Publications
Publications
- January 1993 (Revised September 1993)
- HBS Case Collection
Managing Information: The IT Architecture
Abstract
Information is a critical resource in the information economy and Information Technology (IT) enables information to be managed as a strategic resource. However, IT is extremely complex and fast-changing. As a result, the general manager cannot leave IT decisions strictly to IT technologists and cannot hope to be technically competent to make the "right" IT decisions for the firm. This dilemma is resolved by the construction of an "IT architecture"--the bridge between strategy and technology.
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Citation
Stoddard, Donna B., and Katherine Seger. "Managing Information: The IT Architecture." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-059, January 1993. (Revised September 1993.)