Can the purchase be made quickly?

Is the process of making a purchase simple?

What does the customer need in order to make the actual selection?

These are but a few of the tactical considerations.

Strategic decisions are far-reaching, long-term decisions.

Typical of strategic decisions are as follows:

Should the corporation open up business in a new territory?

Should the corporation acquire another company?

Should the corporation start to develop a new product line?

These are the kinds of decisions that are typical of strategic thinking.

Fig. 16.1.3 depicts the difference between tactical and strategic decision-making.

Fig. 16.1.3 In general there are two ways to achieve business value.

Volume of Data Versus Business Value

Chapter 16.1: Business Value and the End-State Architecture