The increasingly strategic role of IT in organisations is widely recognised. This unit of study is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to strategic aspects of IT as they impact on business value. Such a perspective is critical for IT professionals in both IT producer and user organisations from the level of Chief Information Officer to managers as well as technical specialists. Deep understanding of IT strategy formulation and implementation and ensuring its alignment with the organisation's strategic directions is important for successfully managing the major changes that the IT function has undergone in recent years. Topics covered will include assessment of IT impacts, achieving sustainable competitive advantage through IT, relationship between IT strategy and value, IT strategy formulation and implementation, evaluation of strategic investments in IT, IT portfolio management, IT sourcing and open innovation, and dynamics of IT strategy and game theory. It will explore IT-related strategic decision making at the different organisational levels and the concept of strategic congruence. This unit will also provide students with models, tools, and techniques to evaluate an organisation's IT strategic position, and hence to help make appropriate strategic choices.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Computer Science |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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COMP5206 OR ISYS2160 |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Kevin Kuan, kevin.kuan@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Pramala Senthil, pramala.senthil@sydney.edu.au |
Somarjun Chandolu, scha4706@uni.sydney.edu.au | |
Revathi Shinde, revathi.shinde@sydney.edu.au | |
Khimji Vaghjiani, khimji.vaghjiani@sydney.edu.au |