Cases on E-Readiness and Information Systems Management in Organizations ─ Tools for Maximizing Strategic Alignment

Scholars of information and communication technology and people who manage it in various fields, especially construction, investigate why so many efforts to integrate such technology into existing operations runs over budget and schedule, and end up with a system that needs constant nursing and may never work well. Their insights draw on a survey to assess the awareness and understanding of construction executives about the strategic benefits the technology can bring, the critical elements that lead to the realization of these benefits, and the drivers behind decisions on investing in the technology. Among their topics are lessons from the higher education sector on readiness in systems implementation, a construction organization perspective on improving the tendering process, banking for the future, an electronic support firm's response to local electronic readiness and the global electronic-business environment, and a benchmarking analysis based on 100 case studies. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)