It management arose in the 1990s when it became that software develoers and hardware engineers neither the insights nor interest in guiding organizations on the effective use of information technology to help them improve their business operations. Both software developers and hardware engineers focus on the technical aspects of computers and do not spend much time reflecting on the managment implications of technology. The IT manager, in contrast, is primarily concerned with how information technology should be integrated into business operations.

Assume you have taken over responsibility to play the lead IT management role in Magnum Enterprises. Your boss is the CIO. The IT management group is comprised of six people who you will be supervising.

Your boss belives that if you are to carry out your responsibilities effectively, you need to work with her in defining your IT management role. As first step, she invites to write a short statement where you descibe what you see to be your role as head of the IT management effort at Magnum.

In writing your statement (5 pages, single-spaced, using 12 point font either Arial or Calibari)
describe the following:

1. How you see you role in integrating software, hardware, and business management cpabilities?

2.What challenges do you anticipate encounting as head of of the IT management effort at Magnum?

3.By serving as the centerpiece of software, hardware, and management capabilities, how the effort of you and your team make Magnum a better organizations?