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Information Technologyfor

Management

Current Trends in IT IT Today IT ( A brief overview) Organizations & IT Team Building Exercise

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The process and applications that create new methods to:

Solve problems

Perform tasks

Manage communication

Information Technology

Inspiring Trends

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The Impact of Technology on the Workplace

Technology has: Improved productivity Improved efficiency Reduced costs Enhanced customer

service

Informed Efficiency

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The Impact of Technology on Consumers

Technology changes the way consumers: Make purchases

Use Services/Applications

Plan vacations

Obtain Entertainment

Increasing Awareness

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The Biggest Technology Challenge for Business

Keeping pace with new Technology in new competitive environments

THE INFORMATION AGE:Faster, Better,

Cheaper!

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Information Technology

The branch of technology devoted to:(a) The study and application of data and the

processing thereof; i.e., the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation (including transformation), management, movement, control, display, interchange, transmission or reception of data and

(b) The development and use of the hardware, software, and procedures associated with this processing.

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Model of an Information System

DATA

H/W

ProceduresStored Data

S/W

People

INFORMATION

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Information Technology Usage

Database software is used by a wide variety of businesses to store and retrieve data.

One of the most common types of IT usage in businesses is in Word processing.

These packages are continually updated to provide more features that can assist in the creation and management of Business documents.

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Information Technology Usage

Computer networks are often set up by businesses to facilitate the use of a central IT system by employees and customers located at different sites

Internet is used to facilitate communication between its users, respective of the fact whether their computers are physically compatible or not.

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Team Building Exercise

Team Formation (Five People)

1. Team Name

2. Tag Line

3. Logo + Slogan or Theme

4. SWOT Analysis

5. USP of your Team