Understanding Digital Enterprises and Computer Aided Planning

Review the Umar Book Chapter1 on "Digital Enterprises" (Section 1.3 through 1.5) and Chapter 2 on "IT Planning" (Section 2.3 through 2.6). Based on this information, develop a sketch of an IT Plan for the Sample Enterprise described in Exhibit1. Specifically your plan should show the following:

• The overall goal of the company and a general business strategy
• Use the 8 Dimensional Technology Model to show the current status of the company and also how the company could look like in 2-3 years .
• Add one or two new dimensions to the 8 dimensions. Should the NGE model be adopted by this company?
• An application plan that supports the business strategy
• An IT architecture diagram should include the computers, the databases, and the network shows how they are interconnected. This diagram should put all the pieces together and show how they are interconnected and accessed.
• Brief cost-benefit analysis for automation used in the proposed IT plan (please use the simple approach suggested in Chapter2.)
• Goto the SPACE Site (www.space4ict.com) and browse through it to understand what it is it, what does it do, and what are its main parts. Which part of the SPACE site you find interesting and why (one sentence).