1. Some of my uncertainties would be the fear of nobody being able to comprehend my work and causing them feelings of helplessness, insecurity, and dependence on others. I might also hold the fear that my application may be like something previously designed and possible to buy off a shelf. My greatest fear would be how might the software affect my organization.
2. A business might undertake projects to integrate some of its information systems with its customers' systems in order to provide them with more timely, accurate, and useful information. It might even directly provide applications for its customer's use at low or no cost to the customer. Customers later considering changing suppliers would lose these benefits. Indeed, the very process …show more content…
This is but one of many possible examples. The cost of building and maintaining a strategic IT platform can be very high. Businesses may look to leverage some of these costs by building IT platforms that can be used by their customers and suppliers. Initially, both the company and the customer benefit from the new system. However, as time goes by the customers become dependent on using the platform. In the long run, the company’s investment in IT results in locking in their customers and suppliers and creating switching costs. The high costs associated with developing these systems serve as barriers to entry from competitors.
4. Small company application: strategic positioning requires IT professionals well versed in their organization's business practices. In small companies (less than 500 employees), this familiarity comes easily. All managers would know each other and communicate freely. In addition, these organizations have flatter management structures and fewer barriers to communication.
Difficulty: small organizations also have less expertise to draw upon for planning and implementing strategic projects, and they have greater time and money constraints. They can't afford big mistakes or significant delays. As a result, these strategic initiatives pose significant risk to small