Which role does business information management play regarding the realization of the information provisioning?

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• Athe role of vendor of IT-services
• Bthe role of purchaser of IT-services
• Cthe role of supplier of IT-services

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  84% (31)
• C
  11% (4)

Explanation

Business information management acts as the purchaser of IT services because it represents the demand side - it defines what information the business needs and commissions IT to deliver it. In this model, IT departments or external vendors are the ones who supply and deliver the actual technical services, making them the suppliers or vendors, not business information management.

Why A and C are wrong: "Vendor" and "supplier" are synonyms in this context - both describe the party that provides IT services (typically the IT department or an external provider). Business information management sits on the receiving end of that relationship, not the delivering end.

Memory tip: Think of it like a supermarket analogy - the business is the customer who decides what groceries (information) it needs and pays for them; the IT department is the store (supplier/vendor) stocking the shelves. Business information management holds the shopping list and the budget, which is exactly the purchaser role.

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