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Appropriate for all MBA-level and advanced undergraduate courses in information systems and/or technology.

Managing Information Technology, 5/E is a comprehensive guide to the information technology management techniques that are vital to a successful career as a manager. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect rapid changes in information technology and the latest business applications. It contains an extensive collection of case study options (34 cases), making it especially customizable for instructors in MBA programs. New features in this edition include a complete Data Resource chapter that provides a `big picture` look at issues associated with managing an organizations data. In addition to the award-winning ERP case, NIBCOs `Big Bang,` this edition includes several new cases, including the creation and operation of a Web-based business; leveraging SAP for supply chain management; making an outsourcing decision in a midsized manufacturing company; integrating information technology rapidly after a merger; and sharing services throughout a multinational firm. This edition also contains expanded e-business coverage, as well as insight into increasingly strategic technologies such as Linux, XML, .NET, J2EE, Bluetooth, and wireless LANs. Also included: a full chapter on IT project management, one of today's most sought-after skills for new employees.

NEW - Entirely new `big picture` chapter on managing organizational data.
Helps students understand the crucial issues associated with managing data. In many organizations, this is the IT element growing fastest in cost, complexity, and importance.

NEW - Chapter on the social, ethical, and legal issues-Associated with the management of information technology (Chapter 16).
Helps students recognize the powerful ramifications of business IT decisions on society.

NEW - Six case studies-Including Web-based business, SAP supply chain management, outsourcing, post-merger IT integration, shared services, and SAP implementation in an overseas subsidiary.
Gives students deep practical insight into the types of initiatives and challenges that are becoming increasingly common in IT management.

NEW - Expanded e-business coverage-Addressing both standalone e-commerce and the e-business activities of traditional companies (Chapter 8).
◦Prepares students to participate effectively in any e-business initiative.

NEW - Coverage of today's increasingly strategic technologies-Including Linux, XML, .NET, J2EE, Bluetooth, and wireless LANs (Chapters 2, 3, and 4).
◦Helps students understand technologies that are rapidly growing in importance throughout the companies and IT organizations where they plan to work.

Wide range of highly customizable case studies-Case studies illustrate a wide variety of IT topics, including the award-winning ERP case, NIBCO`s `Big Bang.`
Gives students broad insight into many of the issues and initiatives they will encounter as managers.
Complete chapter on IT project management-Outlines the key challenges managers face in running IT projects, from start to finish (Chapter 13).
Gives students the foundation for developing strong IT project management skills, one of the most sought-after areas of expertise for new employees.

1. Managing IT in an e-World.

I. Information Technology.

2. Computer Systems.
3. Computer Software.
4. Telecommunications and Networking.
5. The Data Resource.

II. Applying Information Technology.

6. Enterprise Systems.
7. Managerial Support Systems.
8. E-Commerce Applications.

III. Acquiring Information Systems.

9. Basic Information Systems Concepts.
10. Methodologies for Custom Software Development.
11. Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages.
12. IT Project Management.
13. Facilitating User Computing.

IV. The Information Management System.

14. Setting a Direction for Information Resources.
15. Managing the Information Systems Function.
16. Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues.