Week 8 – Cirque du SoleilCase Activity
In this activity, you will be looking at the case company’s
combined technologies are used in their daily operations and how well it fits
their overall business strategy. This will be done by looking at each
technology individually, identifying the technology’s function, observing the
technology’s impact on the organization, and connecting them to the strategic
intent. Use all of the provided information (articles, videos, etc.). See the
sample completed activity provided in the course.
Step 1 – Technology/Application Identification – Complete
the grid to identify the technologies used, their function, and who is involved
in their use or what process do they contribute to. (Feel free to add rows.)
Technology/Application Function Who uses/Process involved
Comments:
Step 2 – Impact on Organization and Process – Copy the list
of technologies/applications in this grid. Have you observed any impact on the
organization and/or process. Impact on the organization could be changes in
normal job roles (duties, responsibilities, etc), changes in organization
structure, or changes in management structure.
Impact on process could include changing responsibilities of data
collection, automating duties that were once completed by employees or
customers, or changes in rules governing the process.
Technology/Application Organization
Impact Process Impact
Comments:
Step 3 – Connecting to Strategy -Does the organization have
a stated technology strategy? Is their approach documented in the business
strategy phrases (mission statement or motto? If it is stated, please restate in your own words. If not
explicitly expressed, what do you think the strategy is?
Comments:
Step 4 – Look at competitors in the marketplace. Compare
their use of technology to the case company.
What is similar? What is different? (Pick one or two that best emphasize
similar or dissimilar traits).
Competitor Name Technology Similar Dissimilar
Comments:
Step 5 – What is your evaluation of the CIO approach to
creating a new IT strategy? What is your opinion of the case companies use of
technology? What would you change? (You may leap forward and look at how the
case company is currently using technology.)
