The Centre for Information Systems Practice was established within the Department of Information Systems in July 1996 to manage the increasing industry related activities of the department. The centre makes the research capability and the skills of the staff of the department accessible to industry and provides expertise in the areas of integrated logistics information systems, decision support systems, executive information systems, data warehousing and project evaluation. The centre offers services in the following areas:
The centre undertakes applied research projects for individual or group client companies. These projects are aimed at delivering business solutions to current problems. The centre works from a methodologically independent base and provides solutions drawing on most recent research findings and international best practice.
The academic staff of the department, acting either as individuals or through research groups, provide consulting services through the centre. For particularly complex projects, the centre collaborates with leading commercial organisations.
The strength of the academic base of the department has allowed the development of a range of industry training services through the centre. Commissioned work is being undertaken to develop and deliver on-site training on complex information systems, intensive residential professional education programs in decision support systems and electronic commerce and one day events such as programs on data communications and internet access, and a forum on OLAP, EIS and data warehousing.
The centre is developing a range of publications extending from reports on commercially relevant academic research and case studies through to specialised reports on business activity for particular sectors of the Australian economy.