Abstract:

Information system (IS) planning is the process of identifying a portfolio of computer-based applications that will assist an organization in executing its business plans and realizing its business goals. There is no perfect IS planning process for an organization. Each organization ends up developing its own nature and model of IS planning, often by selecting a model and modifying it as it goes along in developing its own planning process. The IS planning models should provide a range of alternatives from which organizations might select an approach and begin to develop their own strategic IS planning process. This paper discusses the conventional IS planning models and their usage by large sized organizations in India and comments on their relevance in planning IS for business networks. The findings are based on data collected from 149 companies in India from the list of top 1000 companies. The paper also tries to comment on the gaps in view of the developments in information and communication technologies and consequent shifting of processes to organizations in the business network.