The Porter's Five Forces model is a simple tool that supports strategic understanding where power lies in a business situation.

Discuss how Porter's competitive forces model help companies develop competitive strategies using information systems.

QUESTION $2(20$ Marks$)$

IT planning is the organized planning of the IT infrastructure and applications portfolios for all levels of the organization. Corporate IT planning determines the If infrastructure which in turn determines what applications end users can depioy. Aligning the goals of the organization and the ability of IT to contribute to those goals can deliver great gains in productivity to the organization.

$.$ Discuss the FOUR $(4)$ stage planning model.