“The process of Management involves planning, organizing, directing, and controlling people and activities at different management levels (i.e.. Executives, Middle-level managers, and lower-level job performers) and at each level of management, the responsibilities for handling these tasks differ. How does/do Information Technology and IT Systems support managers and management today and what are your expectations for the future (1-5 years from now)?”

Please include examples to support your answer. Please demonstrate your basic understanding of topics to include but not limited to these examples: IT & Competitive Advantage, IT Security, Ethics, Innovation, Business Operations (such as SCM, HR, ERP, CRM), Data & Information (such as what it is, how it is used), Hardware / Software /Networking basics, etc. (see your notes and references). You may consider other IT related topics as long as they specifically address the exam question as Business and Management driving