What are the goals MIS must achieve in an organization?

MIS should be generated based on management level

01 At operational level for supervisors, operators and technicians for monitoring and controlling the actual action.

02 Middle management level for improvements

03 Top level menagement - that is Decision Support System - data should be extracted in such a way like graphical presentation of data so that top level can take proper decision.

In my opinion DSS is the most important part of the MIS, which is being ignored or legging in most of the organization

Appreciated Leena for generating such a good subject.

The prime objective of an MIS in any organization should be to improve & facilitate a better & speedy communication process. Better communication will automatically enhance the efficiency of the employees & the organization will become productive.

Thus, the MIS should provide better medium for communication within the oprganization.

MIS should give Clear Picture on the operations of the Organisations & Financials to enable the Decision Makers to take appropriate steps for improved performance.

MIS 

A information management through

–Communicating •1.  Planning –Goal setting –Environmental scanning –Forecasting –Data collection 

–1. Transaction processing:  Operational data
    processing •Examples:  Manufacturing systems, order processing, accounts receivable, payroll

–2. Management Reporting Systems: Produce
    reports for specific time periods; designed
    for managers responsible for specific
    functions in a firm. •Examples:  Departmental expense reports, performance reports 

–3. Decision Support Systems (DSS): Designed to support individual and collective decision making.

–4. Executive Information Systems (EIS): Support the work of senior executives (via themselves or an analysts) with access to company data and general information on the industry and economy. 

–5. Office Information Systems (OIS): Support and coordinate knowledge work in an office environment by handling documents and messages in a variety of forms- text, image, voice, multimedia, video, fax, etc 

As MIS is created to cater to the needs of the company's growth, it should contain the updated and detailed analysis of the market data to provide a vision to the future.