Building Successful Information Systems : Five Best Practices to Ensure Organizational Effectiveness and Profitability

Information systems are a critical component of business success today. Unfortunately, many companies do not truly understand what an information system is; where, when, and how it should be implemented; or the effects of integrating it into the organization. As such, we continue to see implementation horror stories of projects run amuck-- going over time and over budget--or information systems that never get fully implemented, requiring 'work-around' by employees in order to get things done. Sound familiar? If so, you'll want to learn just why information systems can be poorly developed, and how to fix them. Inside, you'll learn what information systems are and how to integrate them into your business processes with real specifics. This books gives you and other decision makers details on how information systems work, and, most importantly, what constitutes a successful information system--how to make them better and to last longer. And in the conclusion, you'll have a keen sense of how data is created, transferred, analyzed, and used within your organization. From this understanding, you'll be able to design, build, and implement information systems that accurately reflect the flow of the business processes; adjust quickly to support critical functions; and provide efficient and effective value-added services to employees to maximize the profitability of the company

Dr. Michael J. Savoie is President and CEO of HyperGrowth Solutions, Inc., a company specializing in the integration of business and technology.  He has over 25 years of experience in Cyber Security, Data Vulnerability, Information Systems, Operations Management, Quality Assurance and Training.  Dr. Savoie is an internationally recognized public speaker, serves as a consultant to numerous companies, and is currently working as a technology advisor to federal, state, and local governments.
 
Prior to starting HGS, Dr. Savoie served as Chief Operating Officer for a nuclear power consulting company, specializing in strategic positioning, information technology and training.  He has performed work for a myriad of public and private enterprises including Ericsson USA, SAIC, the U.S. Department of Energy, BellSouth Telecommunications Company, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, and Chevron, U.S.A. 
 
Dr. Savoie also serves as the Director of the Center for Information Technology and Management (CITM) at the University of Texas at Dallas.  The Center examines new and emerging technologies to determine their commercialization potential.  Dr. Savoie was the Center's founder and has served as Director since 2001. 
 
Dr. Savoie was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Board of Directors in 2008 and reappointed in 2011.  He currently serves as Chair of the Budget, Finance and Audit (BFA) committee. Dr. Savoie served 4 terms as Mayor of the Town of Northlake as well as one term on the city council. Dr. Savoie has also served on various boards and commissions in Texas. 

Dr. Savoie has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Operations Management with a Business Computer Information Systems support.