...Gorby Case Study: IT Project Implementation Failures The case study of the Memorial Health System and their CPOE implementation poses many issues that contributed to their IT failure. The first issue I noticed was the unrealistic timeline developed by the original champions Dryer and Roberts. Dryer and Roberts planned to execute their new IT among eight hospitals in less than eighteen months. With their failure to respect uncertainty from members of the discussion board, they demanded and rushed results from their clinical and IT team. This resulted in a rushed out requirements analysis, request for proposal quickly issued, and a rush to select the vendor and signing the contract. When the original champions were replaced by Lu and Sparks, I initially thought they were capable of successfully pulling off implementing this system even in the short timeframe. They would probably have been successful if Sparks did not lack candor. The executive project manager, Martin, had a perfectly thorough and detailed a project plan that most likely would have guided the organization to success if they followed her suggestions. Spark’s lack of candor and anger to Martin’s project plan lead her to lie about the truth and withhold important progress information on the project. At the end of the eighteen month timeline, the go live date resulted in failure due to all of these issues. With an organization like ours, there are several ways to reduce an IT failure like the case study...
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...Case Study 4: Why do public-sector projects fail? INTRODUCTION The public-sector is the portion of society controlled by national, state or provincial, and local governments. The composition of public-sector varies by country, but in most countries it encompasses universal, critical services such as national defense, homeland security, police protection, firefighting, urban planning, corrections, taxation, and various social programs. It is no surprise for government to budget a large expense in any related project due to its important. However, history prove that public-sector project often go wrong and fail. Under this situation, this essay is going to analyses the key problems which responsible to the public-sector projects’ chequered history by providing some suggestion in reduce the risk of project failure. NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR IT Based on the past track record, public-sector informational system project failures are so common that it almost expected by the planners. It is estimated that around 20–30 percent of projects are total failures and abandoned. Around 30–60 percent partially fails, with time and cost overruns or other problems. The minority of projects succeed. To give a general idea of this situation, we can compare it with NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NpfIT). It is the largest civil IT programme which aims at providing opportunities for the IT service industry to develop business models in the UK healthcare sector. It launched...
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...IT Project Implementation Failures Team A Latree Brown, Lisa Carter, Jennifer Cooper, Michele Griffith August 26, 2015 Dr. Greenfield IT Project Implementation Failures The Implementation process begins once the system is developed, and follows through to the final go live date has been selected. Like the System Development life cycle (SDLC) this part also requires a fully dedicated support team. This part of the process should have a team first priority. The team is best delivered if is it has an adequate amount of staff involvement, with an allotted amount of time devoted to the project, along with resources to cover all phases of the process to run effectively. Depending on the size of the project, application needed to be installed, and the organization’s needs, there are essential step to take such as organizing the implementation team and team champion or lead person. The team’s major responsibility is to remain within budget and to stay on task. The Budget is critical when implementing a new system; most healthcare organizations cannot afford to take a financial loss. Once the team has agreed on its goals, and defines each person’s role and expectations in the projected plan, tasks should be appointed with an estimated time of completion. Having the best resources will help reduce wasted time on research, and help the team to remain on task. Each task should be completed in organized steps not to over lapse with each other to ensure a smooth transition...
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...IT Project Implementations Failures Joseph Garcia HCS/483 7/4/2011 Eric Rios IT Project Implementations Failures There are many factors that play into failures of implementing an IT project. As in the Case Study – Memorial Health System CPOE Implementation there were clearly barriers set in place that affected leadership and staff. The purpose of this paper is to examine CPOE implementation barriers within the Memorial Health System and to determine possible methods to overcoming these challenges. Any project or initiative is destined for trouble if its objectives and purpose are unclear. One of the many barriers present was the lack of vision shared within the organization between the physicians and management. They worried their workload would increase because CPOE systems replace verbal orders with computer-entered orders by doctors. Dr. Mark Allen, a primary care physician commented, “The hospital is trying to turn me into a $12-an-hour secretary and they aren’t even paying me $12 an hour.” (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2009) The desire to obtain a shared vision as a whole should have resulted in a presentation of what the purpose of the CPOE initiative was intended to achieve. As was the result when some of the doctors that had not left the system attended the CPOE vendor’s annual user group meeting. They saw the release of the vendor’s most recent system and immediately decided they wanted it for Memorial. Another concern with the project was the leadership put in...
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...ICT IN ADMINISTRATION 1 ICT IN ADMINISTRATION ICT IN ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLICATIONS ANTHONY K MUKUCHE D61/69173/2013 UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ICT IN ADMINISTRATION 2 LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction The study reviews relevant literature in the area of ICT in government administration. It will discuss the concept of ICT, in the day to day running of activities in government departments and the advantages of using it. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Introduction This chapter describes the methods that will be used in the collection of data pertinent in answering the research questions. It is divided into research design, population and sampling design, data collection methods and data analysis methods. Target Population and sample Size The target population will be all the employees of government. Employees in government are quite a number to get feedback from. The sample size will be 50 – 100 employees of government. Data Collection Primary data will be gathered directly from respondents and for this study; the researcher used a questionnaire. The questionnaire will consisting of close and open-ended questions. The questionnaire consisted of two sections. Data Processing and Analysis Data analysis is the whole process, which starts immediately after data collection and ends at the point of interpretation and processing data. The researcher will peruse the completed research instruments and document analysis-recording sheets. ICT IN ADMINISTRATION 3 ...
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...Dallas Special Homework #1- Lifecycle Management Process Swapnili Jadhao 02/25/2015 SYSM 6301 Spring 2015 General “Case Study” Analysis Questions: 1. What was the general “subject” of the article? The general subject of this article is analysis of the ISO/IEC 24748 systems and software lifecycle management guide against other standards and academic material, and proposes additions to make to the standard for it to properly promote and support software quality engineering. The article explains the results of a term research project focused on the analysis guide for life cycle management a software quality engineering perspective. 2. What lifecycle stages were primarily focused on that needs to be improved? The lifecycle stages those were primarily focused on and needs to be improved are as listed below: • Concept – In this stage the stakeholder’s requirements trigger the project and drive the whole engineering effort. • Development – In this stage the stakeholder’s requirements are refined with the perspective of quality and are ‘baselined’. • Production – In this stage considering the quality model selected and the baseline accumulated from previous stages quality activities will be performed according to the plans. • Utilization – In this stage, the monitoring of performance and identifying, classifying and reporting of anomalies, deficiencies, and failures occurs. • Support – In this stage, the system-of-interest is deployed and logistics for operation and maintenance support...
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...INTO ACADEMIC INDISCIPLINE AND FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATHEMATICS, IGBO LANGUAGE, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS PERIOD 2005-2010 (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA) TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study 1.2 Statement of the Problems 1.3 Purpose of the Study 1.4 Significant of the Study 1.5 Research Questions 1.6 Scope of the study 1.7 Definition of terms CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Aspects of students’ indiscipline 2.2 Causes of students indiscipline 2.3 Consequences of students’ indiscipline 2.4 Strategies of maintaining discipline 2.5 Summary of literature review CHAPTER THREE 3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research design 3.2 Area of the study 3.3 Population of the study 3.4 Sample and sampling techniques 3.5 Development of the instrument 3.6 Method of Data Collection 3.7 Method of Data Analysis 3.8 Validation of instrument CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS CHAPTER FIVE 5.0 DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUMMARY 5.1 Discussions 5.2 Conclusion 5.3 Implications 5.4 Recommendations 5.5 Suggestion 5.6 Limitation of the study 5.7 Summary References Appendix TO DOWNLOAD “AN INVESTIGATION INTO ACADEMIC INDISCIPLINE AND FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN (ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATHEMATICS, IGBO LANGUAGE, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS” COMPLETE PROJECT MATERIALS, FOLLOW THE BELOW...
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...Introduction The purpose of this paper is to give and provide detailed information about the reason why Craven Books was having issues on the implementation of the new information technology system which should help to improve the performance of the business. Other than that, the implementation of this new information technology system nearly makes Craven Books face bankruptcy and lost many customers. In this paper, 3 issues that lead Craven Books faced failure in the implementation of the new information technology system will be chosen to discuss in detailed. Each issue will be discuss in detailed together with any related case studies that can take as reference and recommendations to eliminate and cope each issue. Company’s Background Craven Books is a distributor of comics and magazines and books. The company was founded and evolves in the market place in the late 1960 as it founder, Peter Craven started to distribute sci-fi and horror books through direct mail. In 1970’s, the business began to be known in the market place by buying comics in bulk from both the American publishers and the second hand comic market and sell this on their customers in the United Kingdom by using a mail order catalogue. This had helped the company to grow in the market place and be known by many other customers. Because of this the company had been able to encounter growth both in profit and in the number of their regular customers. In this regard, the company decided to use a new...
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...organization that enjoyed a positive reputation for pioneering new ways to care for the elderly. This success has a price however, as the membership of SHP has grown exponentially in the past several years from 10,000 to 35,000 members. In response to this growth, management went on an expansion frenzy, moving all executives to a corporate headquarters, expanding regional offices from four to seven, and tripling their employees to 400. The CEO of SHP has given a mandate to create a brand for the company that will be instantly recognizable and will set SHP apart from their competitors. The study focuses on the newly created VP of Human Resources office and the conflict between herself and the VP of Marketing. The two are at odds not only on ideas for creating the brand, but also on how to change the entire culture of the organization. Is there such a thing as too much growth? Part II In this case study, the players are: Jamie Richards. She is the VP of Human Resources which was a position created in response to the unprecedented growth that SHP has experienced in the last 3 years. Jamie’s position is only 10 months old. She had left another similar organization which had suffered from poor employee morale. She wanted to work for SHP because they were different. Jamie was attracted to SHP due to their grassroots foundation which allowed them to change the way managed care was delivered to their senior clients. She now finds herself in a situation where employees...
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...1. Three distinctive approaches to knowledge management at Toyota The automobile industry is one that is very competitive, one method of increasing market share is by staying ahead of competition through exploitation of new knowledge to deliver more efficient processes or products (Chaston, 2004). Focusing on “ The Toyota Way” case study, three distinctive approaches have been discussed below; Metanational Company; . Toyota’s attitude of learning local and acting global describes the true meaning of being a metanational organization. Through this Toyota is able to understand local needs and wants and keep strong relationships with local suppliers to sustain competitive advantages. A Metanational describes firms that creates advantages on a worldwide scale instead of being limited to the “Home-Country” (Doz et al,1997).Such organizations understand the advantages of learning from different industries and keeping relationships with suppliers strong to sustain competitive advantage. The recession, the maturity of the Japanese industry and the opportunity in emergent markets has all contributed to the creation of Toyota as a metanational organization. The essence of this manifestation is its ability in accessing, melding, and leveraging distant capabilities and market knowledge Doz et al, 1997). Additionally Doz et al (1997) explain that in most companies important knowledge resides in the workplace; factory floors, within sales etc. Therefor by employing local talents to...
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...The study reveals that they do not have any definite mechanism with which they manage or cope with problems they encounter in Accra. They only try to manage as and when the problems crop up with the resources available to them. In most cases however, they degrade their statuses in the city to cope with the insults and humiliations they suffer on the line of duty. T Abrefa-Gyan (2002) Ultimately, people lack a productive and household asset, which leads to urban poverty. So urban poverty is indicated as an urgent issue to be addressed and realised as many policies and development work focus on the rural areas yet rural - urban migration influx is high and continues to perplex modernisation in the city. Kiguli,J. (2004) Woldiya in search of employment and to utilize urban services and education. Hence, the out flow of economically active people from the rural agricultural sector has a negative effect on production in the areas of origin and the receiving area now experiences problems such as a shortage of housing, unemployment, increasing cost of living, lack of access to social services, Therefore, to mitigate the problem of rural-urban migration is launching of integrated rural development policy. Miheretu, Birhan Asmame (2011-06) The regression analysis shows that rural-urban migration contributes significantly towards the development of their rural communities through monetary remittances and the involvement of the rural-urban migrants in community development projects. Based...
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...1-888-Junk Van Executive Summary This case study examines issues associated with virtual businesses. In an effort to reduce costs, the founder, Kingo, creates a virtual business model that significantly reduces the need for overhead costs, such as office space. Employees work remotely and via electronic connections. Although this promotes a flexible work environment, the lack of a physical structure creates some issues. As the business grew, so did customer service errors and issues, causing the company to lose sales. Kingo decided the company needed a more sophisticated yet affordable IT system to capture the great amounts of customer and account information his company was gathering. The case goes on to identify and discuss the merits of five possible IT solutions. From this information I have determined that the PaaS system is JUNKVAN’s best IT solution. The IT Options This company has several options for IT systems that are not too complicated to implement, would be flexible and could grow with the company, and will not require a dedicated IT staff member to maintain. The first option would be creating a totally custom application. This option would be the most expensive to develop and maintain as Kingo would really “own” this product from inception and wold not be able to see the product until it was finished. The second option would be to use Microsoft Database. This option would be an easy upgrade and much cheaper for the company with limited licensing...
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...Case Study - Corwin Corporation March 13th 2013 Written by Andreas Sandnes The project going on at Corwin Corporations developed into a disaster. The project is an excellent example of how a project will fail if critical success factors are not stated from the beginning and how easily things can get out of hand. I will first explain how I would have done things differently if I was the project leader of this project and then I will end the discussion by giving a suggestion of how to salvage the relationship between Corwin and Peters. A different approach The project leader, Mr. Dan West, had a bad approach to the way of doing things on the project and his choices and actions along the way resulted in project failure. Already from the beginning of the project it became clear that success would be extremely difficult for this project. Three major factors which were not involved in the project should have been involved. First, the project contract should have been signed and agreed upon before the project planning started. Second, Mr. West should have gathered everyone working on the project for a kick-off meeting to discuss everything from project objectives to project working policies. Last, a weekly meeting between every stake holders should have taken place. I believe that if these tree actions had taken place there would have been a much larger possibility for success. Mr. West was facing a challenge that was almost impossible to overcome, considering his lack...
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...The Case Study of TerraCog Global Positional Systems Xu Yang, 005767016 The company of TerraCog enjoys the flat organization juts like the typical law firm.The benefit of this structure is better communication between departments and efficient examination through production process. However, it also leads to the serious situation which TerraCog is facing now. Case question one: Richard Fiero as the president of this company regard quality reputation and market shares equally important which leads to divarication between sale department and design&development depattment. (Ed pryor is encouraged to reoccupy the market while Allen Roth is allowed to focus on product quality.) Besides the alternative goals president has set, all managers hold different opinions toward the price point and they are speaking for both their department and themselves. For example, Ed Pryor ask to proceed Aerial in order to hit the target of sales department. However, Ed make one-sided agreement of price point without negotiation with production department. Also, Tony Barren as the director of production department is on thin ice as the result of last failure. He decide to make more comprehensive cost estimate to cover the potential risks. According to the article, Allen Roth really wish to get the promotion of the vacant position. Thus, She is eager to design a functional product for company. As we can see from above analysis, every manager has individual...
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...JoanneResearch Paper2010-08-16 | Project management in China Abstract: Project management in China is a new idea. The Chinese website called “Baidu”, defines project management as the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations for a defined project. China is undergoing a fast development period; the economic growth and improvement of the degree of industrialization has accelerated the rapid growth of the construction industry. As the construction industry began to develop rapidly, the characteristics of modern construction projects changed entirely. The scale of construction became larger, composition became more complex, the relationship with the environment became central, and the risk of projects increased rapidly. This paper discusses the current situation concerning the use of project management in China. With the data collected from the previous theses, this study further discusses the deficiency of project management in China and suggests possible solutions. This study aims to contribute to the development of project management in order that it can keep up with the pace of construction industry’s development. 中国的项目管理 摘要：项目管理在中国是一个新的领域。中国的网站“百度”表明项目管理是为了满足和超越利益相关者在某个特定项目上的需求和期望而在项目活动上对知识，技能，工具和技术的一种充分利用。中国正在经历一个快速发展的时期；经济的增长和工业化程度的提高，促进了建筑业的快速增长。由于建筑业开始迅速发展，现代工程建设项目的特点也完全改变了。建设规模越来越大，结构变得越来越复杂，与环境的关系越来越密切，同时项目的风险也迅速增加了。本文探讨了项目管理在中国的应用现状。结合以前的论文收集的数据，本研究进一步探讨了中国的项目管理的不足，并提出了可行的解决方案。本研究旨在为使项目管理可以跟上建筑业的发展作一点贡献。 ...
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