Chosen Topic: Challenger Services Group

 write a literature review of NOT more than 2500 words. The review should demonstrate that
thorough research of the topic has been done

 use examples of business practice from the scholarly journals papers, conferences, books
and professional magazines to support their arguments

 Information is well organized. Correct layout including times new roman, font size 12 or
calibri, font size 10, double spaced. About the right length.

 The literature review would be on how Strategic Information System help organisations to
achieve an alignment between the strategic goals of the organisation and the current and
future IT infrastructure of the organisation.

 The literature review will cover:

1. Identification and discussion of the chosen company’s structure, products and services under
consideration

2. Operations and functionality: Identify and discuss

a. The current processes

b. Any gaps and what is not working properly

c. Which specific issues that the new system will fix

d. Criteria that will be used to prove the proposed system meets requirements

3. Discuss what constitutes an Information Systems (IS) Strategy and explain why such strategy is
needed as part of the overall organisational strategy.

4. Discuss why the organisation may experience difficulties in developing an Information Systems
Strategy. As part of your answer you should suggest solutions to the difficulties you discuss.

5. With reference to your studies on Information Systems failures:

a. Analyse the typical problems that might be expected to arise within Information Systems projects.
b. Illustrate your answer with reference to literature and any relevant examples.

c. Suggest remedies to the problems you have identified.

 Please make sure the submission has the appropriate presentation and writing style. The
research should include a list of at least 5 references used in the research report and a
bibliography of the wider reading done to familiarize oneself with the topic. All reports must
use the Harvard referencing style