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The Information Value Chain A New Perspective on the Knowledge Society Daniel Stanton. 17 February 2007 Seminar sponsored by the Pinnacle Group and National American University. Biography. People
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The Information Value ChainA New Perspective on the Knowledge SocietyDaniel Stanton 17 February 2007 Seminar sponsored by the Pinnacle Group and National American University
Biography • People • Bachelor of Science, Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale • Master of Science, Technology for Education and Training, University of South Dakota • Processes • Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology • Master of Business Administration, National American University • Doctor of Philosophy (in progress) in Materials Engineering and Science, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology • Technology • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer • Microsoft Certified Trainer • Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
Overview • The Information Value Chain • The Era of Convergence • Automation and Outsourcing
The Era of Convergence • Also known as the “Information Age.” • Four periods of innovation that have built on each other and converged to change the world. • Each period is defined by the type of innovations that created hugely successful companies during those years. • They identify what you should have been working on if you wanted to get really richat that time.
1. The Hardware Period • Development of “Thinking Machines” • Started around 1900, and lasted through the rise of the IBM PC and the Macintosh in the early 1980s • IBM, Intel, AMD, Motorola, Apple,Texas Instruments
2. The Software Period • Development of instructions for doing “stuff” with the machines • Started with the broad penetration of the IBM PC in the mid 1980s, and lasted through the early 1990s • Microsoft, Lotus, WordPerfect
3. The Communications Period • Development of capabilities for machines to talk to one another • Began with the broad acceptance of modems and BBS systems in the early 1990s, and stretched into networks and the Internet in the late 1990s • US Robotics, 3Com, Global Crossing, AOL, Netscape, Cisco, Novell
4. The Business Process Period • Redesign of how business transactions occur, and development of new types of business transactions • Started with the broad acceptance of the Internet in the late 1990s, and still occurring today • Amazon, eBay, Google, Netflix, Wikipedia, Dell, SAP, Oracle
Convergence and the Information Value Chain • During each period in the Era of Convergence, computers have captured more of the Information Value Chain.
Automation and Outsourcing Automate Outsource Core Competence
Strategic Questions • Where do you think you could make the most money in the least amount of time, right now? • What would you need to have in place to make that happen? • What would you do yourself, and what would you outsource?
Website Addresses • About Me and My Workwww.danielstanton.com • About National American Universitywww.national.edu • Information Technology for Strategic Advantagewww.workforceeducation.com/ci6400