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Data Processing Management Association, Park Ridge, IL. – 1979
This is a revised and updated version of an earlier published set of guidelines. As in the instance of the first edition, this volume contains contributions by some of the most capable consultants in the information processing field. Their comments are based on sound, proved judgment tested in day-to-day operations at installations throughout the…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administration, Data Processing, Documentation
Skall, M., Ed. – 1983
Based mainly on interviews conducted at 14 federal agencies that had completed or were involved in software conversion projects, this publication provides guidelines for the entire process of software conversion. This is defined as the transformation, without functional change, of computer programs or data elements to permit their use on a…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Software, Cost Estimates, Data Processing
MATTOX, ROBERT F. – 1967
IN A PILOT STUDY CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION FOR CAMPUS PLANNING, COMPUTER PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED TO ANALYZE DATA COLLECTED FROM STUDENT DIARIES. AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDED--(1) TIME SPENT IN A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY, (2) TRAFFIC ACTIVITIES AND RELATED VARIABLES (COSTS, ETC.), AND (5) PROJECTION OF FUTURE CAMPUS ACTIVITY-SPACE RELATIONSHIPS…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Planning, Computer Programs, Computers
Rudy, Harry L.; And Others – 1973
A project management procedure used in conjunction with the IBM Program Control System (PCS) is described. Information is given on how the combination is used by the Florida Department of Education to control the cost of data processing projects and to ensure their completion on schedule. The first section of the paper describes the project…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
LEWIS, DAVID ALFRED – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRUCTURE, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FORM THE FRAMEWORK OF A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE TASK OF A MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IS TO PROCESS RAW DATA IN SUCH A WAY AS TO…
Descriptors: Administration, Bibliographies, Data Processing, Decision Making
Montgomery County School Board, Norristown, PA. – 1971
In 1965-66 most local school districts in Pennsylvania completed reorganization by consolidating 67 county school offices into 25 or 30 intermediate administrative units. This document presents the results of various task group activities and projected activities to develop a "generalized" educational planning, programing, budgeting…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting
Sharpe, William F. – 1969
A microeconomic theory is applied in this book to computer services and costs and for the benefit of those who are decision-makers in the selection, financing, and use of computers. Subtopics of the theory discussed include value and demand; revenue and profits; time and risk; and costs, inputs, and outputs. Application of the theory is explained…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Science Education, Computer Storage Devices, Computers