Technology As A Process Enabler Case Study

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3.1 IT strategies
Mulcaster (2010) elaborated that the commitment and management of information system groups should be uniform with the enterprise dependency on technology. The author identified three major strategies which act as a facilitator of any processes within an enterprise. Internal strategy is concerned with the promotion of coherent organizational structures. Competitive strategies anchor on ambitious or ruthless moves within the enterprise. Business portfolio strategies are concerned with the selection of which enterprise to compete in. Information Technology acts as a backbone of any corporation for the proper execution of the three above mentioned strategies. Thus IT helps to put the business process in order.
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