Chapter 11: Your Future and Information Technology McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Competencies (Page of 2) • Explain why it is important to have an individual strategy to be a "winner" in the information age • Describe how technology is changing the nature of competition • Discuss four ways people may react to new technology McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-2 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Competencies (Page of 2) • Describe how you can stay current with your career • Describe different careers in information technology McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-3 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Introduction • This final chapter is not about the far future, it’s about today and the near future – It’s about how organizations adapt to technological change – It’s about you and what you can to keep your computer competency up to date • Recognize the impact of technological change and use it to your advantage McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-4 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Changing Times • Most organizations make formal plans to keep track of technology and implement it in their competitive strategies – Consider Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), online banking, and Internet-only banking operations McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-5 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Technology and Organizations • New • New • New products enterprises customer and supplier relationships McGraw-Hill Merrill Lynch’s cash management account New technology helps FedEx maintain customer loyalty Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-6 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Technology and People • Cynicism • Naivetộ ã Frustration ã Proactivity McGraw-Hill Copyright â 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-7 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You How You Can Be a Winner • Stay current • Maintain computer competency • Develop professional contacts • Develop specialties • Be alert for organizational change ã Look for innovative opportunities McGraw-Hill Copyright â 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-8 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You McGraw-Hill Careers in IT Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-9 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You A Look to the Future • Maintaining Computer Competency and Becoming Proactive – – – – McGraw-Hill Concentrate on goals Use computers to your advantage Gain control over technology Keep an eye on the future and move toward success Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-10 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Open-Ended Questions (Page of 2) • Why is strategy important to individual success in the information age? What is your strategy? • Describe how technology changes the nature of competition • How can your computer competencies and knowledge help you get ahead in today’s market? McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-11 omputing mputing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You Open-Ended Questions (Page of 2) • What does proactive mean? What is a proactive computer user? What advantages does this type of user have over the other types? • Discuss several different careers in information technology Which are of interest to you? McGraw-Hill Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc All rights reserved 15-12 ... is not about the far future, it’s about today and the near future – It’s about how organizations adapt to technological change – It’s about you and what you can to keep your computer competency... the Future • Maintaining Computer Competency and Becoming Proactive – – – – McGraw-Hill Concentrate on goals Use computers to your advantage Gain control over technology Keep an eye on the future. .. to individual success in the information age? What is your strategy? • Describe how technology changes the nature of competition • How can your computer competencies and knowledge help you get