Difference between revisions of "Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)"
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| − | '''Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)''' aka '''Enterprise IT''' is the type of IT application that companies adopt to restructure interactions among groups of [[Employee|employees]] or with business partners. [[Application|Applications]] that define entire [[Business Process|business processes]], such as [[Customer Relationship Management (CRM)|CRM]] and [[Supply Chain Management (SCM)|SCM]] — as well as technologies, such as [[Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)|electronic data interchange]], that automate communications between companies — fall into this category. Unlike network technologies, which percolate from the bottom, enterprise technologies are very much top-down; they are purchased and imposed on organizations by senior management. Companies can’t adopt EIT without introducing new interdependencies, processes, and decision rights. Moreover, companies can’t slowly create the complements to EIT; changes become necessary as soon as the new systems go live.<ref>Definition - What is Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)? [https://hbr.org/2006/11/mastering-the-three-worlds-of-information-technology | + | '''Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)''' aka '''Enterprise IT''' is the type of IT application that companies adopt to restructure interactions among groups of [[Employee|employees]] or with business partners. [[Application|Applications]] that define entire [[Business Process|business processes]], such as [[Customer Relationship Management (CRM)|CRM]] and [[Supply Chain Management (SCM)|SCM]] — as well as technologies, such as [[Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)|electronic data interchange]], that automate communications between companies — fall into this category. Unlike network technologies, which percolate from the bottom, enterprise technologies are very much top-down; they are purchased and imposed on organizations by senior management. Companies can’t adopt EIT without introducing new interdependencies, processes, and decision rights. Moreover, companies can’t slowly create the complements to EIT; changes become necessary as soon as the new systems go live.<ref>Definition - What is Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)? [https://hbr.org/2006/11/mastering-the-three-worlds-of-information-technology Harvard Business Review]</ref>EIT is a key contributor in the [[Business Value|business value]] delivery and plays an important role in the future direction of an enterprise. |
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| + | '''Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) Capabilities<ref>Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) Capabilities [https://hbr.org/2006/11/mastering-the-three-worlds-of-information-technology hbr.org]</ref>'''<br /> | ||
| + | EIT’s primary capabilities include the following: | ||
| + | *Redesigning business processes: EIT gives managers confidence that employees will execute processes correctly. | ||
| + | *Standardizing work flows. Once companies identify a complementary business process, they can implement it widely and reliably along with the EIT. | ||
| + | *Monitoring activities and events efficiently. EITs can allow managers to get an accurate and up-to-date picture of what’s happening throughout the enterprise, often in something close to real time. | ||
Revision as of 20:48, 23 January 2021
Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) aka Enterprise IT is the type of IT application that companies adopt to restructure interactions among groups of employees or with business partners. Applications that define entire business processes, such as CRM and SCM — as well as technologies, such as electronic data interchange, that automate communications between companies — fall into this category. Unlike network technologies, which percolate from the bottom, enterprise technologies are very much top-down; they are purchased and imposed on organizations by senior management. Companies can’t adopt EIT without introducing new interdependencies, processes, and decision rights. Moreover, companies can’t slowly create the complements to EIT; changes become necessary as soon as the new systems go live.[1]EIT is a key contributor in the business value delivery and plays an important role in the future direction of an enterprise.
Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) Capabilities[2]
EIT’s primary capabilities include the following:
- Redesigning business processes: EIT gives managers confidence that employees will execute processes correctly.
- Standardizing work flows. Once companies identify a complementary business process, they can implement it widely and reliably along with the EIT.
- Monitoring activities and events efficiently. EITs can allow managers to get an accurate and up-to-date picture of what’s happening throughout the enterprise, often in something close to real time.
- ↑ Definition - What is Enterprise Information Technology (EIT)? Harvard Business Review
- ↑ Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) Capabilities hbr.org