given the rapid rate of change in IT capabilities, are stretegic IS (information system) planning efforts worthwhile or even realistic? why and why not ? What evidence do you see to support?

Full title Over the past few decades , much time and effort has been spent on the development of Information Management Systems . Ensuring that the company has full advantage over its likely competitors , large sums of amount is spent on planning , designing , collaborating , implementing and maintaining this system . Also over the years , the emerging demands of the professionals who maintain these systems have also grown at a rapid pace . The bigger the entity , more complex its IT needs gets , and more and more planning goes

With the rapid growth of Information Technology

and more and more services and products emerging , with more and more consumers availing them , it is getting harder to maintain all this customer data at one place . Unless you are able to understand the growing needs , you would well be just dreaming to reach the Forbes lists

Just to give it a consideration , what happens if the company or entity is growing , and is not answering customer and market needs , if it keeps on using the old out dated information technology systems , it would definitely come to a standstill if it is no longer able to comprehend and assist its client server , what if it isn 't able to make relationships between the customers and taking tedious time to answer the long waiting customer queries , it is definitely going to loose to its competitors and the rest is known to all of us

Thus , the need for strategic information systems , come into play in these situations . Strategic Information System is a type of system ,that is integrated into the overall business structure and is based on its business objectives . It gives the competitive advantage a company needs with the flexibility to update and instantly respond to the growing market needs and client needs . Thus , this integration and alignment helps to respond to the growing enviormental changes as well as understand the mechanics that affect the inside business strategy and its overall long term growth prospects . It is system that helps you manage and assist making strategic business decisions . Many attributes can be associated with these Strategic Information systems , as they innovative and aren 't easy to copy , they are safe for enterprise , they have an forward outlook focus on the business needs and growth prospects , they may help change the way a company works and are more associated with the project risk . Thus planning for a strategic information system needs a lot of expertise and in depth analysis , but would give the end result if done with sophistication and complete analysis

An early example can be drawn through the advantage United Airlines had by this reservation systems . Sabre and Apollo

But still there is a going debate on what about the realism involved in them , is this sustainable , or are they a bad or not required use of money and business resources . Companies spend over their IT structures to keep them running and respond any possible change , whether it 's a bank 's Asset management system , or...