...Week 2 Individual Assignment As one of the program outcomes for the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program, students must apply the principles of systems analysis and design to fundamental business systems within the organization. The final individual paper for this class includes three sections; the final section is due in Week Four. One section of the paper is due each week. Complete Section 1 of the Service Request SR-rm-022 paper. Using the Service Request SR-rm-022, analyze the HR system. Prepare a 4- to 6-page paper that accomplishes the following: • What key stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing would you gather requirements from? • Describe the information-gathering techniques and systems analysis tools you would propose for the project. • Identify the key factors that help ensure the information required for the project is gathered successfully. • Explain what project scope is and why it is important. Describe the areas of project feasibility that are examined in the analysis phase of the SCLC. • Cite and discuss 2 to 3 references, in addition to the required readings, that are relevant to the assignment. Include citations and references formatted consistent with APA guidelines. Submit Section 1 of the final paper. Week 2 Individual Assignement The Riordan Manufacturing Company has submitted a service request to analyze the human resources department. The goal of this analysis is to integrate the variety...
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...Service Request Riordan Manufacturing Student BSA 375 May 26, 2013 Instructor Service Request Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is a global manufacturer of plastics founded in 1991 by Dr. Riordan. Dr. Riordan started Riordan Plastics to satisfy commercial applications for his medical patients using the processed polymers developed under his several patents. Now a global plastics manufacturer, Riordan Manufacturing employs 550 people and the annual earnings are projected around $46 million. The company’s global operations include the corporate headquarters in San Jose California, the Plastic Bottles Facility in Albany Georgia, the Custom Plastics location in Pontiac, Michigan, and the Electric Fan Facility located in Hangzhou, China. The COO of Riordan Manufacturing, Hugh McCauley has initiated a service request. This request is labeled SR-rm-022. The purpose of this request is to integrate a variety of the human resource tools into a single application. This document is to addresses the planning and analysis phase of a service request. The request is to encompass all plant locations. Design methods will be established to meet this request, requirements will be collected, the project scope and feasibility will be recognized, the stakeholders will be identified, and key factors to guarantee success in gathering information will be clarified. Project Scope The project scope is for a new system for the human resource department. The new human resource systems...
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...Service Request (SR-rm-022) BSA 375 30 July 2015 Service Request SR-rm-022 Section 1 Background Information Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer with facilities located worldwide, with a research and development department located in San Jose California. Riordan Manufacturing has produced a yearly earning forty-six million dollars. Riordan Industries, which is the sole owner of Riordan Manufacturing, is a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues reaching over the amount of one-billion dollars. It is highly important to use methods of integrating new systems into Riordan Manufacturing. The method of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a great way to understand the problem, analyze the problem, design the solution, and implement the project. Riordan Manufacturing must revamp its out of date Information Systems, not only in the Human Resource section but in all other sections as well, in order to meet current industry standards, increase efficiency, lower overhead, increase worker productivity and many other factors which will add tremendous value to the company. These values are both tangible and intangible values that cannot be measured by a dollar value alone. This update is in accordance to Service Request SR-rm-022. The most efficient way to update the Human Resource Department would have to include hardware and software that...
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