How do you know what information systems are really needed by a business and which are the most important?How should a company’s structure or culture affect the building and use of information systems?
Dirt Bikes’s management has asked you to prepare a management analysis of the company to help it assess the firm’s current situation and future plans. Review Dirt Bikes’s company history, organization chart, products and services, and sales and marketing in the Introduction to Dirt Bikes.
Throughout the course, you will be applying concepts and strateges learned to prepare a report that addresses an overall MIS strategy for Dirt Bikes.
The first part of your report should address these questions:
What are the company’s goals and culture?
What products and services does Dirt Bikes U.S.A. provide? How many types of products and services are available to customers? How does Dirt Bikes sell its products?
How many employees are managers, production workers, or knowledge or information workers? Are there levels of management?
What kinds of information systems and technologies would be the most important for a company such as Dirt Bikes?