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Information Technology in Business: Amirah Zulfah Binti Zainal Abiden (ACC220 1B)

Information technology skills are crucial for most jobs today. Nearly all companies use IT in some way, so employees are expected to be proficient in basic IT tasks like emailing, creating documents and spreadsheets, and searching the internet. Having strong IT knowledge gives applicants an advantage and allows employees to perform better once hired. Managers also rely heavily on IT to adapt to new technologies and processes, and anticipate their impacts. The article outlines ten key principles for ensuring IT initiatives are effective, such as managing complexity, focusing on adoption, prioritizing business needs, and communicating extensively.

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Information Technology in Business: Amirah Zulfah Binti Zainal Abiden (ACC220 1B)

Information technology skills are crucial for most jobs today. Nearly all companies use IT in some way, so employees are expected to be proficient in basic IT tasks like emailing, creating documents and spreadsheets, and searching the internet. Having strong IT knowledge gives applicants an advantage and allows employees to perform better once hired. Managers also rely heavily on IT to adapt to new technologies and processes, and anticipate their impacts. The article outlines ten key principles for ensuring IT initiatives are effective, such as managing complexity, focusing on adoption, prioritizing business needs, and communicating extensively.

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Amirah Zulfah Binti Zainal Abiden ( ACC220 1B )

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS


September 20, 2012

These days, information technology

( IT ) is crucial to the majority

of businesses. Almost all companies use IT to some extent, making it important for employees to have proficient knowledge in the area . It is not longer just IT jobs where staff need a good knowledge of IT . Almost all office based jobs are now almost entirely based around computers and IT . Having good IT skills gives you a major advantage over those who do not. Even if a role is not an IT job per se, IT knowledge may give you an advantage over other candidates and help you once you are employed. Employees are expected to know the basics of IT in most jobs and there is an assumption that you are able to perform basic

My lecturer will be happy to see footnote in my paper

Amirah Zulfah Binti Zainal Abiden ( ACC220 1B )

computer

related

tasks.

Email

is

often

the

main

mode

of

communication, while employees are also expected to be able to write documents and use spreadsheets. In most cases the Internet is the main research method, so being confident using Google, for example, can be a must. Importance of information technology in management is quite significant, It helps the managers in adapting to the new business processes and also to predict the possible impact of new technologies. Ten key principles to ensure that information technology activities are effective and successful: Recognize (and manage) complexity Focus on adoption Deliver tangible & visible benefits Prioritize according to business needs Mitigate risks Communicate extensively

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Amirah Zulfah Binti Zainal Abiden ( ACC220 1B )

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