MIS: The Importance of MIS: Get Hired!

Next, Kelly asks, "Devin tells me that you identified the fact that GearUp has no online, easily accessible system to provide supplier information as a problem for our company. Why do you think the company should have an online system?"

An online system would allow buyers, Operations, and other members of the company to easily access supplier data and make it easier to structure our corporate competitive strategies

Next, Kelly asks, "Many of our buyers are happy with our current system for contacting suppliers. How might you be able to find ways to improve the system when they can't find ways to improve it themselves?" How do you respond?

As an outsider to the system who is open-minded and ready to listen, I can bring a new perspective to what works and what doesn't.

The next week, you gather colleagues from other departments at a restaurant for an informal discussion about how information systems affect their work. What do you do with the information you learn?

Sketch out a model of your understanding of GearUp's information systems and ask colleagues from other departments if the model is complete and correct.

After your meetings, Devin asks you to think about what you heard from the department heads. He challenges you to identify an IS problem in GearUp. What is the most serious IS problem you can identify from what you learned from the department heads?

There is no online, accessible system for supplier information, including contact information and reviews.

Kelly asks, "If you were hired for the position of Operations Specialist, how would you learn about MIS problems within the company?" How do you respond?

I would talk to the various department heads to find out what they need and how our processes can be improved.

Your current job at GearUp is in the Accounting department. How can you learn about the company's information systems?

Meet with GearUp colleagues to learn more about how the company's information systems work.