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A software tool for teaching and training how to build and use matrixes in strategic information systems planning
Software para la enseñanza y entrenamiento en la construcción de matrices para planeación estratégica de sistemas de información
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strategic information systems planning (SISP), processes, organisation, data classes, processes-organisation matrix (POM), processes-data classes–matrix (PDM) (en)planeación estratégica de sistemas de información (PESI), procesos, organización, clases de datos, matriz de procesos vs. organización (MPO), matriz de procesos vs. cases de datos (MPC) (es)
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Strategic information systems planning (SISP) allows an organisation to determine a portfolio of computer-based applications to help it achieve its business objectives. IBM's business system planning for strategic alignment (BSP/SA) is an important technique for developing a strategic plan for an entire company's information resource. BSP/SA has been described in terms of stages and the specific tasks within them. Tasks are usually done manually and require some experience. This work was thus aimed at presenting a computer-based application that automates two of the most important tasks in BSP/SA methodology: process-organisation matrix (POM) and processes-data classes-matrix (PDM). Special emphasis was placed on analysing, designing and implementing systems development life-cycle for developing the software. An important part of the analysis consisted of conducting a literature review and the semi-structured interviews with some experts in SISP. A special contribution of the present work is the design and implementation of statistical reports associated with each matrix. Automating this task has facilitated students being able to analyse POM and PDM during SISP workshops forming part of the Information Systems Management course (Systems Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia). Results arising from the workshops have also been improved.
La planeación estratégica de sistemas de información (PESI) es el proceso por medio del cual una organización determina el portafolio de aplicaciones de computador para ayudar a lograr sus objetivos de negocios. El BSP/SA (Business System Planning for Strategical Alignment) de IBM es una importante técnica para desarrollar un plan estratégico del recurso de información de toda una empresa. El BSP/SA ha sido descrito en términos de fases y tareas específicas. Las tareas son usualmente realizadas a mano y requieren de experiencia. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es el de dar a conocer una herramienta computacional que automatiza dos de las tareas más importantes de la metodología BSP/SA: la matriz procesos - organización (MPO) y la matriz procesos – clases de datos (MPC). Para desarrollar el software se hizo énfasis en las etapas de análisis, diseño e implementación del ciclo de vida de desarrollo de sistemas. Durante la etapa de análisis fue importante la revisión de la literatura y entrevistas semiestructuradas con expertos en PESI. Una contribución especial del presente trabajo es el diseño e implementación de reportes estadísticos asociados a cada matriz. La automatización de esta tarea ha facilitado a los estudiantes el proceso de análisis de la MPO y la MPC durante el desarrollo de los talleres de PESI para la asignatura de Gestión y Gerencia de Sistemas de Información (Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia). También se han mejorado los resultados obtenidos en los talleres.
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