Discuss the role which Michael Porter's Five Forces Model and Value Chain Analysis can play when developing an Information Systems Strategy.

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The Answer is The Five Forces model looks at competitive forces affecting the organisation. (e.g. supplier power, customer power, rivalry) . Having identified the nature of the forces facing the organization, the purpose of the model is to help the identification of ways in which IT can be strategically used to protect the organisation against these threats Value chain analysis looks at the flow of information and activities required in producing products or services. For example: Inward logistics, manufacturing process, outward logistics,marketing and support. For each of these, IT underpinning of the process can be investigated.Thus the role of both models is to tease out IT opportunities

Discuss the Role Which Michael Porter's Five Forces Model and Value