Below are some of the more important functional strategies. It is important that functional strategies be supportive of the overall business strategy and consistent between themselves.
Centralization/decentralization of IS people, computers, and databases
Standardization policies and approaches
Support for mobile computing
Policies towards technology (leaders, late adopters, followers)
Systems strategic control methods and approaches
Steering committees
Integration of systems
Inter-functional versus functional systems
Inter-organizational systems
EDI
Partnering and level of systems integration
Internet, intranet, and extranet support
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