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Business Driven * Technology Paige Baltzan Daniels College of Business University of Denver Amy Phillips Daniels College of Business University of Denver Stephen Haag Daniels College of Business University of Denver Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogotá Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto BUSINESS DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright © 2009, 2008, 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 WCK/WCK 0 9 8 ISBN 978-0-07-337674-5 MHID 0-07-337674-4 Publisher: PaulDucham Developmental editor II: TrinaHauger Marketing director: DanSilverburg Manager of photo, design & publishing tools: MaryConzachi Lead production supervisor: Michael R.McCormick Senior designer: CaraDavid Senior photo research coordinator: JeremyCheshareck Senior media project manager: GregBates Cover design: JoAnneSchopler Typeface: 10/12 Utopia Compositor: Laserwords Private Limited Printer: Q uebecor World Versailles Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Baltzan, Paige. Business driven technology / Paige Baltzan, Amy Phillips, Stephen Haag.—3rd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: Bussiness driven technology / Stephen Haag, Paige Baltzan, Amy Phillips. 2nd ed. c2008. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-07-337674-5 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-07-337674-4 (alk. paper) 1. Information technology—Management. 2. Management information systems. 3. Information resources management. 4. Industrial management— Technological innovations. I. Phillips Amy (Amy L.). II. Haag, Stephen. III. Haag, Stephen. Business driven technology. IV. Title. HD30.2.H32 2009 658.4'038—dc22 2008000848 www.mhhe.com * DEDICATION In memory of Allan R. Biggs, my father, my mentor, and my inspiration. Paige To my mother, Jane E. Phillips, with much love and affection. Without you, I would not be here. Amy For Slim Cummings, James O’Brien, and Steve Lunce. All truly men among men. Stephen BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS UNITS 1. Achieving Business Success Chapter 1: Business Driven Technology Chapter 2: Identifying Competitive Advantages Chapter 3: Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages Chapter 4: Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives Chapter 5: Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives 2. Exploring Business Intelligence Chapter 6: Valuing Organizational Information Chapter 7: Storing Organizational Information—Databases Chapter 8: Accessing Organizational Information—Data Warehouse 3. Streamlining Business Operations Chapter 9: Enabling the Organization—Decision Making Chapter 10: Extending the Organization—Supply Chain Management Chapter 11: Building a Customer-centric Organization—Customer Relationship Management Chapter 12: Integrating the Organization from End to End—Enterprise Resource Planning 4. Building Innovation Chapter 13: Creating Innovative Organizations Chapter 14: E-Business Chapter 15: Creating Collaborative Partnerships Chapter 16: Integrating Wireless Technology in Business 5. Transforming Organizations Chapter 17: Building Software to Support an Agile Organization Chapter 18: Outsourcing in the 21st Century Chapter 19: Developing a 21st Century Organization BUSINESS P LUG-INS B1 Business Basics B9 Customer Relationship Management B2 Business Process B10 Enterprise Resource Planning B3 Hardware and Software B11 E-Business B4 Enterprise Architectures B12 Emerging Trends and Technologies B5 Networks and Telecommunications B13 Strategic Outsourcing B6 Information Security B14 Systems Development B7 Ethics B15 Project Management B8 Supply Chain Management TECHNOLOGY PLUG-INS T1 Personal Productivity Using IT T8 Decision Making Using Access 2007 T2 Basic Skills Using Excel 2007 T9 Designing Web Pages T3 Problem Solving Using Excel 2007 T10 Creating Web Pages Using HTML T4 Decision Making Using Excel 2007 T11 Creating Web Pages Using Dreamweaver T5 Designing Database Applications T12 Creating Gantt Charts with Excel T6 Basic Skills and Tools Using Access 2007 and Microsoft Project T7 Problem Solving Using Access 2007 Apply Your Knowledge Projects Notes Glossary Index iv * Brief Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface xvii Chapter 3 Case: Consolidating Touchpoints About the Authors xv for Saab 34 >> Plug-In Pointer: T2 35 UNIT 1 CHAPTER 4: MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF Achieving Business Success 2 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 36 Apple—Merging Technology, Business, and Measuring Information Technology’s Entertainment 3 Success 36 Introduction 7 Efficiency and Effectiveness 37 Benchmarking—Baseline Metrics 37 CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY 8 The Interrelationships of Efficiency and Effectiveness Information Technology’s Role in Business 8 IT Metrics 38 Information Technology’s Impact on Business Metrics for Strategic Initiatives 40 Operations 8 Web Site Metrics 40 Information Technology Basics 9 Supply Chain Management (SCM) Metrics 41 Data, Information, and Business Intelligence 10 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) IT Resources 11 Metrics 41 IT Cultures 13 Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and Chapter 1 Case: The World Is Flat—Thomas Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Metrics 42 Friedman 14 Chapter 4 Case: How Do You Value Friendster? 44 >> P lug-In Pointers: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, T1 15 CHAPTER 5: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT CHAPTER 2: IDENTIFYING COMPETITIVE SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 46 ADVANTAGES 17 Organizational Structures 46 Identifying Competitive Advantages 17 IT Roles and Responsibilities 46 The Five Forces Model—Evaluating Business The Gap between Business Personnel and IT Segments 17 Personnel 48 Buyer Power 18 Improving Communications 48 Supplier Power 18 Organizational Fundamentals—Ethics and Threat of Substitute Products or Services 19 Security 48 Threat of New Entrants 19 Ethics 49 Rivalry among Existing Competitors 20 Security 50 The Three Generic Strategies—Creating a Business Chapter 5 Case: Executive Dilemmas in the Focus 20 Information Age 52 Value Chain Analysis—Targeting Business >> Plug-In Pointers: B6, B7 53 Processes 21 Unit Summary 54 Value Creation 21 Key Terms 54 Chapter 2 Case: Say “Charge It” with Your Cell Phone 24 Unit Closing Case One: How Levi’s Jeans Got into Wal-Mart 55 CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR Unit Closing Case Two: Business 2.0: Bad Business IMPLEMENTING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES 26 Decisions 57 Strategic Initiatives 26 Making Business Decisions 59 Supply Chain Management 26 Apply Your Knowledge 61 Customer Relationship Management 28 CRM Strategy 29 UNIT 2 Business Process Reengineering 30 Exploring Business Intelligence 68 Finding Opportunity Using BPR 30 Pitfalls of BPR 31 It Takes a Village to Write an Encyclopedia 69 Enterprise Resource Planning 31 Introduction 72 Table of Contents * v CHAPTER 6: VALUING ORGANIZATIONAL Transaction Processing Systems 119 INFORMATION 72 Decision Support Systems 120 Organizational Information 73 Executive Information Systems 122 The Value of Transactional and Analytical Digital Dashboards 122 Information 74 Artificial Intelligence (AI) 124 The Value of Timely Information 75 Expert Systems 125 The Value of Quality Information 76 Neural Networks 126 Understanding the Costs of Poor Information 77 Genetic Algorithms 127 Understanding the Benefits of Good Information 78 Intelligent Agents 127 Chapter 6 Case: Fishing for Quality 78 Data Mining 128 CHAPTER 7: STORING ORGANIZATIONAL Cluster Analysis 129 INFORMATION—DATABASES 80 Association Detection 129 Storing Organizational Information 80 Statistical Analysis 130 Relational Database Fundamentals 80 Chapter 9 Case: Defense Advanced Research Projects Entities and Attributes 81 Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge 132 Keys and Relationships 81 >> Plug-In Pointers: T4, T8 132 Relational Database Advantages 83 Increased Flexibility 83 CHAPTER 10: EXTENDING THE ORGANIZATION—SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 133 Increased Scalability and Performance 83 Supply Chain Management 133 Reduced Information Redundancy 84 Basics of Supply Chain 133 Increased Information Integrity (Quality) 84 Information Technology’s Role in the Supply Increased Information Security 84 Chain 134 Database Management Systems 85 Visibility 136 Data Driven Web Sites 85 Consumer Behavior 137 Integrating Information among Multiple Databases 87 Competition 137 Chapter 7 Case: Keeper of the Keys 90 Speed 138 >> Plug-In Pointers: T5, T6 91 Supply Chain Management Success Factors 138 CHAPTER 8: ACCESSING ORGANIZATIONAL Make the Sale to Suppliers 139 INFORMATION—DATA WAREHOUSE 92 Wean Employees off Traditional Business Accessing Organizational Information 92 Practices 139 History of Data Warehousing 92 Ensure the SCM System Supports the Data Warehouse Fundamentals 93 Organizational Goals 139 Multidimensional Analysis and Data Mining 94 Deploy in Incremental Phases and Measure Information Cleansing or Scrubbing 95 and Communicate Success 140 Business Intelligence 98 Be Future Oriented 140 Enabling Business Intelligence 98 SCM Success Stories 1 140 Chapter 8 Case: Mining the Data Warehouse 99 Chapter 10 Case: BudNet 141 >> Plug-In Pointers: T3, T7 100 >> Plug-In Pointer: B8 142 Unit Summary 101 Key Terms 101 CHAPTER 11: BUILDING A CUSTOMER-CENTRIC Unit Closing Case One: Harrah’s—Gambling Big on ORGANIZATION—CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP Technology 102 MANAGEMENT 143 Unit Closing Case Two: Searching for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 143 Revenue—Google 104 Recency, Frequency, and Monetary Value 144 Making Business Decisions 107 The Evolution of CRM 144 Apply Your Knowledge 108 The Ugly Side of CRM: Why CRM Matters More Now than Ever Before 145 UNIT 3 Customer Relationship Management’s Streamlining Business Operations 112 Explosive Growth 147 Using Analytical CRM to Enhance Decisions 148 Second Life: Succeeding in Virtual Times 113 Customer Relationship Management Success Introduction 117 Factors 149 CHAPTER 9: ENABLING THE ORGANIZATION—DECISION Chapter 11 Case: The Ritz-Carlton—Specializing MAKING 118 in Customers 151 Decision Making 118 >> Plug-In Pointer: B9 152 vi * Table of Contents CHAPTER 12: INTEGRATING THE ORGANIZATION FROM Content Management Systems 205 END TO END—ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING 153 Working Wikis 206 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 153 Workflow Management Systems 207 Bringing the Organization Together 154 Groupware Systems 209 The Evolution of ERP 155 Video Conferencing 210 Integrating SCM, CRM, and ERP 156 Web Conferencing 211 Integration Tools 158 Instant Messaging 211 Enterprise Resource Planning’s Explosive Growth 159 Chapter 15 Case: Dreamworks Animation Chapter 12 Case: Gearing Up at REI 160 Collaboration 212 >> P lug-In Pointer: B10 161 Unit Summary 162 CHAPTER 16: INTEGRATING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Key Terms 162 IN BUSINESS 214 Unit Closing Case One: Dell’s Famous Supply Chain 163 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) 214 Unit Closing Case Two: Revving Up Sales Business Drivers for Wireless Technologies 214 at Harley-Davidson 165 Advantages of Enterprise Mobility 215 Making Business Decisions 167 Bluetooth 216 Apply Your Knowledge 169 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) 217 Satellite 219 UNIT 4 The Future of Wireless 220 Building Innovation 174 Chapter 16 Case: UPS versus FedEx: Head-to-Head EBay—The Ultimate E-Business 175 on Wireless 221 Introduction 178 >> P lug-In Pointer: B12 222 Unit Summary 223 CHAPTER 13: CREATING INNOVATIVE Key Terms 223 ORGANIZATIONS 179 Unit Closing Case One: Improving Highway Safety Disruptive Technology 179 through Collaboration 224 Disruptive versus Sustaining Technology 179 Unit Closing Case Two: Amazon.com—Not Your Average The Internet—Business Disruption 180 Bookstore 225 Evolution of the Internet 181 Making Business Decisions 227 Evolution of the World Wide Web 182 Apply Your Knowledge 228 Web 2.0 184 The Future—Web 3.0 185 UNIT 5 Chapter 13 Case: Failing to Innovate 186 Transforming Organizations 236 >> P lug-In Pointers: T9, T10 188 The Digital Hospital 237 CHAPTER 14: E-BUSINESS 189 Introduction 239 E-Business 189 CHAPTER 17: BUILDING SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT AN E-Business Models 189 AGILE ORGANIZATION 240 Business-to-Business (B2B) 191 Systems Development 240 Business-to-Consumer (B2C) 191 Developing Software—The Systems Development Life Consumer-to-Business (C2B) 192 Cycle (SDLC) 241 Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) 192 Software Development Methodologies 243 E-Business Benefits and Challenges 193 Waterfall Methodology 244 Mashups 193 Rapid Application Development Methodology (RAD) 244 Chapter 14 Case: eBiz 196 Extreme Programming Methodology 245 >> P lug-In Pointers: B11, B12 198 Agile Methodology 246 Developing Successful Software 246 CHAPTER 15: CREATING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS 199 Slash the Budget 246 Teams, Partnerships, and Alliances 199 If It Doesn’t Work, Kill It 247 Collaboration Systems 200 Keep Requirements to a Minimum 247 Knowledge Management 202 Test and Deliver Frequently 247 KM in Business 202 Assign Non-IT Executives to Software Projects 247 Knowledge Management Systems 203 Project Managing the Systems Development Effort 247 Explicit and Tacit Knowledge 203 Chapter 17 Case: Transforming the Entertainment KM Technologies 205 Industry—Netflix 250 KM and Social Networking 205 >> Plug-In Pointers: B14, B15, T11, T12 251 Table of Contents * vii CHAPTER 18: OUTSOURCING IN THE 21ST CENTURY 252 Management Information Systems 290 Outsourcing Development 252 Plug-In Summary 292 Insourcing 252 Key Terms 293 Outsourcing 253 Closing Case One: Battle of the Toys—FAO Schwarz Financial Savings 253 Is Back! 293 Increased Technical Abilities 253 Closing Case Two: Innovative Business Managers 295 Market Agility 254 Making Business Decisions 297 Developing Strategic Outsourcing Partnerships 255 >> Plug-In B 2 Sourcing’s New Surge—Offshoring 255 Business Process 298 Chapter 18 Case: UPS in the Computer Repair Business 256 Introduction 298 >> Plug-In Pointer: B13 257 Examining Business Processes 298 Understanding the Importance of Business CHAPTER 19: DEVELOPING A 21ST CENTURY Processes 299 ORGANIZATION 258 Business Process Improvement 302 Developing Organizations 258 Business Process Reengineering (BPR) 303 21st Century Organization Trends 258 Business Process Design 304 Increased Focus on IT Infrastructure 258 Selecting a Process to Reengineer 306 Increased Focus on Security 259 Business Process Management (BPM) 307 Increased Focus on E-Business 261 Is BPM for Business or IT? 307 Increased Focus on Integration 261 BPM Tools 308 Chapter 19 Case: Creating a Clearer Picture for Public BPM Risks and Rewards 308 Broadcasting Service (PBS) 263 Critical Success Factors 309 Unit Summary 265 Business Process Modeling Examples 310 Key Terms 265 Plug-In Summary 313 Unit Closing Case One: RFID—Future Tracking 266 Key Terms 313 Unit Closing Case Two: Masters of Innovation, Closing Case One: Streamlining Processes at Adidas 313 Technology, and Strategic Vision 267 Closing Case Two: 3Com Optimizes Product Promotion Making Business Decisions 270 Processes 314 Apply Your Knowledge 272 Making Business Decisions 316 >> Plug-In B 1 >> Plug-In B 3 Business Basics 276 Hardware and Software 318 Introduction 276 Introduction 318 Types of Business 276 Hardware Basics 318 Sole Proprietorship 277 Central Processing Unit 319 Partnership 277 Primary Storage 321 Corporation 277 Secondary Storage 322 Internal Operations of a Corporation 279 Input Devices 324 Accounting 279 Output Devices 324 Financial Statements 280 Communication Devices 326 Finance 282 Computer Categories 326 Financial Analysis 282 Software Basics 329 Human Resources 282 System Software 329 Management Techniques 283 Application Software 330 Sales 284 Plug-In Summary 332 The Sales Process 284 Key Terms 332 Market Share 285 Closing Case One: Changing Circuits at Circuit City 332 Marketing 286 Closing Case Two: Electronic Breaking Points 334 Marketing Mix 287 Making Business Decisions 336 Customer Segmentation 288 >> Plug-In B 4 The Product Life Cycle 288 Enterprise Architectures 338 Operations/Production 288 Business Process Reengineering 288 Enterprise Architectures 338 Transforming Corporations 289 Information Architecture 339 viii * Table of Contents Backup and Recover 340 >> Plug-In B 7 Disaster Recovery 340 Ethics 384 Information Security 342 Introduction 384 Infrastructure Architecture 343 Ethics 385 Flexibility 343 Information Has No Ethics 386 Scalability 344 Developing Information Management Policies 388 Reliability 344 Ethical Computer Use Policy 388 Availability 344 Information Privacy Policy 389 Performance 345 Acceptable Use Policy 390 Application Architecture 345 E-mail Privacy Policy 390 Web Services 345 Internet Use Policy 391 Open Systems 347 Anti-spam Policy 391 Plug-In Summary 348 Ethics in the Workplace 392 Key Terms 348 Monitoring Technologies 392 Closing Case One: Chicago Tribune’s Server Consolidation Plug-In Summary 395 a Success 348 Key Terms 395 Closing Case Two: Fear the Penguin 350 Closing Case One: Sarbanes-Oxley: Where Information Making Business Decisions 351 Technology, Finance, and Ethics Meet 396 >> Plug-In B 5 Closing Case Two: Invading Your Privacy 397 Networks and Telecommunications 354 Making Business Decisions 398 Networks and Telecommunications 354 >> Plug-In B 8 Network Basics 354 Supply Chain Management 400 Architecture 356 Introduction 400 Peer-to-Peer Networks 356 Supply Chain Drivers 400 Client/Server Networks 356 Facilities Driver 401 Topology 357 Inventory Driver 402 Protocols 357 Transportation Driver 403 Ethernet 357 Information Driver 404 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol 359 Applying a Supply Chain Design 405 Media 362 Future Trends 407 Wire Media 362 Plug-In Summary 409 Wireless Media 363 Key Terms 409 E-Business Networks 363 Closing Case One: Listerine’s Journey 409 Plug-In Summary 365 Closing Case Two: Katrina Shakes Key Terms 365 Supply Chains 411 Closing Case One: Watching Where You Making Business Decisions 413 Step—Prada 365 Closing Case Two: Banks Banking on Network >> Plug-In B 9 Security 366 Customer Relationship Management 416 Making Business Decisions 368 Introduction 416 >> Plug-In B 6 Using IT to Drive Operational CRM 416 Information Security 370 Marketing and Operational CRM 416 Introduction 370 Sales and Operational CRM 418 The First Line of Defense—People 370 Customer Service and Operational CRM 420 The Second Line of Defense—Technology 372 Analytical CRM 423 Authentication and Authorization 374 Current Trends: SRM, PRM, and ERM 425 Prevention and Resistance 375 Supplier Relationship Management 425 Detection and Response 376 Partner Relationship Management 425 Plug-In Summary 379 Employee Relationship Management 425 Key Terms 379 Future Trends 426 Closing Case One: Thinking Like the Enemy 379 Plug-In Summary 427 Closing Case Two: Hacker Hunters 380 Key Terms 427 Making Business Decisions 382 Closing Case One: Fighting Cancer with Information 428 Table of Contents * ix Closing Case Two: Calling All Canadians 429 The World’s Population Will Double in the Next Making Business Decisions 430 40 Years 469 People in Developed Countries Are Living Longer 470 >> Plug-In B 10 The Growth in Information Industries Is Creating a Enterprise Resource Planning 432 Knowledge-Dependent Global Society 470 Introduction 432 The Global Economy Is Becoming More Integrated 471 Core and Extended ERP Components 432 The Economy and Society Are Dominated by Core ERP Components 434 Technology 472 Extended ERP Components 435 Pace of Technological Innovation Is Increasing 472 ERP Benefits and Risks (Costs) 436 Time Is Becoming One of the World’s Most Precious The Future of ERP 437 Commodities 472 Internet 439 Technologies Shaping Our Future 473 Interface 439 Digital Ink 473 Wireless Technology 439 Digital Paper 473 Plug-In Summary 440 Teleliving 475 Key Terms 440 Alternative Energy Sources 476 Closing Case One: PepsiAmericas’ Enterprises 440 Autonomic Computing 476 Closing Case Two: Campus ERP 441 Plug-In Summary 478 Making Business Decisions 443 Key Terms 478 Closing Case One: Autonomic Railways 478 >> Plug-In B 11 Closing Case Two: Wireless Progression 479 E-Business 446 Making Business Decisions 480 Introduction 446 >> Plug-In B 13 Accessing Internet Information 446 Strategic Outsourcing 482 Intranet 447 Extranet 447 Introduction 482 Portal 447 The Outsourcing Phenomenon 482 Kiosk 448 Outsourcing Benefits 484 Providing Internet Information 448 Outsourcing Options 484 Internet Service Provider 448 Offshore Outsourcing 485 Online Service Provider 449 The Challenges of Outsourcing 491 Application Service Provider 450 Future Trends 492 Organizational Strategies for E-Business 450 Multisourcing 493 Marketing/Sales 450 Plug-In Summary 494 Financial Services 453 Key Terms 494 Closing Case One: Mobil Travel Guide 494 Procurement 454 Closing Case Two: Outsourcing Brew 495 Customer Service 455 Making Business Decisions 496 Intermediaries 455 Measuring E-Business Success 457 >> Plug-In B 14 Web Site Metrics 457 Systems Development 498 New Trends in E-Business: E-Government and M-Commerce 460 Introduction 498 M-Commerce 460 Systems Development Life Cycle 499 Plug-In Summary 462 Phase 1: Planning 499 Key Terms 462 Phase 2: Analysis 501 Closing Case One: Mail with PostalOne 462 Phase 3: Design 504 Closing Case Two: Made-to-Order Businesses 464 Phase 4: Development 506 Making Business Decisions 465 Phase 5: Testing 506 Phase 6: Implementation 507 >> Plug-In B 12 Phase 7: Maintenance 508 Emerging Trends and Technologies 468 Software Problems Are Business Problems 509 Introduction 468 Unclear or Missing Business Requirements 510 Reasons to Watch Trends 468 Skipping SDLC Phases 510 Trends Shaping Our Future 469 Failure to Manage Project Scope 510 x * Table of Contents

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