INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Thursday, February 10, 2011

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

IT Management is the discipline whereby all of the technology resources of the firm are managed in accord with the company’s needs and priorities. Those resources include tangible investments like computer hardware, software, data, networks and data centre facilities, as well as the staffs who are hired to maintain them. Managing this responsibility within a company entails many of the basic management functions, like budgeting, staffing, organizing and controlling, plus aspects that are unique to technology, like change management, software design, network planning, tech support and others.
IT Management is a different subject from Management Information Systems. Management Information Systems refer to information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making. IT Management, as stated in the above definition, refers to the IT related management activities in organizations. MIS as it is referred to is focused mainly on the business aspect with a strong input into the technology phase of the business/organization.
A primary focus of IT Management is the value creation made possible by technology. This requires the alignment of technology and business strategies. While the value creation for an organization is a network of relationships between internal and external environments, technology plays an important role in improving the overall value chain of an organization. However, this increase requires business and technology management to work as a creative, synergistic, and collaborative team instead of a purely mechanistic span of control.

IT Infrastructure
The term IT Infrastructure is defined in ITIL v3 as combined set of hardware, software, networks, facilities, etc. (including all of the Information Technology), in order to develop, test, deliver, monitor, control or support IT services. Associated people, Processes and documentation are not part of IT Infrastructure.

List of IT Management disciplines
The below concepts are commonly listed or investigated under the broad term IT Management:
  • Business/IT alignment
  • IT Governance
  • IT Financial Management
  • IT Service Management
  • Sourcing
  • IT configuration management
IT Managers
IT Managers have a lot in common with Project Managers but their main difference is one of focus: IT Managers are responsible and accountable for an ongoing program of IT services while the Project Managers' responsibility and accountability are both limited to a project with a clear start and end date.
Most of the IT management programs are designed to educate and develop managers who can effectively manage the planning, design, selection, implementation, use, and administration of emerging and converging information and communications technologies. The program curriculum provides students with the technical knowledge and management knowledge and skills needed to effectively integrate people, information and communication technologies, and business processes in support of organizational strategic goals.
Graduates should be able
  1. to explain the important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques, and theories used in IT management.
  2. to apply important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, analytic techniques, and theories in IT management when analyzing complex factual situations.
  3. to integrate (or synthesize) important facts, concepts, principles, and theories in IT management when developing solutions to IT management multifaceted problems in complex situations.

MY PRINCIPLES OF LIFE

I have my own principles of life. Here are few to share:-

1)   I am honest with myself;
2)   I appreciate those who have made me into who I have become today especially my parents;
3)   I always strike to do best in whatever my undertakings; and
4)   I’ll treat others the way I want to be treated.

WORDS OF WISDOM





PHOTO GALLERY


Me at my brothers Wedding

me and my niece
me and my niece again

Control Macho..

Me and my Neighbour's daugther

my niece birthday party

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:
Dean’s List
:
Semester 6 (2008) - CGPA 3.70

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

University (2005-2008)

Activity
Post Held
Student Representative Committee of MAS College
Bureau of Training and Academic
Workshop on Taekwando
Committee member
Workshop on Communication Skills
Committee member

UPSR Motivational Program – S.K.Pedu

Committee member
Ponggal Festival 2007
Committee member
Merdeka (Cultural Exhibition) 2007
Committee member

Penghayatan Budi Di Langkawi

Bureau of Accommodation
MAS College Prepaid Card project
Committee member
MAS College Fire Drill Project 2006
Committee member

Program bersama Dato' Naib Canselor UUM

Participant
Time & Financial Management Program 2006
Bureau of Food
Malaysia Book of Records – Latihan Dinamika Kumpulan Terbesar
Participant
Mathematic  project
Committee member
Club Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya 
Committee member


Polytechnics (2002-2004)
Young Entrepreneurship Club
Committee member
Business Studies Club
Member


School
1999 - 2000
:
Member of Red Crescent
1999- 2000
:
Committee member of librarian
2000
:
Emergency Unit Staff during Sports Day
1999
:
Poetry Recital Competition – 1st Runner Up
1994-1995
:
Netball - School Representative
1994-1995
:
School Prefect


WORKING EXPERIENCE

WORK EXPERIENCES:

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives And Consumerism  (MDTCC)
(January 2009- present)
Price Monitoring Officer
l  Do monitoring of  price of goods especially controlled goods in Ipoh and surrounding area
                                               
Internship (July - September 2008)
Trainee at AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd, KL
l  Worked under Area Sales Manager at Banca Insurance Department.

Internship (Jun - October 2003)
Trainee at Tasek Cement Berhad, Ipoh
l  Training scope includes rotation at various departments such as managing orders using system at purchasing department, handle salary calculation at account department and handle salary system at human resources department.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Highest Qualification
Level
        :
Bachelor Degree
Field of Study
        :
Business Administration (Hons)
Major
        :
Entrepreneurship 
University
        :
University Utara Malaysia
Grade
        :
3.05/4.00
Completed Date
        :
September 2008
Graduation Date
        :
March 2009


Second Highest Qualification
Level
:
Diploma
Field of Study
:
Business Studies
Major
:
-
Institute
:
Polytechnic Ungku Omar Ipoh
Grade
:
3.13/4.00
Graduation Date
:
22 December 2004



PERSONAL BIODATA

Kogilarani Kuppusamy
  • Age : 28
  • Gender: Female
  • Industry: Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives And Consumerism (MDTCC)
  • Occupation: Price Monitoring Officer (Contract)
  • Location: Ipoh, Perak 
  • Studies : BA (Hons) UUM, Currently Undertaking MBA at UUM




What Is Information Systems?

An information system (IS) is any combination of information technology and people's activities using that technology to support operations, management, and decision-making. In a very broad sense, the term information system is frequently used to refer to the interaction between people, algorithmic processes, data and technology. In this sense, the term is used to refer not only to the information and communication technology (ICT) an organization uses, but also to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes.
Some make a clear distinction between information systems,and computer systems ICT, and business processes. Information systems are distinct from information technology in that an information system is typically seen as having an ICT component. Information systems are also different from business processes. Information systems help to control the performance of business processes.
Alter argues for an information system as a special type of work system. A work system is a system in which humans and/or machines perform work using resources (including ICT) to produce specific products and/or services for customers. An information system is a work system whose activities are devoted to processing (capturing, transmitting, storing, retrieving, manipulating and displaying) information.
Part of the difficulty in defining the term information system is due to vagueness in the definition of related terms such as system and information. Beynon-Davies argues for a clearer terminology based in systemics and semiotics. He defines an information system as an example of a system concerned with the manipulation of signs. An information system is a type of socio-technical system. An information system is a mediating construct between actions and technology.
As such, information systems inter-relate with data systems on the one hand and activity systems on the other. An information system is a form of communication system in which data represent and are processed as a form of social memory. An information system can also be considered a semi-formal language which supports human decision making and action.
Information systems are the primary focus of study for the information systems discipline and for organisational informatics.