Benefit of an Agile IS | Frequency of Rating1 | N | Mean2 | Std. Dev | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | N/A | ||||
Rapid IS response to security threats like viruses and cyber attacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 114 | 1 | 154 | 6.61** | 0.79 |
IS changes are made in a timely fashion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 100 | 0 | 154 | 6.53** | 0.73 |
Fast IS recovery from failures/outages | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 87 | 1 | 154 | 6.32** | 0.98 |
Increase in efficiency and effectiveness of business processes supported by IS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 54 | 71 | 0 | 154 | 6.21** | 0.91 |
Effective information processing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 61 | 2 | 154 | 6.02** | 1.09 |
Alignment of IS with the business process requirements at all times | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 63 | 3 | 152 | 5.94** | 1.23 |
Use of IS as a strategic business tool | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 54 | 54 | 2 | 154 | 5.89** | 1.14 |
IS can meet the service level agreements (SLAs) for capacity and performance | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 3 | 154 | 5.75** | 1.09 |
Quick building of capacity for handling peak loads and/or sudden loads | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 154 | 5.71** | 1.78 |
Faster development of products and services | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 49 | 42 | 2 | 154 | 5.70** | 1.10 |
Efficient information processing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 1 | 154 | 5.66** | 1.24 |
Increased financial benefits to the organization | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 52 | 44 | 3 | 154 | 5.68** | 1.28 |
Rapid change in business processes | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 2 | 154 | 5.53** | 1.29 |
Increased robustness of changes made to the IS | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 154 | 5.34** | 1.34 |
Enhancement of IS capabilities | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 154 | 5.24** | 1.11 |