Strategic business-IT alignment of application software packages : bridging the information technology gap

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dc.contributor.authorKruger, Wandien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-03T08:19:32Z
dc.date.available2013-07-03T08:19:32Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.descriptionCITATION: Kruger, W. 2012. Strategic business-IT alignment of application software packages : bridging the information technology gap. South African Computer Journal, 49, doi:10.18489/sacj.v49i0.90.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za/
dc.description.abstractAn application software package implementation is a complex endeavour, and as such it requires the proper understanding, evaluation and redefining of the current business processes to ensure that the implementation delivers on the objectives set at the start of the project. Numerous factors exist that may contribute to the unsuccessful implementation of application software packages. However, the most significant contributor to the failure of an application software package implementation lies in the misalignment of the organisation’s business processes with the functionality of the application software package. Misalignment is attributed to a gap that exists between the business processes of an organisation and what functionality the application software package has to offer to translate the business processes of an organisation into digital form when implementing and configuring an application software package. This gap is commonly referred to as the information technology (IT) gap. This study proposes to define and discuss the IT gap. Furthermore this study will make recommendations for aligning the business processes with the functionality of the application software package (addressing the IT gap). The end result of adopting these recommendations will be more successful application software package implementations.
dc.description.urihttp://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za/index.php/sacj/article/view/90
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent11 pages
dc.identifier.citationKruger, W. 2012. Strategic business-IT alignment of application software packages : bridging the information technology gap. South African Computer Journal, 49, doi:10.18489/sacj.v49i0.90.
dc.identifier.issn2313-7835 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.18489/sacj.v49i0.90
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/82365
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouth African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subjectInformation technology -- Managementen_ZA
dc.subjectApplication softwareen_ZA
dc.titleStrategic business-IT alignment of application software packages : bridging the information technology gapen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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