A Practical Guide to Planning for E-Business Success: How to E-Enable Your Enterprise

If you've read Ms. Cassidy's two previous books on IS process improvement and IS strategic planning you'll recognize her straightforward, structured approach to planning for e-Business.This book lays out a roadmap in eight steps:(1) planning(2) assessing the current environment and situation(3) developing a business case framed as a value proposition(4) defining the opportunities and competitive posture(5) determining all factors and impacts (application architecture, technical architecture, business process, information systems, people and organizational and cost/benefit)(6) design (including user interface, security and other important factors)(7) deliver (develop, test, release and support)(8) discuss (elicit feedback, analyze and rectify/improve)The steps is an effective e-business life cycle, and the level of detail into which this book goes will provide ample material for developing a high level plan of action that takes all of the important issues and factors into account.