organization to ensure good communication, planning, and budgeting. Interestingly, the CIO position does not necessarily require a lot of technical expertise. While helpful, it is more important for this person to have good management skills and understand the business. Many organizations do not have someone with the title of CIO. Instead, the head of the information systems function is called the Vice President of Information Systems or Director of Information Systems. Functional Manager As an information systems organization becomes larger, many of the different functions are grouped together and led by a manager. These functional managers’ report to the CIO and manage the employees specific to their function. For example, in a large organization there are a group of systems analysts who report to a manager of the systems analysis function. For more insight into how this might look, see the discussion later in the chapter of how information systems are organized. ERP Management Organizations using an ERP require one or more individuals to manage these systems. EPR managers make sure that the ERP system is completely up to date, work to implement any changes to the ERP that are needed, and consult with various user departments on needed reports or data extracts. Information Systems for Business and Beyond (2019) pg. 188
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