Zu Beginn des Jahres 2009 geriet die Deutsche Bahn AG in eine datenschutzrechtliche Krisensituation. Als Konsequenz aus Verstößen gegen das Datenschutzrecht wurde eine Konzernbetriebsvereinbarung Beschäftigtendatenschutz entwickelt, verhandelt und abgeschlossen mit dem Ziel, einen...

Purpose: To explore the impacts of IT infrastructure flexibility components (connectivity, modularity, compatibility, and IT personnel flexibility) on IT-business strategic alignment using Luftman's strategic alignment maturity model. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire was developed...

Ever since the first incarnations of maturity models, critics have voiced several concerns with these frameworks. Indeed, a lack of model fit and oversimplification of the real world can be attributed to the rigidity of these models, which assumes that each organization that uses the framework...

The purpose of this book is to shed light on the performance and personal competencies of information technology (IT) project managers in South Africa. Predictive models are built to determine what project managers consider the crucial competencies they should possess to deliver an IT project...

"What can our EA organization do and/or what should it be capable of?". In order to answer this questions, a capability-based method is developed, which assists in the identification, structuring and management of capabilities. The approach is embedded in a process comprising four building...

Information Technology (IT) has been evidenced in the literature as a distinguishing factor, not only from the perspective of competitiveness, but also within the field of organizational performance. This way, the alignment of IT with the business strategy becomes necessary given its potential...

Information management secures the efficient exchange of data (e.g. from smart metering) in smart grids. Currently, national as well as regional information management systems are being developed. We discuss how the size of an information management system, i.e. the region covered by and the...