Investing In TUFs at Northern Insurance Rajavardhan Reddy Madireddy
IST7100
Wilmington University
Table of Contents
Introduction…………………………………………………3
Lack of Project Management………………………………3
Corrective Actions for TUFS………………………………4
Plan to Reduce The Problems in Future Projects…………5
Conclusion…………………………………………………….5
References……………………………………………………..6

Introduction
Technical underwriting is the method of assessing the customer’s eligibility to approve their services by the financial service provider. The case alludes to an organization called Northern Insurance and their gigantic venture on TUFS (Technical Underwriting Financial System). That framework was the biggest speculation ever constructed on IT by Northern Insurance and it should aid the organization by "streamlining the granting process and giving key e-business capacities". Yet, after several months, TUFS turned into the expense middle of the organization, spending just about $4 million, and consequently the CIO, Martin Drysdale's occupation was at stake. He had a gathering with the CFO, Melissa Freeman, to talk about the reasons why the framework was not giving the profits it should and whether to continue contributing on it.
Lack of Project Management
The departments of the organization were not on the same road. It is very clear that the TUFS system went wrong in the working. The system was responsible in the rise of problems based on opportunities deliverables and strategic alignment. The company supposed the values of the Information Technology in different ways. The project was brought on time into action and in budget limits, but few elements which were key in successful running were missed out such as, help desk and training.
Additionally the whole organization imagined that the innovation could undoubtedly connected to bringing the quality with no recognizable proof of the work the