INFORMATION-SYSTEM PLANNING AND SELECTION - A MULTIATTRIBUTE THEORETIC APPROACH

A methodology for information system planning and selection among alte rnative solutions for computerization of an organization is presented. The methodology is composed of the following stages: 1. Definition of the organizational processes and objectives. 2. Definition of the com puter-related goals set for each organizational objective. 3. Definiti on of the alternative information system processes required for each o f the computer-related goals. 4. Identification of alternative systems to satisfy those information system processes and selection of the pr eferred system. 5. Preparation of a request for proposal. 6. Selection of the preferred alternative. The article describes in detail the fir st five steps of the methodology, along with an illustrative example.