This paper discusses the state of a small and medium enterprise's (SME) information needs in terms of
its strategic application portfolio. Specifically, it examines the strategic information requirements of a
manufacturing SME with the aim of understanding the application strategy needed to formulate the firm IT adoption so that lessons could be learnt from such technology innovation. A case study approach was chosen in which information requirements of the firm were investigated. Analysis was done to examine the evidence of potential applications strategic to the firm business mission, goals and functional requirements. Major deliverables include an enterprise wide data model representing a high-level overview of the firm's information requirements, a business area classfication, and portfolios of applications categorized according to strategic, operational, potential and support using the
classical McFarlan and McKenney Strategic Importance Matrix
