Application of Critical Success Factors

Critical success factors

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Critical success factors

Application of critical success factors

        Critical success factors: are the things that must function properly if it is to achieve the objectives.  Implications for information systems, which is established FCE, have undertaken initiatives to address SI and establish who is responsible for such actions can be of two types:

• All FCE need better information, in the form of key indicators to verify their realization.

• Many FCE may also require the improvement of existing systems, or suggest the need for totally new systems.

Once defined, the FCE can be projected on the activities of the company and with the other techniques, FCE can help focus attention on the contribution that the SI. Corporate objectives have certain associated FCE, which may, in turn, be a source of some targets business unit, which will produce FCE that will drive the functional and departmental goals. A broader approach FCE, technical analysis of the FCE is not specifically aimed at assessing opportunities for SI, but is a generic tool of business strategy, has been widely used by companies and consultants to put highlight key areas for investment in IS / IT (Strayer University. 2011). 

        The process of EGF in the analysis of the FCE, the general direction is to set the mission and goals, and the entire organization should comprehend, as indistinct or miscalculated objective factors lead to inaccurate and confusing success. Once this is done, is better than the FCE are established through a process of group work in which key management personnel. This leads quickly to identify the "real" FCE Company and an immediate agreement. Once agreement is reached, consider the possibilities offered opportunities for SI for each FCE. The analysis of information, analysis of the value chain produces an image at a high level of important factors, both internal and external. This will identify where the data originates (inside and outside the company) and who will be responsible for its management.

• The database, and who must have access to them.

• What processes should be performed first, and what can be done in parallel.

• The interdependencies between systems and calendar needs.

• The necessary changes in the responsibilities of the organization.

Determine the project benefits, organizational readiness, and risk culture of the company

The techniques for performing this analysis fall into two main categories: Process analysis and analysis of entities.

Study of the company can be divided into six areas:

 The market

 The product or service

 The inputs to obtain

 Corporate resources

 The performance of the company

  Corporate processes

        Among the advantages of data analysis is to find the untapped potential of existing systems and data, in the context of future business needs. Are expected to show weakness, but sometimes also appear strengths (Heldman, 2005).