The state of strategic IS planning practices in Singapore

Abstract

Although there has been much research on information systems (IS) planning, most of this was carried out in America or Europe. There are very limited studies on IS planning in the Asian context. This paper examines IS planning in the context of Singapore, a small island of 650 square kilometers in South-East Asia. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey sent to the highest ranking IS executive in 450 firms. 92 usable responses were received; of these, 58 indicated that their firms undertook some form of IS planning. The macro-economic features of the firms, the degree of participation in IS planning by various executives, critical success factors and benefits of IS planning, and other planning parameters were examined. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.