process management plan operational implementation critical used tactical effectiveness number identified activities years effective developed issues empirical plans
#279 0.054 field work changes new years time change major period year end use past early century half traditional areas established strong