Successful IT systems

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Successful IT systems provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 9 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Information technology (IT) systems are a critical part of our world, in business and the public and voluntary sectors. They are often highly complex and interconnected combinations of technology, ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Success and failure in IT systems
    • 1 Success and failure in IT systems
    • 1.1 A successful system
    • 1.2 A failed system
    • 1.3 Reflecting on success and failure
    • 2 The sociotechnical nature of IT systems
    • 2 The sociotechnical nature of IT systems
    • 2.1 Approaches to systems thinking
    • 2.2 Components of an IT system
    • 3 Understanding success in IT systems
    • 3 Understanding success in IT systems
    • 3.1 What is a successful system?
    • 3.2 Criteria for judging success
    • 3.2.1 Surveys of IT success
    • 4 Stakeholders in systems success
    • 4 Stakeholders in systems success
    • 4.1 Stakeholder analysis
    • 4.2 Identifying stakeholder groups
    • 4.3 From stakeholder identification to analysis
    • 4.4 Power versus interest
    • 5 Power and success in IT systems
    • 5 Power and success in IT systems
    • 5.1 Politics and rationality
    • 5.2 Identifying conflict
    • 5.3 Politics of stakeholder identification
    • 5.4 Stakeholder legitimacy and conflict
    • 5.5 Expert stakeholder power
    • 5.6 Power and system success
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements