...“Facebook Milestones” Week 7 Milestone 3 DeVry University IS535 For the Final Milestone of this report, we have gone from Milestone 1 showing what Mark Zuckerberg has taking Social Networking Company call Facebook, within eight years from the ground to where the business is today. The up and downs of Facebook, to the legal problems to the Media issues. Now, what person has done with social media is hard not to talk about it and figure out what is next for Mark Zuckerberg future? With reading almost every day in the daily newspaper, there is something about Facebook in all the time. What Mark Zuckerberg is doing know with the company is tiring to sell stock’s to the public? Is that the best thing for him or the worst? The only way is time to tell or another milestone that he will set. If they go with this milestone of selling stocks to the public, he could be one of the richest men in the world or top richest man in the world. You have to think about this as it all started in a Harvard dorm room, then to California and now to your home or computer. What has Social Networking really done to American’s and other countries? It brought them friendship, love ones back together, marriages, to Divorces and many other things that we can talk about all day. One thing I do understand about Facebook is with the fast moving paste they do really don’t have the time to slow down because Social Networking is moving faster than them. With moving...
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...IS535 Milestone 3 In business people look for ways to do more work in a shorter amount of time. Experiences show that development information technologies improve company's efficiency and whole management policy. In turn, employees are free to work on other things while the technology can run their reports, creates queries, tracks projects and monitors financials. This is one of the main statements of this project to show management of Exclusive medical supply Inc how is possible to improve work process with new technology tools like tablets. Basis on researches, milestone 1 and 2 we can say that the major functions of tablet are managing work process, communication and collaboration. Communication function is essential to the business world, and Ipad can gives company the resources it needs to communicate quickly and effectively. Small business owner does not need to involve IT department to hook employees up with email, video conferencing equipment and internal chat rooms, but they still can always have an efficient way to conduct business and communicate. Ipad App like Skype, video chat can help connect with customers or workers. Management function. Most users of the iPad are heavy content consumers or presenters and use them in businesses that have significant retail and field service operations: executives, management team, health care-sales, ets. For management is important to organize...
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...Increasing AT&T Communications Ashly Petford IS535: Information Technology Professor Shaun Gray June 17, 2012 Table of Contents Proposal 3 Milestone One 5 Milestone Two 8 Milestone 3 12 References 15 Proposal Topic This proposal will explore the current customer relationship management (CRM) program used by AT&T and offer a new program choice in that of both Syntellect’s iVault and its Customer Interaction Management (CIM) system in order to streamline customer complaints and needs and to increase overall customer satisfaction. AT&T’s present program appears to be inefficient and ineffective, causing customers to lose patience with the service and ultimately leave for other carriers. The customer service offered by the company is so poor that online, independent surveys have named them as one of the worst companies in regards to customer care. By creating a more organized and interactive system for customer service representatives to use, AT&T will ultimately retain its current customers and also rid itself of its bad reputation of having poor customer service. Problem The problem to be solved is how AT&T can overcome its negative reputation of having poor customer service in order to create more positive consumer feedback, generating...
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...Permission to use paper as an example was granted by the student IS535 Table of Content Proposal 3 Introduction 3 Business Problem 3 General Benefits 4 High Level Approaches 4 Audience 5 Milestone1 5 Company Background 5 Business Issue 5 Benefits of Solving Problem 6 Business approach of solving the problem 7 Milestone 2 8 Solution 8 Value of the approach 9 Business Process Changes 10 Milestone 3 11 Business Addition 11 Summary of Milestones 12 Conclusion 13 Recommendations 13 Work Cited 14 Proposal Introduction In 2011, Google Inc. took a big step in their future by merging with Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. With this merger, Google Inc and Motorola Mobility became a major competitor to Apple Inc. organization. Motorola Mobility is the second largest designer and manufacturer of cell phones and tablet devices. Their product which features Google’s Android base software is sold all around the world. In the 4th quarter of 2011, Motorola Mobility manufacturer, Foxconn Technology Group, shipped about 10.5 millions mobile devices out to stores worldwide (Marketwatch, 2012). To satisfy this high demand of mobile devices, Foxconn need to make the necessary adjustment in their building to be able to make their daily goal of mobile devices built. Business Problem With the high demand of mobile devices needed by Motorola Mobility to satisfy all their customers, the manufacturer has to run the lines full time on all three shifts. When an...
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...SalesForce Data Migration via Clouding Shari L. Tarver Milestone 2 Managerial Applications of Information Technology – IS535 Professor Durbin Keller Graduate School of Management May 13, 2012 Table of Contents 1. Proposal 2. Company Background 3. Business Issues 4. Benefits of Solving the Business Issues 5. How to Approach the Solution to Resolve the Business Issues 6. High level the solution. 7. Proposal Topic This proposal will discuss the general issues of data migration via clouding. Computer Clouding has become a major part of every companies IT strategy. Yet in integrating this can be very challenging for most companies. Here we will focus on a company (Salesforce), which is consider to be one of the leading companies for cloud servicing and their issues in which they may have had to face. Company Background Salesforce was founded less than 10 years ago, in March 1999 by Marc Benioff. Saleforce is an online software service company that distributes business software and better known for its CRM products Customer Relationship Management (CRM) products, which went public and sold for fifteen dollars a share. SalesForce services are now translated into 16 different languages and currently have 100,000 customers and over 2.1 million subscribers. SalesForce is also the leading company in shifting to...
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...organization? IS535: Managerial Applications of Information Technology Dr. Mario Missakian TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Proposal a. Does a MRP system provide value to an organization 4 i. Value added by MRP system 4 b. The problem 4 i. Frequent Back Orders 4 ii. High Inventory Levels 4 c. Benefits of MRP System 5 i. How will ABC, Inc. benefit 5 d. High Level Approach 6 i. Assessment of resources and costs ii. Presentation to Management 6 e. Audience 6 i. Who will benefit 6 ii. How the beneficiaries will benefit 6 iii. The role of senior management in the implementation 6 Milestone 1 a. Business problem relooked 7 i. Problems facing ABC 7 b. Company background 7 ii. ABC’s business 7 iii. ABC’s current state 7 c. Discussion of business issue 8 i. Why MRP Implementations Fail 8 ii. Risks associated with implementation 8 d. Benefits of Solving the problem 8 i. Benefits From Good Design 8 ii. Benefits From Correct Implementation 8 e. Initial business/Technical Approach 9 i. Implementation Approach 9 ii. Management Commitment Required 9 f. High Level Solution 9 i. Requirements and Design 9 ii. Specific Functions 9 Milestone 2 a. Implementation 10 i. Configuration 10 ii. Integration 10 iii. User Education 10 b. Design 10 i. Modules 1. Demand...
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...Improving Inventory Management Process at Wal-Mart Stores David Ibeawuchi IS535: Managerial Applications of Information Technology Dale Reynolds January 17, 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Problem Statement 3.0 Approach 4.0 Methodology 5.0 Benefits 6.0 Audience 7.0 Milestone 1 8.0 Milestone 2 9.0 Milestone3 10.0 Conclusion 11.0 References 1.0 Introduction In today’s business environment, companies need to have and maintain a competitive edge. Some do have it and others are still searching for something that will enable their company to stay ahead of the competition. “A competitive edge is the ability of an organization to produce goods and services more effectively than its competitors, thereby outperforming them. This means that the company must stay ahead of its competitors in four areas: being responsive to customers, innovation, quality, and efficiency” (http://wikianswers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_competitive_edge). Wal-Mart employs a mix of different innovative technologies to stay ahead of its competitors. This has enabled the company to become the recognized leader in the retail industry. This paper will provide an insight on how Wal-Mart is utilizing technology to enhance its inventory management system. 2.0 Problem The traditional method of managing inventory at Wal-Mart was by using bar codes and scanners. The bar codes represent a product identification...
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...Implementation of an Intranet Site within the Chief Financial Officer Division at the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Marlo King IS535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology Devry University-Keller Graduate School of Management April 15, 2012 Table of Contents Proposal 3 Topic 3 Problem 3 Approach 3 Methodology 4 Milestone 1 (Restated Business Problem) 5 Company Background 5 Business Issues 6 Solution Benefits 7 Technical Approach to Solution 8 Milestone 2 (Technological Solution) 9 Technical Solution 10 Value of SharePoint Implementation 11 Business Process Changes 12 Execution 12 Milestone 3 (Closing) 13 Business Practice 13 Conclusion/Overall Recommendations 14 Implementation Plan 15 Summary 16 References 18 Implementation of an Intranet Site within the Chief Financial Officer Division at the Texas Department of Aging and Disability PROPOSAL Topic The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) provides long-term health care and residential services to the elderly and the intellectually challenged. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for making sure the department has adequate funding from State and Federal levels to render these services accurately. It is very important for employees within the CFO division to all feel they are a part of a collaborative effort in working towards the department’s mission, which is to “provide a comprehensive...
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...Development of an E-Commerce Website for ABC Corporation Tammy Semelsberger Managerial Applications of Information Technology – IS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management August 18, 2012 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Company Background 3 Business Problems 4 High-Level Solution 5 Benefits of Solving the Problem 6 Business/Technical Approach 7 Business Process Changes 7 Technology / Business Practices Used to Augment Solutions 9 Conclusions and Overall Recommendations 10 High-level Implementation Plan 10 Summary 11 Summary of Recommendations 11 References 13 Development of an E-Commerce Website for ABC Corporation Abstract ABC Corporation (ABC) is a clothing store in Chicago, IL. They are a local store that needs to increase profitability and competitiveness. Designing a custom e-commerce online store on their current website, that is tailored to ABC’s goals and customer needs, is key in attracting and maintaining a customer base, and increasing profitability. The business problem to be solved is how to implement, market, and maintain a successful e-commerce site while building customer loyalty, increasing profitability, improving strategic planning, and expanding the market. ABC will use an outside source to develop, produce and maintain this store. There will be reporting systems in place to analyze data...
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...Migrating to a Standardized ERP System in a Cloud Computing Environment at ABC Corporation Barbara Ferneyhough Managerial Applications of Information Technology – IS535 (ON) Section B DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management December 11, 2011 Course Project Example used with permission from student Migrating to a Standardized ERP System in a Cloud Computing Environment at ABC Corporation Proposal Topic This proposal discusses the use of multiple financial systems throughout ABC Corporation (ABC), the impact that this has upon effective corporate operations and proposes a solution. ABC maintains four different ERP systems (BaaN, PeopleSoft, SAP and Deltek) and a financial consolidation system (Hyperion) across all of its divisions leading to increased IT costs as individual systems must be procured, maintained, and manipulated to provide financial data in a format that is meaningful to the home office for reporting and strategic management purposes. Not only is this a potentially inefficient use of technology, the use of a non-standardized system impacts the ability of management to obtain, manipulate and interpret critical data elements for strategic planning purposes and regular performance monitoring. Problem The business problem to be solved is how to improve operational efficiencies, reduce IT costs, and improve insight into the financial management aspects of the company for improved strategic planning and performance monitoring. Approach ...
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