IT support the bussiness goals of BellSouth in many ways.
Especially, BellSouth's business is IT projects serving companies and other customers. IT also supports the popularity of the BellSouth Corporation, and it also help the companies income increased as they decreased employees and increased their customers serving all the countries all around the globe.The new broadband ordering system is one of its greatest productivity enabling the transfer of large files directly using a wireless communication.This strategy significantly cut the overall business budget by lowering the ordering cost for 50% per-subscriber.And so,it obviously attract costumers and larger local buyers.Aside from it,IT gives the high Internet capacity service allowing the BellSouth to compete with other markets around the world.
2. Is BellSouth's technology transfer map a good way to determine IT investment priorities? Why or why not?
Yes, Technology transfer map is a good way to determine IT investment priorities. Because it identifies and prioritizes "leverage" and "nonleverage" systems.Leverage systems is the highest priority, those business prior to run and enhance their revenue generating operations.On the other corner, nonleverage systems are more traditional legacy systems earmarked for retirement in the near future. This investment gives a strategic and practical decision for the company to prioritize those businesses that gives more impact or much popularity on the Internet service development. Generating more profit and later on leads to a big success for the company.
3. What else could BellSouth do to guarantee the strategies business value of potential IT investment projects? Visit their website for ideas. Defend your proposals.
Maybe they could put a pay advertisement for the small business or forum for their customers comments or requested IT projects that they want the BellSouth Corporation would sell or offer in the global market.
