OrganizationofITatAnheuser-Busch.ppt

Organization of IT at Anheuser-Busch; Being a large publicly traded company with annual gross sales totaling over $16 Billion, and net income of just over $2 Billion in 20031, Anheuser-Busch is a huge economic force in America. Anheuser-Busch has several large divisions and subsidiaries: a world-class brewery, a renowned media group, successful theme parks, and many other ventures that make it a diverse company with a high demand and need for integration of IT with its business services.; Headcount of entire organization - 23,216 people1 Gross Sales - $16.3 Billion1 Net Income - $2 Billion1 Worldwide Sales Volume - 109.8 million barrels2 Domestic Market Share - 49.2%2 ;Robert J. Byrne - Vice President and Chief Information Officer Responsibilities Data Center Operations Network and Communications Services Desktop Services Application and Web Development Support and Maintenance for AB Applications Worldwide Information Technology Services IT Performance Management ;Data Center Operations: includes all centralized information processing for the company Network Communication Services: includes all phones, pagers, e-mail, network and all other communication services Application Development: Supply chain AB International systems Sales marketing systems Finance HR systems Procurement maintenance systems Busch Entertainment Corporation systems AB Packaging group systems;CIO;Meet with each direct report privately for 30 minutes each week to discuss key projects and departmental issues Conduct 3 to 4-hour staff meetings with the entire group 3 times a month During the staff meetings the team reviews detail reports on company sales, theme park attendance, major IT projects, metrics, and major issues of universal interest The IT project presentations are formal and include details on timelines, costs, ROI calculations, key issues, etc ;Review major IT projects on a continual basis, via capital approval boards, budget reviews,