The intent of this book is to help organizations better utilize their information systems by helping managers understand the fundamental purpose of these systems within the business organization. This book will help readers analyze business processes with an eye toward how data is created, transferred, analyzed and used within the organization. From this understanding, the user can then design, build and implement information systems that accurately reflect the flow of the business processes in their organization, adjust quickly to support critical functions and provide efficient and effective value added services to employees to maximize the profitability of the company. In attempting to provide readers with a clear path to understanding and implementing an information system within their organizations, the book has adopted a best practices approach that is built around five critical concerns that must be addressed prior to the implementation of any information system.