Information Paradox: How to Realize the Value of Enterprise IT Investment

Author: [Canada] Sop et al. Translated by Chen Jing
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: In the knowledge economy, the investment of enterprises in information technology (IT) is growing increasingly. However, a major issue troubling business leaders is the difficulty in seeing a direct correlation between IT investment and business results, which becomes the "information paradox" that century-winning companies must face. This book introduces real cases from world-renowned companies and provides detailed and actionable guidelines, changing the way you think about information technology. It is hailed as the "roadmap and lighthouse for business operations in the information age." Today, organizations allocate funds to information technology in different ways compared to the past, and in fact, IT investment has become a substantial investment for most enterprises. Today's computer and telecommunications technologies play a far more significant role in operations than the steam engines, railways, and new factory production models of the 19th century. Information technology is revolutionizing supply, production, management, distribution, marketing, and services, with an impact no less than the fundamental restructuring of the entire supply chain in most industries and major economic transformations. This book is divided into four parts: Part one describes the phenomenon of the "information paradox" and the reasons for its production, then introduces the "path to realizing benefits"; Part two introduces the three foundations of the methods we provide; Part three introduces the three necessary conditions for effectively implementing this method; Part four integrates the above content to achieve the goals.