Good Management Information System Characteristics

KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

DIPLOMA COURSE IN MANAGEMENT

WORK BASED ASSIGNMENT

SUBMITTED BY JOHN KURIA WAMBUI

ADMISSION NUMBER: NVS/00426

SEMESTER: OCT – MARCH

SESSION: EVENING

COURSE UNIT: MIS

COURSE CODE: 101

LECTURER: MR. NGATIA

DUE DATE 11TH JANUARY 2012

Good Management Information System Characteristics

State characteristics of good management information system (MIS) (10 marks)

Flexibility: all organizations are dynamic and changes occur for a wide range of reasons. A good MIS must be able to adopt in order to meet these changes. Flexibility in the way system is designed is crucial.

Reliability: reliability is crucial to management and can be ensured only through checking and testing. Good standards help to make the…