Strategic Planning Software As A Tool For Improvement Of Business Information Space

Abstract

In the 21st century, the idea of building single information space of a company has become popular. Integration of databases and data banks, technologies for their maintenance and use, information and telecommunication systems and networks, the search for common principles of their functioning, ensuring information interaction of users, satisfying their information needs become core drivers for the implementation of any business strategy. However, employing a purely technical approach often causes failures. A full-fledged attitude is needed to integrate the interdisciplinary character of the issue, namely, the search and benchmarking of integration points in cross-functional information exchanges that will improve business efficiency. The paper examines the ways of improving the quality of business information space, identifies and arranges the factors contributing to barriers in cross-functional information exchanges. Based on S. Star's concept, the author puts forward a hypothesis as to whether it is possible to use a software product designed for strategic planning as a boundary object -a means for integrating employees' efforts to remove barriers in information flows and mutually achieve goals established. The paper proposes strategies for managerial impacts to improve the quality of business information space based on the key aspects detected like accelerating information exchange in a company and raising culture of company staff.