Optimizing ICT portfolios in emergency management: A modular alignment approach

8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vogt, Marcus ^a   Hales, Kieth ^a   Hertweck, Dieter ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HEILBRONN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emergency management; IT governance; IT value estimation; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTERS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; OIL SPILLS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; IT GOVERNANCE; LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION; PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTS; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; VALUE ESTIMATION;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84905656783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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