...explored. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Turban, E., King, D., McKay, J., Marshall, P., Lee, J., & Viehland, D. (2008). Electronic commerce 2008: A managerial perspective (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Roebuck, D. B. (2006). Improving business communication skills (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Overview | | |Details |Due |Points | |Objectives |Analyze...
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...________________________________________ GOALS Your goals for this "reporting cycle" chapter are to learn about: • Preparation of financial statements. • The accounting cycle and closing process. • The nature of "optional" reversing entries. • Classified balance sheets. • The importance of business liquidity and the concept of an operating cycle. DISCUSSION PREPARING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE TOUGH WORK IS DONE: In the previous chapter, you learned all about adjustments that might be needed at the end of each accounting period. These adjustments were necessary to bring a company's books and records current in anticipation of calculating and reporting its income and financial position. However, Chapter 3 did not illustrate how those adjustments would be used to actually prepare the financial statements. This chapter will begin with that task. AN ILLUSTRATION: To illustrate the process for preparing financial statements, let's look at some facts for England Tours Company. England began operation early in 20X3. In the process of preparing its financial statements for the year ending December 31, 20X3, England determined that the following adjusting entries were needed. The numbers are all "assumed" and you should not be concerned about that. But, if you are unclear as to why any one of these entries might be needed, you should definitely review the detailed discussion of adjusting entries from the previous chapter. 12-31-X3 Depreciation Expense 5,000 ...
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... | Business Case [Project Name] NOTE TO READER: “Business Case Usage Guidelines” have been developed to accompany this template. | |Table of Contents | | | | Executive Summary 2 Background 3 Problem / Opportunity 3 Current Situation 3 Project Description 4 Project Description 4 Objectives 4 Scope 4 Out of Scope 4 Anticipated Outcomes 4 Stakeholders 5 Strategic Alignment 6 Environment Analysis 7 Alternatives 8 Business & Operational Impacts 9 Project Risk Assessment 10 Risk of Project and each Alternative (Not including Status Quo) 10 Risk of Not Proceeding with Project (Status Quo) 11 Cost/Benefit Analysis 12 Quantitative Analysis – Financial Cost & Benefit: 12 Qualitative Analysis – Non-Financial Benefits & Costs: 14 Assumptions 14 Conclusions & Recommendations 15 Conclusions 15 Recommendations 15 Project Responsibility 15 Project Accountability 15 Implementation Strategy 16 Review & Approval Process 17 Review Process 17 Approval Process 17 Business Case Signoff 17 |Section |Executive Summary ...
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...Project Proposal Template Company Name Write Company Address Here City, State, Zip Code Phone, Fax Email: www.proposaltemplatestips.com Website: www.abc.com Project Proposal 2011/12 Project Name Business Area Program Name Project Sponsor: | | Author (Business): | | Author (MIS): | | DD/MM/YYYY a). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 b). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 c). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 b). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 d). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 e). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 f). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 g). Sample text ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 h). Sample text ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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...Building Functionality 15 4.6 Building Availability and Utilisation 16 4.7 Building Condition 16 4.8 Environmental Performance 17 5 Challenges and investments 17 5.1 Overview 17 5.2 Shortfalls – Educational Service Needs 17 5.3 Currently Funded Projects 18 5.4 Responses to Significant Known Challenges 18 6 Optimised Decision Making 19 6.1 Optimised Decision Making Framework 19 6.2 Significant Projects 19 6.3 Likelihood of Events Happening 19 6.4 What Controls Can Be Put Into Place 20 6.5 Prioritisation and Decision Making Process 20 7 Financial forecasts 20 7.1 Overview 20 7.2 Long Term Capital Forecasts 20 7.3 Consequential Expenditure 21 7.4 Affordability 22 7.5 Forecast Valuations 22 7.6 Outcomes 22 8 Key assumptions and policies 22 9 Improvement plan 22 9.1 Implementing the Process 22 9.2 Improvement Programme 23 9.3 Monitoring Performance 23 Introduction The Introduction section describes the purpose, background, and structure of the Asset...
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...University of Phoenix Material SDLC Final Project Your Learning Team will prepare a paper that applies the SDLC methodology and tools presented in the course. The primary goal is to apply workflow and process management concepts in addressing specific needs of a selected functional area. Assume both parts are presented to an executive management committee. The paper must reflect professional preparation. Your Learning Team will submit a 4,200- to 5,600-word paper due in Week Five. At minimum, the paper must include the following: • Business objectives with supporting measures of project success • Description of current business process or systems with identification of project scope and boundaries • Any project constraints: financial, time, resources, organizational policies, or culture • Business functional requirements • A description of new business process or systems; utilize process objectives model and system objectives model • Design requirements: input/output design, interface design, data model, network model • A cost/benefit analysis This cumulative project is due in Week Five. Each week, your team works on a different section of the plan. The team will submit a draft of your work for the week and a team progress report to your facilitator each week. The weekly progress report will reflect the team’s progress as listed in the following weekly breakdown. Week One Review the SDLC Final Project requirements. Week Two Resource: Service...
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...comparable information about an organization's business activities. True False 2. Managerial accounting is the area of accounting that provides internal reports to assist the decision making needs of internal users. True False 3. The primary objective of financial accounting is to provide general purpose financial statements to help external users analyze and interpret an organization's activities. True False 4. The area of accounting aimed at serving the decision making needs of internal users is: Financial accounting. Managerial accounting. External auditing. SEC reporting. Bookkeeping. 5. External users of accounting information include all of the following except: Shareholders. Customers. Purchasing managers. Government regulators. Creditors. 6. Social responsibility: Is a concern for the impact of our actions on society. Is a code that helps in dealing with confidential information. Is required by the SEC. Requires that all businesses conduct social audits. Is limited to large companies. 7. A corporation: Is a business legally separate from its owners. Is controlled by the FASB. Has shareholders who have unlimited liability for the acts of the corporation. Is the same as a limited liability partnership. Is not subject to double taxation 8. The rule that requires financial statements to reflect the assumption that the business will continue operating instead of being...
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...Resource Audit as an Improvement Tool Regardless of the type of company or the size of your HR department, the HR Audit is a simple, yet comprehensive tool to analyze and improve your effectiveness as a function. The audit is made up of four main steps: 1) 2) 3) 4) Define desired HR practices for your organization Assess current practices against the criterion that you have established Analyze the results Establish improvement goals and take action This simple four-step approach can be repeated as the annual planning and goal setting process occurs within your company. Progress can be measured against goals and a continuous improvement cycle naturally unfolds. Purpose(s) of an Audit The audit can serve any of the following purposes: · · · · · · To clarify desired practices of HR work and roles within the organization (HR Department, Line Managers). To establish a baseline for future improvement. To evaluate current effectiveness. To standardize practices across multiple sites within a division or company. To assess current knowledge and skills required of HR practitioners. To improve performance levels to key customers within the organization. The Audit Process Step One--Defining Audit Statements Definition of desired HR practices can occur through in a variety of ways. A good starting point is to take some time and reflect on the legal requirements and programs that the department must administer. Simply listing them is a good first step. Next, consider your areas of responsibility...
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...Integrated Nonvolatile Time Variant Inventory SAP, Weblogs, Legacy Identical reports produce same data for different period. daily/monthly/quarterly basis Why Data Warehouse • • • • Provide a consistent information of various cross functional activity. Historical Data. Access, Analyze and Report Information. Augment the Business Processes Why is BI so Important Information Maturity Model Return on Information BI Solution for Everyone BI Framework Business Layer Business goals are met and business value is realized Administration & Operation Layer Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing programs are sustainable Implementation Layer Useful, reliable, and relevant data is used to deliver meaningful, actionable information BI Framework Business Requirements Data Sources Data Sources Data Acquisition, Cleansing,& Integration Data Acquisition, Cleansing, & Integration Data Stores Data Stores Information Services Information Delivery Information Delivery Business Analytics Business Analytics Business Applications Business Applications Business Value Business Value Development Data Resource Administration Data Resource Administration Data Warehousing BI & DW Operations Program Management BI Architecture ERP/BI Evolution Data Warehouse Standard Reports ROI Custom Reports Effort ERP Rollout Data Marts Views Excel Key Sites BI Focus Smaller Sites ...
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...Exploring the Web BYP 13-3 Financial Accounting- ACC 557 Date: 05/24/2012 Overview Business Summary | | Dell Inc. provides integrated technology solutions in the information technology (IT) industry worldwide. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports mobility and desktop products, including notebooks, workstations, tablets, smart-phones, and desktop PCs, as well as servers and networking products. The company offers storage solutions, including storage area networks, network-attached storage, direct-attached storage, and various backup systems. It also provides IT and business services comprising transactional services, such as support, managed deployment, enterprise installation, and configuration services; outsourcing services, including data center and systems management, network management, life cycle application development and management, and business process outsourcing services; and project-based services consisting of IT infrastructure, applications, business process, and business consulting services. In addition, the company offers third-party software products comprising operating systems, business and office applications, anti-virus and related security software, and entertainment software; and peripheral products, such as printers, televisions, notebook accessories, mouse, keyboards, networking and wireless products, and digital cameras. Further, it provides financial services, including originating, collecting, and servicing...
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...Background 4 Discussion of Business Problems 5 High Level Solution 6 Benefits of solving the problem 7 Business/technical approach 8 Business process changes 9 Technology or business practices used to augment the solution 10 Conclusions and overall recommendations 11 High level implementation plan 12 Summary of Project 13 References 14 Appendices 15 Abstract This project deals with transitioning the awards system for the United States Navy from a handwritten system of processing and filing, to an electronic system of processing and record keeping. This process would eliminate weeks of back and forth between originators and approving officials thus shortening the time between submission and approval of the award for the service member. Brief Company Background (Navy, 2013)The following chart presents an overview of the organization of the Department of the Navy. The U.S. Navy was founded on 13 October 1775, and the Department of the Navy was established on 30 April 1798. The Department of the Navy has three principal components: The Navy Department, consisting of executive offices mostly in Washington, D.C.; the operating forces, including the Marine Corps, the reserve components, and, in time of war, the U.S. Coast Guard (in peace, a component of the Department of Homeland Security); and the shore establishment. The blocks below are hyperlinked to more information. Discussion of Business Problems The problem with the current systems of award writing...
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...ENTREPRENEUR WORKBOOKS Business Planning and Financing Management Series Building Block 2 The Business Plan and Executive Summary MaRS is a member of MaRS Discovery District, © December 2009 See Terms and Conditions MaRS – Business Planning and Financing Management Series THE BUSINESS PLANNING AND FINANCING MANAGEMENT WORKBOOK Introduction: What to expect In his book Outliers, Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell looks at the relationship between statistical probabilities and the chance of success in your chosen field of work or sports. His essential claim is that you need around 10,000 hours of practice to become really good in a particular field. This workbook guide will not take 10,000 hours to complete, so you should not expect that you will become an expert in business planning and financing management by going through the activities outlined within. Rather, the purpose of the workbook guide is to help you understand and focus on the key issues in the field of business planning and financing management, and to introduce you to frameworks within which to think and discuss essential areas of your business. The process offered will provide sufficient grounding in the topic so that you will know what questions to ask advisors and consultants, and, in the case of consultants, how to evaluate their work. Additionally, this workbook guide provides a launch point for a number of vital business decisions you will have to make to develop your start-up. As a best practice, it...
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...BUSINESS CONCEPT SUMMARY (A) Your business summary should be completed last, be no longer than a page and should focus on why your business is going to be successful. Your answers below should briefly summarise your more detailed answers provided throughout the main body of your business plan. The business Under the business summary section enter your: * Business name If you haven't registered your business name, add your proposed business name. * Business structure Enter whether you're a sole trader, partnership, trust or company. * If you're a business and have registered enter your business registration number * Main business location Enter your main business location such as your city/town. Briefly describe the location and space occupied/required. * Date the business was established This is the date you started trading. Whether it was the date you opened your doors or the date your purchased business opened its doors. * List of business owners List the names of all business owners. * Relevant owner experience Briefly outline your experience and/or years in the industry and any major achievements/awards. * Products/services Briefly list the products/services you're selling and the anticipated demand for your products/services. These answers should briefly summarise your answers under the main products/services section. The future Under the future summary section enter your: * Vision and mission statements Your...
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...Process Design Matrix/Executive Summary OPS/571 April 4, 2016 Process Design Matrix Executive Summary This process design matrix and executive summary will focus on two companies. The first company is Executive Services T-Shirt Manufacturing which is a home-based custom T-Shirt screen printing service. The second company is Kool Kreative Hookah, a company that supplies unique hookah pens to customers and business owners online. This executive summary is needed for both companies to prevent the lack of process performance management. Performance management means addressing any and all performance issues, meaning feedback for performance that is not up to par with procedure as well as praising employees for a job well done.” (Mayhew, R. 2013). Process performance management includes service approaches, that consist of production line, self-service, and personal attention approaches. This summary will also cover product approaches for their process performance measurements that consist of, batch assembly line and continuous flow approaches. This executive summary of process performance measurement will detail the products, services, and any of the processes that are necessary to produce quality services and products. To conclude this summary, this summary will help both companies understand, manage, and improve the company’s processes. Executive Services T-Shirt Manufacturing and Kool Kreative Hookah are home and office based businesses that aim to provide quality items...
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...Abstract Graves Enterprises is a maker of consumer and commercial grade floor care products. The new vice president for Graves Enterprises is responsible for doubling sales in both the consumer and commercial markets within the next year. The new findings of an extensive research suggested that the target market is homeowners, females 29-59, with a household income of $75-$150K. Consumers and businesses use defined processes for making purchasing decisions. They are two different markets with different processes for making purchasing decisions. “Within the business world, the decision-making process—unlike that of the consumer—is marked by the inclusion of many people” (Weekly Lecture, 2009, p.3). This paper analyzes the summary created by the marketing directors of Graves Enterprises which covers the consumer purchasing behavior and business purchasing behavior as it relates to their perspective markets. You Decide Consumer Behavior Knowing what you do about consumer behavior and purchase patterns, as shared in our Kotler text, what are your thoughts about the Consumer Products Proposal? Will it work? Why or why not? It is important for Graves Enterprises to determine the wants and needs of the consumer market. Graves conducted primary and secondary research to determine the wants and needs of the targeted consumer market in hopes of doubling sales in the market. This is a new product line that is vulnerable without proper research. “Many new products that are launched...
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