Assignment 5

Based on your adopted organization(s), identify and discuss barriers in their IS/IT implementation ..(2000words)

First, I will just make an introduction in order for me to reach the 2000 words that our instructor required us to make. I only have few resources about the topic but I will do some research in order to attain my goal. And I am finding it hard to search some resources/article regarding barriers in IS/IT implementations. But I will try all my best in giving you all the information you need regarding with the topic.

To start, I will discuss what company we adopted and the company that we adopted is the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) located at Ponciano Reyes Street, Davao City. But before that let me discuss to you what a barrier is.

What is a barrier? Let me define first what is a barrier, a barrier is a natural formation or structure that prevents or hinders movement or action. If we relate it to the question, in connection to IS/IT implementations, it is simply to prevent or preventing a new program/system in implementing or to apply in the organization. In relation to my adopted company, I will identify and discuss these barriers in IS/IT implementations. But I will just discuss first about my adopted company which is the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC).

As we all know Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) is the main source of electrical power all over Davao City. It supplies electrical power to residence, companies, and all other infrastructures here in Davao City. And as the leading power corporation here in Davao City, we can say that there are barriers in IS/IT implementations. As an organization it is part in there daily company activities. Each company must find ways to make solutions to daily problems.

As what I have gathered during our interview, Davao Light and Company (DLPC) are also experiencing barriers during IS/IT implementations. And we can’t deny the fact that every new program that is being implemented in an organization there are factors that involves in every step they make; such as, adaptation/adjustment in the new program. Employees will be having a hard time trying to adjust or adopt the new system. There is lot of factors that involves in implementing new system/program within the organization. I will identity and discuss what are those barriers that prevents Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) in implementing those new systems.

These are the following barriers:

1. Resources
2. Security
3. Workforce
4. Time

RESOURCES

So I will discuss each of these barriers. The first barrier in IS/IT implementation is the resources. Does the company have the resources to support the new system? Does the company knew about the risks associated in IS/IT implementations. Is the company ready in all the process in implementing a new system? Implementing would mean installation, maintenance and repair, and etcetera. So these are some of the question that needs to be answer if we talk about resources in an organization. Money is the most important factor in implementing an information system. Without this factor they could not run the new system. So it is very important in a company that you have the enough resources to support the new system. In relation to our company the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC), in my opinion they have all the enough resources at hand to support the new system that is being implemented. Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) also told us during our interview that if they really need to support the new system they spend enough money in order to support it, because they knew that they will still benefit from it. But why spend too much money in a new system if they really don’t need a new one, also stated by the IT personnel we interviewed.

SECURITY

Second is security. The main thing that focuses Davao Light and Power Company is their increasing number of data that is in stored. As the number of data being stored it also increases the chances of unwanted attacks, or being prone to viruses. The data is the most essential and important thing in a company. Without it, I don’t know what will happen to the company. Data collection for developing systems is the hardest and most complex part in the whole data collection process. It’s the most tiresome yet important part because it tells us what the system should be, and what is its range and limitations. Normally, databases are protected from external attacks by the use of firewalls and etcetera. But if it is networked already it is prone to malicious attacks. So traditional firewalling is not enough to protect the database from external attacks. But in connection to Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) they are a big company, and when you are a big company you also have big data’s in stored. So it is in a networked connection thus it is prone to unwanted attacks from external connections. So they must find ways in order to have a very stable database. We can never have a perfect database or a system, all we can do is to minimize all the possible errors in the database. In the part of Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) they still manage to maintain their system in good shape. From Clipper they changed to Oracle. I think in my opinion in the business world when we talk about databases of a company first thing that mostly IT professionals would take importance is SECURITY, why? For the reason it keep it from external attacks, for we all know they can benefit from doing such things as cracking systems. So security is one of the barriers of IT/IS implementations.

WORKFORCE

Third is workforce. This is the people that are working 8 hours a day for them to sustain their daily needs. We all know without the people working we cannot implement things. So also this is one of the barriers in IS/IT implementations. Why can we say that it is a barrier in IS/IT implementations? The reason is simple as stated a while ago that without the people who are working we cannot implement things. So without proper training within the employees in an organization they will find it hard to implement things. It also includes workstations, if you are a big company with a small workstation; it will take years before you can accomplish enough jobs to do. So this is also a barrier in IS/IT implementations to it delay works that needs to be accomplish in order to implement things. No proper training, not enough workforce, limited workstations. These are also some of the barriers in IS/IT implementations.

TIME

And lastly, time can also be considered as a barrier since it gives us limitations that we must follow. Such limitations can affect the developing process and the output. In a saying that is stated “Time is Gold”.

So to summarized things, there are many factors that affect in IS/IT implementations. I just stated some of it in relation to my adopted company. So in order to have a good profit every company should analyze and think what those barriers are and how to overcome these barriers. Every company know what are the risks involving those barriers. As we all know in every advantage there are also disadvantages. In relation to the topic every time you implement something in the company is ready with the risks that you will be sacrificing in order to achieve what you want.