1.  Read Harvard Business School Case - Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP & Web-enabled IT

2.  The following is a list of suggested discussion questions for your information:

           (a). Cisco is frequently cited as an Information Age company is contrast to an Industrial Age company. In your opinion, what are the key factors differentiate Cisco as an Information Age company?

           (b). To what extent does information technology (IT) contribute to the Cisco strategy?

           (c).  How would you characterize the role of Pete Solvik as CIO

3.   Each group will be assigned a specific role to play in class during the case analysis, in addition to general case discussions:

Group 1 - Introduction to the case
Group 2 - Discussion question (a)
Group 3 - Discussion question (b)
Group 4 - Discussion question (c)
Group 5 - Summary of the case