...Written Assignment: 1. Chapter 1 – Introduction to System Analysis and Design Answer questions 1, 2, 3, found on page 34 of the reading, and answer minicase 1 Learning Outcomes: LO1, LO2, LO3) a. What are the six general skills all project team members should have? Six general skills all project team members should have are technical, business, analytical, interpersonal, management, and ethical. b. What are the major roles on a project team? There are five major roles on a project team that have to work together to succeed. The five roles that are needed is a business analyst, systems analyst, infrastructure analyst, change management analyst, and a project manager. c. Compare and contrast the role of a systems analyst, business analyst, and infrastructure analyst. The roles of systems analyst is to identify how technology can improve business processes, design new business processes, design the information system, and ensuring that the system conforms to information systems standards. The roles of a business analyst is to analyze the key business aspects of the system, identify how the system will provide business value, and design the new business process and policy. The roles of an infrastructure analyst is to ensure that the system conforms to infrastructure standards and identify infrastructure changes needed to support the system. d. Minicase 1 i. LO1 Follow the original plan given to you by the IS experts. ...
Words: 771 - Pages: 4
...completion of this chapter you should be able to: understand the impact of globalisation; understand the move towards greater dynamism, complexity and uncertainty (turbulence) in the international business environment of most firms; speculate about the future prospects for organisations, individuals, governments and groups in society as a result of environmental turbulence; outline the nature of chaotic and turbulent environments and the implications of these for long-term planning and flexible working; reflect on the differences between predictable and unpredictable change and the implications of this for organisations; understand the characteristics of the advantages and drawbacks of flexible working; discuss the influences that the changing international business environment and, in particular, the trend towards flexible working, have upon individuals and groups in the social community; explore environmental scenarios; discuss the future role of government and understand the environmental forces acting on public sector organisations. Key concepts dynamism, complexity, uncertainty and turbulence predictable and unpredictable change chaos theory futurology long-term planning environmental scenarios and planning flexible working demographic time bomb social inclusion and exclusion interventionist and laissez-faire government. Chapter 9 Globalisation, challenges and changes 3 07 Dealing with unexpected changes Minicase 9.1 Twice in the...
Words: 15880 - Pages: 64
... | | |NEW Email address: profdavegregorich@gmail.com response within 24 hours | | |Business phone: 586 445 7458 [M-F; 9:30a.m. – 3:30p.m. & voicemail] | | |Office hours by appointment on campus | | |Wimba meeting sessions are also available by mutual appointments. | |SCHEDULE |May 21, 2012 – July 29, 2012 | | | | | |Refer to http://www.ltu.edu/registrars_office/calendar_final_exam.index.asp for the last date to | | |withdraw and other important registration related information. | |LEVEL/ HOURS |This is a graduate level course that is worth 3 semester credit hours. There are no prerequisites for | |PREREQUISITE...
Words: 7139 - Pages: 29
...MINICASE 1 Michael Phelps: Strategizing for Gold DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Review Chapter 1: What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important? 1. How did Michael Phelps turn into a “global brand”? Michael Phelps and his manager began with a goal of winning a gold medal in each of his events in the Beijing Summer Olympics. Starting with this goal in mind, Michael and Peter Carlisle mapped out their strategy, and each had a mission: Michael would prepare for the Olympics while Peter prepared Michael’s stardom. Phelps had been gradually building up his exposure on the global market for years in both the real and virtual world. Michael Phelps’s unprecedented eight Olympic gold medal wins and seven new world records, further exposed him as “one of the greatest athletes of all time.” 2. What does the story of Michael Phelps have to do with strategic management? In order to market Michael Phelps as a “global brand,” Michael Phelps and Peter Carlisle followed the AFI framework, allowing them to reach their goals. They analysed Michael’s situation, formulated a strategy on how Michael would win at the Olympics and Peter would increase Michael’s worldwide recognition, and implemented the workout routine and marketing of Michael Phelps. 3. Following the Beijing Olympics, a photo published by a British tabloid showed Michael Phelps using a “bong,” a device for smoking marijuana, at a party in South Carolina. Kellogg’s withdrew Phelps’s endorsement contract. What does this incident...
Words: 596 - Pages: 3
...MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS To Caroline, Arthur, Dan and Becky MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS JOHN EGAN Australia G Canada G Mexico G Singapore G Spain G United Kingdom G United States Marketing Communications John Egan Publishing Director John Yates Production Editor Lucy Mills Typesetter Newgen, India Text Design Design Deluxe Ltd, Bath, UK Publisher Jennifer Pegg Manufacturing Manager Helen Mason Production Controller Maeve Healy Printer Rotolito Lombarda S.p.A. Italy Development Editor Tom Rennie Marketing Executive Leo Stanley Cover Design www.mulcaheydesign.co.uk Copyright © 2007 Thomson Learning The Thomson logo is a registered trademark used herein under licence. For more information, contact Thomson Learning High Holborn House 50-51 Bedford Row London WC1R 4LR or visit us on the World Wide Web at: http://www.thomsonlearning.co.uk This edition published 2007 by Thomson Learning. All rights reserved by Thomson Learning 2007. The text of this publication, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced or transmited in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, storage in an information retrieval system, or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher. Every effort has been made to trace all the copyright holders, but if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publisher will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Please contact the...
Words: 39131 - Pages: 157
...THE SHOCKING DEMISE OF MR. THORNDIKE Minicase solution, Chapter 24 Principles of Corporate Finance, 11th Edition R. A. Brealey, S. C. Myers and F. Allen After the corpse was removed, police inspectors came to dust the bedroom for fingerprints. Morse knew they would find nothing. He walked down the marble staircase of Rupert Thorndike’s mansion and into the paneled library. He sat at a table in front of the fireplace, scarcely noticing the painting over it, Monet’s portrait of the legendary John D. Thorndike at Giverny. He turned on his laptop computer. Thorndike Oil had three classes of securities outstanding: $250 million of debentures (face value), 30 million shares, and an issue of subordinated convertible notes. Morse had to calculate the change in the value of each security now that Thorndike was gone, and given the now near-certain acquisition of Thorndike Oil by T. Spoone Dickens. Table 1 reports Morse’s results. The notes summarize his reasoning. With Table 1 in hand, it was easy to calculate the increases in value due to the murder and resulting acquisition. Debt increased by 39.5% of face value. Common stock increased by $1.00 per share, and each convertible note increased from 103.95% to 110% of face value (from $1039.50 to $1100 per bond). Morse summed the gains to Doris, John and Patsy (see Table 2). Then he reached for his cell phone and dialed Chief Inspector Spillane. Thorndike Oil Table 1 Values of Thorndike...
Words: 505 - Pages: 3
...Study Guide Test #3 Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 Chapter 8 *One of the essays at the end of this Study Guide will be used on the exam. You did these for homework last week. Please also know the definition of Gold Standard Fixed Exchange Rate Floating Currency Exchange Rate Balance of Payments (BOP) Chapter 9 International Strategy Competitive Advantage Strategic Planning Value Chain Analysis Mission Statement Vision Statement Values Statement Scenarios Contingency Plans Varying Strategies and Challenges in Walmart Minicase: The Globalization of Walmart. We discussed in class. Summary of International Planning Process - New Direction in Planning from McKinsey Observations Chapter 10 Organizational Design Organizational Structure International Division Hybrid Organization Matrix Organization Strategic Business Unit Virtual Corporation Horizontal Corporation Subsidiaries Affiliates Transfer Pricing Chapter 11 Global mindset Leadership Competencies for Global leadership Team norms 1. Briefly outline the advantages and disadvantages of the gold system. The gold system is simple, imposes monetary discipline on nations, and is widely trusted. On the other hand, gold is unwieldy, especially with large trade flows, it has holding costs and security costs, and it does not generate interest. 2. Was the Bretton Woods system bound to fail if it were successful? (this helps with #1) This question goes to the Triffin Paradox. <para...
Words: 1318 - Pages: 6
...Chapter 3 Discussion Questions: 1. Name and describe the elements of a company’s microenvironment and give an example showing why each is important. Microenvironment – consists of the actors close to the company that affects its ability to serve its customers—the company, suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets, competitors and publics. When designing a marketing plan marketing management must consider different groups such as top management, finance, research and development, purchasing, operations, and accounting. All these interrelated groups form the internal environment. Suppliers are particularly important because they provide the basic resources the company needs to produce their products and are integral to the company’s overall value delivery system. The company needs to study five types of customer markets closely; consumer markets, business markets, reseller markets, government markets and international markets. According to the marketing concept, to be successful marketers must provide greater customer value and satisfaction than its competitors do. Thus, marketers must do more than simply adapt to the needs of target consumers. They also must gain strategic advantage by positioning their offerings strongly against competitors in the minds of consumers. Finally, the company’s marketing environment also includes various publics- any group that has an actual of potential interest in or impact on an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives. Seven...
Words: 1182 - Pages: 5
...SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES AND CASES For FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND SECURITY VALUATION Stephen H. Penman Fifth Edition CHAPTER ONE Introduction to Investing and Valuation Concept Questions C1.1. Fundamental risk arises from the inherent risk in the business – from sales revenue falling or expenses rising unexpectedly, for example. Price risk is the risk of prices deviating from fundamental value. Prices are subject to fundamental risk, but can move away from fundamental value, irrespective of outcomes in the fundamentals. When an investor buys a stock, she takes on fundamental risk – the stock price could drop because the firm’s operations don’t meet expectations – but she also runs the (price) risk of buying a stock that is overpriced or selling a stock that is underpriced. Chapter 19 elaborates and Figure 19.5 (in Chapter 19) gives a display. C1.2. A beta technology measures the risk of an investment and the required return that the risk requires. The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is a beta technology; is measures risk (beta) and the required return for the beta. An alpha technology involves techniques that identify mispriced stocks than can earn a return in excess of the required return (an alpha return). See Box 1.1. The appendix to Chapter 3 elaborates on beta technologies. C1.3. This statement is based on a statistical average from the historical data: The return on stocks in the U.S. and many other countries...
Words: 103287 - Pages: 414
...Mr. Old Alfred Road Page 1 Mr. Old Alfred Road Minicase Leek-Nunoo November 3, 2012 Mr. Old Alfred Road Page2 Abstract Old Alfred Road, who is well-known to drivers on the Maine Turn-pike, has reached his seventieth birthday and is ready to retire. Mr. Road has no formal training in finance but has saved his money and invested carefully. Mr. Road owns his home—the mortgage is paid off—and does not want to move. He is a widower, and he wants to bequeath the house and any remaining assets to his daughter. He has accumulated savings of $180,000, conservatively invested. The investments are yielding 9% interest. Mr. Road also has $12,000 in a savings account at 5% interest. He wants to keep the savings account intact for unexpected expenses or emergencies. Mr. Road’s basic living expenses now average about $1,500 per month, and he plans to spend $500 per month on travel and hobbies. To maintain this planned standard of living, he will have to rely on his investment portfolio. The interest from the portfolio is $16,200 per year (9% of $180,000), or $1,350 per month. Mr. Road will also receive $750 per month in Social Security payments for the rest of his life. These payments are indexed for inflation. That is, they will be automatically increased in proportion to changes in the consumer price index. Mr. Road’s main concern is with inflation. The inflation rate has been below 3% recently, but a 3% rate is unusually low by historical standards. His Social Security...
Words: 763 - Pages: 4
...MINI-CASE CHAPTER 8: TEAM CASE ANALYSIS REPORT Mini-Case Chapter 8 – Paying Attention Pays Off for Andra Rush Chris Gerrity, Lucas Salazar and Ray Williams Lawrence Technological University 1 Mini-Case Chapter 8 2 Table of Contents Synopsis .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Problem Identification .................................................................................................................... 3 Techniques Used ............................................................................................................................. 4 Techniques Recommended ............................................................................................................. 5 Additional Leadership Techniques ................................................................................................. 6 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 7 References ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Mini-Case Chapter 8 3 Synopsis Andra Rush has been working hard and listening to other people her entire life. She is a nursing school graduate and took courses at the University of Michigan’s MBA program. She is also the proud owner...
Words: 1660 - Pages: 7
...Solutions to Accompany Information Technology Project Management, Third Edition ISBN 0-619-159847 Course Technology MIS Series Companion Web Site: www.course.com/mis/schwalbe Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 1 CHAPTER 2 3 CHAPTER 3 7 CHAPTER 4 9 CHAPTER 5 13 CHAPTER 6 18 CHAPTER 7 22 CHAPTER 8 27 CHAPTER 9 31 CHAPTER 10 35 CHAPTER 11 38 CHAPTER 12 41 APPENDIX A 44 APPENDIX B 49 APPENDIX C 51 List of solution files available with the Instructor Resource material: CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Project Management Discussion Questions 1. Why is there a new or renewed interest in the field of project management? More and more projects are being done by a variety of organizations. The projects are more complex and often involve the use of new technologies. Organizations are struggling to find better ways to manage their projects. 2. What is a project? How is it different from what most people do in their day-to-day jobs? A project is “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service” (PMBOK( Guide, 2000, p. 4). Projects are different from day-to-day activities primarily because they have focused goals and definite beginning and ending dates. 3. What is project management? Briefly describe the project management framework. Project management is “the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet project requirements” (PMBOK( Guide, 2000, p. 6). The project...
Words: 31210 - Pages: 125
...PART I IT in the Organization 1. Information Technology in the Digital Economy 2. Information Technologies: Concepts and Management 3. Strategic Information Systems for Competitive Advantage CHAPTER Strategic Information Systems for Competitive Advantage Rosenbluth International: Competing in the Digital Economy 3.1 Strategic Advantage and Information Technology 3.2 Porter’s Competitive Forces Model and Strategies 3.3 Porter’s Value Chain Model 3.4 Interorganizational Strategic Information Systems 3.5 A Framework for Global Competition 3.6 Strategic Information Systems: Examples and Analysis 3.7 Implementing and Sustaining SIS Minicases: (1) Cisco Systems/ (2) Aeronautica Civil 89 LEARNING OBJECTIVES 3 After studying this chapter, you will be able to: Describe strategic information systems (SISs) and explain their advantages. Describe Porter’s competitive forces model and how information technology helps companies improve their competitive positions. Describe 12 strategies companies can use to achieve competitive advantage in their industry. Describe Porter’s value chain model and its relationship to information technology. Describe how linking information systems across organizations helps companies achieve competitive advantage. Describe global competition and global business drivers. Describe representative SISs and the advantage they provide to organizations. Discuss the challenges associated with sustaining competitive advantage. ROSENBLUTH INTERNATIONAL: COMPETING...
Words: 18939 - Pages: 76
...Chapter 12 Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems Goals of the Chapter The primary objective of this chapter is to recognize the importance of data, the management issues that relate to it, and its life cycle. Other objectives include relating data management to multimedia and document management, explaining the concept of data warehousing, data mining, analytical processing, and knowledge discovery management. An Overview Section 12.1 – The Need for Business Intelligence – The section serves as an overview of Business Intelligence and its use in business. It discusses the problems associated with disparate data stores where data are not integrated into a single reporting system. The section discusses the technologies involved in Business Intelligence and the vendors involved. It also talks about predictive analytics, alerts and decision support. Section 12.2 – BI Architecture, Reporting and Performance Management – This section discusses the modes of data extraction and integration into a standardized, usable and trustworthy one. It also discusses the different types of reporting systems available to organizations, data mining, query and analysis. The section provides an insight into Business Performance Management (BPM) as a way for business managers to know if their organizations are achieving their strategic goals Section 12.3 – Data, Text and Web Mining and BI Search – This section discusses data mining technology, tools, and techniques. Information types...
Words: 5712 - Pages: 23
...STANDARD EDITION Ross Westerfield Jordan FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE tenth edition StuDEntS... Want to get better grades? (Who doesn’t?) Prefer to do your homework online? (After all, you are online anyway…) Need a better way to study before the big test? (A little peace of mind is a good thing…) With McGraw-Hill's Connect Plus Finance, ® StudentS get: • Easy online access to homework, tests, and quizzes assigned by your instructor. • Immediate feedback on how you’re doing. (No more wishing you could call your instructor at 1 a.m.) • Quick access to lectures, practice materials, eBook, and more. (All the material you need to be successful is right at your fingertips.) • A Self-Quiz and Study tool that assesses your knowledge and recommends specific readings, supplemental study materials, and additional practice work.* *Available with select McGraw-Hill titles. Less managing. More teaching. Greater learning. InStRuctoRS... Would you like your students to show up for class more prepared? (Let’s face it, class is much more fun if everyone is engaged and prepared…) Want an easy way to assign homework online and track student progress? (Less time grading means more time teaching…) Want an instant view of student or class performance? (No more wondering if students understand…) Need to collect data and generate reports required for administration or accreditation? (Say goodbye to manually tracking student learning outcomes…) Want to record...
Words: 128112 - Pages: 513
