Information systems planning practices in Indian public enterprises

To determine and analyze the information systems planning practices in Indian public enterprises.

The study is an empirical investigation of Indian public enterprises and thus is primary data based. The primary data was collected from a scientifically‐computed sample of respondents through a pre‐tested designed questionnaire. Thus, the collected data was subjected to appropriate statistical methods to reach meaningful conclusions.

The findings from the study provide insights in IS planning practices in Indian public enterprises.

Only two large enterprises in the public sector have been considered for the purpose of this study. Similar studies with a large number of organizations may further increase the reliability of the findings.

The recommendations, based on the findings from this study, can go a long way in improving the health of information systems, which in turn, would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organizations.

The research is original and is based on the primary data collection and interpretation.