Systems Development and Project Management

Systems Development and Project Management

The nature of management methods for information systems that organizational leaders select depend on a company’s needs, strategic goals, and capabilities. It enables the managers to ensure that the selected approach aligns with the pre-determined goals (Maican & Lixandroiu, 2015). The acknowledgment of resource requirements allows the selection of management methods that run smoothly in the absence of shortages. Apple is among the entities that have attained a leading position in the global electronic and computing industries through acquiring appropriate methods of information system management. The company uses the object-oriented method of systems management to offer cloud computing services to its users (CBInsights, 2019). The approach involves examining the aspects of the market that require modeling to meet the clients’ needs.  I believe that the approach is right since it helps modify the strategies based on changes in market conditions and other parameters.

The object-oriented method of information systems management focuses on the aspects of the market that are variable to meet people’s preferences and needs. The system developers need to be highly innovative to meet the needs effectively using minimal resources (Costello & Donnellan, 2015). Apple adopted a personal health data system that allows the users to access services across online platforms. The systems development team mainly considered factors such as the growing demand for health services and ease of penetrating the markets during the formulation of the framework. Moreover, the specialists noted that the low-income and elderly populations have been struggling to access reliable as well as affordable care services from remote regions. In this way, the company decided to employ its innovative capabilities to bridge the wellness gap. The object-oriented method is suitable for maximizing the company’s gains from investments since it promotes flexibility (Turban, Leidner, Mclean, & Wetherbe,2007). The objects, in this case, include the users, transactions, and care delivery processes. Such services comprise sleep monitoring, diet management, consultations regarding general health, and preventive care interventions. It is possible for the company to maintain sustainable operations by using the system development method to adapt to changes in market opportunities as well as risks. 

Apple’s management team made the right decision by adopting the object-oriented system development method. The approach integrates different aspects of the market, including the customers, transactions, and service delivery, into one system. The corporation is likely to safeguard its position using the approach since it is highly flexible and adaptive to market evolutions. The system development team can maximize the benefits of the method by performing regular market research to allow timely adaptation to market changes.

References

Costello, G. J., & Donnellan, B. (2015). IT-enabled R&D for business value in a global framework. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 7(3), 782-796. DOI: 10.1007/s13132-015-0247-6 CBInsights. (2019, January 8). Apple is going after the healthcare industry, starting with personal health data. Retrieved March 15, 2019, from https://www.cbinsights.com/research/apple-healthcare-strategy-apps/

Maican, C., & Lixandroiu, R. (2015). Rapid application development for a research information system: A case study. Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Economic Sciences. Series V, 8(1), 281. Retrieved from http://webbut.unitbv.ro/BU2015/Series%20V/BULETIN%20I%20PDF/31_Maican_C.pdf

Turban, E., Leidner, D., Mclean, E., & Wetherbe, J. (2007). Information technology for management: Transforming organizations in the digital economy (6^thed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.