The Information Systems Strategy Triangle shows a direct relationship between organizational strategy and information strategy. Discuss the importance of maintaining balance between the points on the triangle and what might occur if there isn’t a balance between these three points on the triangle.

The importance of maintain the balance among the strategy triangle points are that, the successful firms which is overriding the strategy of business that also derives the information strategy (IS) and the organizational strategy. Regarding to the organizational structure, hiring practice and the component of the organizational is created the different decisions like the hardware and information strategy components. It is also important because the IS strategy could also effect through the variations of the firm business with the organizational strategies. The IS strategy also involves the consequences which is intended in the business. Whereas the organizational strategy does not support the information strategy policy (Pearlson, 2019).      

Chapter 2: Discuss the primary and support activities that an organization can use that create value, according to Porter. How might these be applied to business partners?

According to the porter there are the following primary activities;

·         Inbound logistics

·         Operations

·         Outbound logistics

·         Sales and marketing

·         Services  (TARVER, 2019)

According to the porter there are the following support activities;

·         Human resource management

·         Technical development

·         Procurement

·         Infrastructure

To create the valuable products the company used these support and primary activities as a building block. According to the porter the goals of the primary activities are to create a value which exceeds the conducting cost of that activity which is generating the higher profits. The value chain analysis for the primary and support activities emphasized on the real needs for the company where the business assist the sale like the copiers, air conditioners and the larger services activity set of the company which performs the little follow up actions.

Chapter 3. Briefly, summarize the differences between the 4 classic organization structures. 

There are four organizational structures

·         Functional organizational structures

·         Matrix organizational structures

·         Division organizational structures

·         Flat organizational structures

Functional	Divisions	Matrix	Flat
Based on the specialty , people do the similar task which are grouped together Accountant placed in finance departments  Structure include quick decision making,	Based on the projects and products the company group works into the team. It requires the needs of the different customers. The structure ensure the worker to creating the similar products that could also achieved the greater efficiency  and higher output	It combine the element the functional and division Teams members are in autonomy and it also expected to take more reasonability It also solve the cooperatively decisional making problem by the group interactions ( Sullivan, 2019)	Its attempts to disrupts the traditional top-to down managements systems Eliminating  the bureaucracy along with the red tape

 Chapter 3. Briefly, discuss the impact of IT issues on organizational and national values. Cite an example from your work.

The IT systems which is used by the different organizations and it also perform the different task , several IT also provides the basic processing of the transactions which is also enable the distributors, customers, suppliers that also interact the organization by the different strategy of communication technology along with the system of internet.

There are the different issues which have the impact on the national and organizational values; ( Ramey, 2014)

·         Flow of information

·         Decision support

·         Transaction processing

·         Data management

·         Executive support

Chapter 4: The chapter discusses “creating new types of work.” Discuss some new positions that have been created, deleted, or changed as a result of the unique skills required by IT-enabled work processes.

In this chapter the discussion is about the “creating the different types about the new work”. In the IT technology the changing nature of the wok gives the result of the creating the new position, changed or delete the positions. The skills of the employers seek that, the technology changing, where the worker needs to be better and complex problem solving along the team adaptability.  

Chapter 5. Briefly discuss the differences between agile and dynamic processes and when each would be used.

Agile processes

The process which promotes the discipline of the management process and it is also encourages the frequent inspection as well as adaption of the different leadership philosophy which encourage the teamwork, and the self-organization along with the accountability. The set of the engineering along with the best practice intended that to allow the raid delivery for the high quality.   

Dynamic processes

The process which has the parameters, structure and it could also change at each time.  The dynamic process could also change during or before the execution through the human, and it does not allows the precise analysis of the requirements

Chapter 5. Integrated supply chains link business processes across companies. Discuss, briefly, some of the challenges that businesses face in attempting to do so.

There are following challenges which in the Integration of supply chains link business;

·         Silo Mentality

·         Lack of supply chain visibility

·         Lack of knowledge

·         Lack of trust

·         Demand updating

·         Activity causing bullwhip effects

·         Price fluctuations

·         Order batching’s

Above challenges which impede the process of the integration in the supply chain management and these challenges underlay the various remedial measures which is also implemented to overcome it (Katunzi, 2011).

Chapter 6: The Concept of BYOD is described in this chapter. Discuss whether or not this is implemented in your company, and some of the pros and cons associated with it.

BOYD is stand for “Bring Your Own Device” it is latest trend in the IT and practice that where employees encouraged creating their personal devices for their uses. There are following pros of the BOYD;

·         Increase workforce mobility

·         Offer greater efficiency

·         Raise employee satisfaction

·         Increase productivity

·         Allow greater choice  

There are following pros of the cons;

·         Leakage of data

·         Security

·         Exist procedure

·         Support

Chapter 6: Describe the four key components to Enterprise Architecture and the challenges of implementing an EA framework in a global organization.

There are four key components to Enterprise Architecture

·         Business Enterprise Architecture

·         Application Enterprise Architecture

·         Information Enterprise Architecture

·         Technological Enterprise Architecture

There are following challenges of implementing an EA framework in a global organization.

·         Lack of role clarity

·         Commitment and management knowledge

·         Communication challenges

·         Organizational challenges (Nygård & et al, 2016)

·         Tools Challenge’s

Chapter 7: Identify the five areas in which management should participate. Select one and expand your discussion of this area, including how management would participate.

There are the five area of management

·         Human resource management

·         Production management

·         Office management

·         Financial management

·         Marketing management

In the Human resource management; this is concerned with the maintaining and obtaining the satisfied and the satisfactory results.  By using the organization policy, system the HRM recruit, retain, and develop the employees which would also meets the goals of organization. Assuring employee satisfaction HRM paly the important role.

References of relationship between organizational strategy and information strategy