...When trying to figure out what information system is right for your company you must know what steps to take first when doing so. Our organization needs to bring all executives to the table to ensure every work item is addressed for each department as appropriate and clear strategic goals are identified. Now we can come up with a plan that involves a lot of brainstorming that focuses on what our organization needs. Once that is done, all departments and stakeholders, due diligence must be performed to identify any problems areas that need to be resolved before a new system selection is implemented. The last step in this process is simply coming up with an appropriate plan for issue management that can help you resolve any problems that may arise and to help us stay on our feet making targeted progress toward goals for our organization. According to the website http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/plan-healthy-system-selection-process, Communication should start day 1. IT staff may advocate for a system that is easiest to manage from a technical standpoint (one that reduces risk of technical error, requires fewer end user staff, or needs less maintenance). Clinical staff may be purely focused on a system that has an interface that is easier to navigate though and is less time consuming compared to the user interfaces of other potential vendors. It is important to identify each department’s agendas and needs prior to beginning the system selection process so that they can be discussed...
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...Project Plan Statement of Scope and Goals: Scope: The scope of this project is to provide Kudler Fine Foods with the ability to track individual customer purchases. These purchases are to be monitored as Loyalty Points for later redemption by the customer. The purpose of this project is to develop a system that tracks customer purchases through a Frequent Shopper Program thereby increasing revenue. Stakeholders: • The Customer: The entire process begins with someone who would like to purchase from KFF a product of service offered • The Employee: The employees make it possible for Kudler Fine Foods to meet the demands of their customers • Financial Institution: The financial institutions help by providing financial assistance as needed • Suppliers: The suppliers provide the wares that KFF sales to their customers • Distribution: The distribution team work together to get the products that customers have purchased to where they need to go Functions included in the project: • Finance and Accounting: Keeps track of the ledgers, vendor codes, retail sales, accounts, asset management, and information security for the business. • Sales and Marketing: Handles advertising, accounting, inventory management, and merchandise selection and pricing. • Frequent Shopper Program: Tracks and maintains records of individual shoppers for the purposes of rewarding those that increase their purchasing with loyalty points. The goal for this program is to provide the loyal customer...
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...Defense, automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, and appliance manufacturers to name a few. The system we will be analyzing is their first Human Resources Information System (HRIS), which was implemented in 1992. It is integrated into the company's financial system, use for keeping record of employee's data. That data includes: - Personal Information - Hire date - Pay Rate - Vacation Hours - Tax information - Date of Seniority - Organizational Information They plan on updating the current system with a newer, more efficient HR system. The HR integration project has already been approved, and they are awaiting a detailed project plan. this plan is to include the following: budget, tasks, resources, and schedule. There has been a six month deadline set in place for project completion. This will allow the company to begin using the new system, no later than the second quarter of the year. KEY STAKEHOLDERS In gathering information for the project, the following stakeholders have been identified as excellent resources. These individuals would also provide stability and control to any meetings that would take place. They include higher ups in the company, as well as the individuals who will be using the new system hands on. They are as follows: - CEO Dr. Michael Riordan - Executive Assistant Jan McCall - COO Hugh McCauley - SVP - RD Kenneth Collins - Chief Financial Officer Dale Edgel...
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...Worldwide Experience, World-Class Expertise, Independent Counsel and Consultancy Loveryx Galaxy Associates(LGA) is a veteran army of thoroughly independent project handling professionals who are avidly dedicated to the support of capital projects management and development world over. They are always at the nerve center of the grandest industrial concerns across the globe. They tackle vital utilities and heavy industrial technicalities. LGA are masters in capital estimate consulting counsel and are superb project controllers. They lead while others follow. They stand out from the clutter; a clear cut above the rest. Our principal areas of consultation are wide and varied. In the area of project consultancy services, we are matchless and unbeaten. You can rely on us to get the best and the most helpful project execution plan. While noting that many projects conceived by great minds never see the light of the day, you can count on LGA to pull you out of your jinxed stagnation. We simply shape out your dreams to tangible reality. Further, we are doyens in drafting and implementing contracting strategies for various industries of global renown. We draft outstanding technology plans that are going to help your firm into actualizing the much-needed and timely trans formative shift from analog to digital systems and operations. We officiate and preside over great procurement strategies for firms and one can comfortably rely on us for the most technical corporate acquisitions. When...
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...statement (PE Figure 5-1). If you were an employee at Petrie’s Electronics, would you want to work on this project? Why or why not? ANS:Yes, because the project seems great . It will benefit the company and be fun and easy. There is a great team to support it as well. 2. If you were part of the management team at Petrie’s Electronics, would you approve the project outlined in the scope statement in PE Figure 5-1? What changes, if any, need to be made to the document? ANS:Yes. It has great information about the project and everyone backing it up. It shows what the purpose of the project is and it would benefit the company. There would be a good return on investment if the project works out. 3.ANS: Tangible costs :We think there would be hardware costs, labor costs, and operational costs. There will be employee training and building renovation costs too. Intangible costs: loss of customer goodwill, employee morale, and operational inefficiency. intangible benefits: There might be promotion of organizational learning and understanding, because they were in the project to learn. There might be improved processing efficiency, because they know the procedures more better. 4.ANS: We think it might be a high-risk project since the project size and structure are pretty large, and the user group don't seem very familiar with the development process. Since larger projects and little familiarity cause higher risks, We justify our answer. If we were a part of Jim's team, we might...
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...As a consultant you have been asked by the Universal Retail Corporation (URC) to develop an implementable project plan for a point of sale and stock control system for a proposed chain of retail outlets across Australia. You have been supplied the following information, information not available maybe assumed, this will be a competitive bid targeting the dual goals of quick implementation and low cost. Universal Retail Corporation (URC) is an aggressive player in the growing electronic gadgets market with a plan to open a chain of retail outlets to further their growth in the market and to combat the growing competitive threat from online purchases. Outlets will be located in major cities in seven states. The larger cities will have more than one store. Critical to sales is monitoring sales and stock turn to ensure adequate stock is available when demanded. Each store will be responsible for day-to-day operations, however, there is a strong central management structure at the national level. The services provided by the organization include volume buying to gain discounts, pricing,merchandising strategies, and consolidation of performance reporting for the corporate management.The Information Systems Department at URC's corporate office has been given the assignment to develop a transaction processing system that will apply modern RFID (Radio frequency identification) code scanning, starting at the warehouse and linking to points of sale, to provide automatic inventory control...
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...Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. Teri Ashworth FIN 575 March 28, 2016 Larry Gonzales Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. For this assignment, instructions were given to review Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. in Project Management Accounting, Ch. 7. Within this review, specific elements of the case study are to be discussed. Particulars such as: ❖ Prepare an outline of a project plan based on the case study. ❖ Describe the seven primary planning activities. ❖ Evaluate project execution, efficiency, and alignment with the company’s financial strategy. ❖ Illustrate how project control can help mitigate risks for Pontrelli. The Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. is a recycling company whose mission is twofold: 1. Increase the efficiency of recycling usable materials in order to create a better environment for all. 2. Create value and a fair return on investments for the shareholders. Review Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. in Project Management Accounting, Ch. 7. Prepare an outline of a project plan based on the case study. Describe the Seven Primary Planning Activities In staying within the Company’s Mission and financial goals and strategies, Pontrelli has identified seven primary activities. Pontrelli seven primary planning activities are: 1. Develop the Company’s mission statement. A mission statement should provide the core reason for the organization's...
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...integrate the existing variety of tools in use into a single integrated application. I have received a request from Hugh McCauley to develop an approach to replace the current HRIS. The current system was created in 1992 ("HRIS", 2013). With a new and improved system, Riordan will be able to become much more efficient, save time, and most importantly, save money. An advanced human resource management system can improve the company. According to the Service Request SR-rm-022, Riordan plans to put into place many of the existing HR tools into one integrated application so the company is able to benefit from a more refined information system within the Human Resource Department. Key factors that will help ensure that the information required for this project is gathered successfully will be identified in the following paper, and a detailed project plan will be created. This plan will provide a list off all tasks, resources, and a schedule and budget required to complete the project. Current System The company’s HRIS system was installed in 1992. It is a part...
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...IS535 – COURSE PROJECT PROPOSAL THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHOSEN: VIRTUAL MEETINGS TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON: INTER ASIA MINERALS AND ENERGY (INDIA) PVT.LTD. AND ITS SISTER CONCERN STARLET EXIM LLC. DONE BY: ORPHA DAVIS AND DHIVYAA DHANASEKAR BUSINESS PROBLEM STATEMENT: Inter Asia Minerals and energy Pvt. Ltd. was formed as a trading company for heavy construction equipment, iron ore, metal scrap and other minerals. This company was formed in India and it had major suppliers from the United States of America. To make the buying of material and transport more efficient, Inter Asia decided to set up a new business in USA as Starlet Exim LLC. The parent company in India has 10 employees working in India and the sister company in USA has 3 employees working here. The employees who work in India are located in various states among who, 1 person is in-charge of marketing and 1 is in-charge of shipping documentation, 1 is in-charge of the inland transportation, 1 is in-charge of the accounting for the company and so on. Due to the distribution of workers all over the country, the trading was not done properly and the work is not being followed up or updated on time. Sometimes, the shipment gets delayed due to documentation or sometimes the accountant delays the payment without any knowledge of the dates of purchase. There are no modern technologies used by the company which may help these improper work and disorder. Moreover, having a sister concern in USA now, has increased the tensions...
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...“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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...Outsourcing IT Services for Data Center Consolidation | Applied Research Project | | IS535 | | 6/10/2011 | | Executive Summary Outsourcing IT Services for Data Center Consolidation California Natural Resource Agency’s Best Option for the Consolidation Project into Department of Water Resources Tier III-Equivalent Data Center The Department of Water Resources for the state of California is responsible for managing “the water resources of California in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the State's people, and to protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.” (http://www.water.ca.gov/about/mission.cfm) In late 2009 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) launched a multi-million dollar project to build a modernized IT infrastructure that is to house several of the California Natural Resources Agency’s (CNRA) commissions and conservatories. This project would make DWR a certified tier III data center. There are only four tier III data centers currently operating in California. The project was broken into two phases; the first was the build-out of the IT infrastructure, and the second phase is the migration and consolidation of the various agencies computer rooms and data centers. The first phase was completed in early 2011 and consisted of: * Better performance. New servers boost performance of key business solutions and applications by up to four times while enabling system engineers to keep computer intensive...
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...Course Project IS535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology Keller Graduate School of Management Executive Summary Companies today are faced with increase challenges in a increasing competitive market place and so are relying on information and computer system to provide the edge to allow them to stay in the game of competitiveness. Max Satellite Service is not immune from these challenges. There are more competitors in this market that are offering various services such as allowing movie download on game console such as Xbox and Wii. This was unheard of about ten years ago. This project is to focus on one area of its information system to determine possible vulnerabilities, threats; attacks and what can be done to gain control of these by implement preventive procedures before damages possibly in the millions of dollars occur. Company Overview Max Satellite Service is a Satellite TV subscriber’s provider that covers the eastern part of the United State of America with plans to cover rest of the country in three years. To accomplish this large amount of different computer and information systems are used to ensure the reliable operation of product and services that its offer. Sales and promotions will be high on the agenda in the hope of achieving the goals. Even with various competitors that offer subscribers TV and also bundles other services together for a lower introductory price or even provide discount for partners’ services MSS believe that having...
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...Improving Accuracy and Increasing Productivity in the Food Preparation Area At Chick-fil-a Nick James Managerial Applications of Information Technology – IS535 Devry University, Keller Graduate School of Management November 10, 2013 Why This Course Project was chosen: It consists of a complete solution for products and the procedures that can be used with some technology. Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………….2 Brief Company Background…………………………………………………………..2 Discussion of business problem…………………………………………………….4 High level solution…………………………………………………………………………5 Benefits of solving the problem………………………………………………………5 Business/technical approach…………………………………………………………6 Business process changes………………………………………………………………7 Technology or business practices used to augment the solution………..7 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………………….8 High level implementation plan……………………………………………………….9 Specific bulleted list of recommendation………………………………………….9 References……………………………………………………………………………………..10 Abstract With technology becoming a priority for running a successful business today there are ways that technology can be a solution to a company or organizations problem. Technology can provide a great way to stop unnecessary losses for a company. Continuous waste can be pin pointed and rectified with the right technology. For instance America wasted 33.79 million tons of food in 2010. Which was enough to fill the Empire state Building 91 times...
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...Singh & Heather Shendell Keller School of Management IS535- Managerial Applications of Information Technology Professor Bhupinder Sran June 13, 2011 Performance Digital Dashboard In any business structure the organizations stay focused by utilizing “organizational magnifying glass” which keeps the objectives of the company and workforce streamlined. Executives and senior management needs more than their experience and charisma to run the business effectively. To communicate key strategies clearly and concisely the management needs an information system that facilitates their effective decision making. The system need to focus on employees on activities and tasks that best suits the organization’s strategies and mission statement. The system should be able to measure performance, align efforts of the employees and reward the contributions of employees which will steer the organization in the dame direction cohesively and lead to same destination. In current fast paced environment all the organizations need a performance dashboard to interpret the organizations strategy into a strong business strategy which measures all metrics, initiatives, and tasks which will customize into a fast paced entity and individualized organization. The dashboard provides accurate, timely information and insights that enables the management to improve decision making, optimizing processes and execute the plan proactively. In addition dashboard is a performance management...
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...Managerial Applications of Information Technology (IS535) Business Processing Reengineering of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) Davis H. Gray Keller Graduate School of Management DeVry University November 2010 Index ITEM Page Definition 3 Brief background: United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) 3 Current Business Issues 5 Proposed Solution 6 Recommendations for the Executive Committee 7 Reference List 11 Definition: BUSINESS PROCESSING REENGINEERING: “The radical redesign of business processes, combining steps to cut waste and eliminate repetitive, paper-intensive tasks in order to improve cost, quality, and service and to maximize the benefits of information technology.” [1] Background: United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) has the responsibility of qualifying individuals for service who want to join the military in accordance with Federal law and the Department of Defense (DoD) accession standards and standards established by the Armed Forces (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps) and U.S. Coast Guard, known henceforth as Services. Recruiters, for the individual Services, contact (or are contacted by) civilians who are willing to undergo aptitude testing and a full medical examination and submit to background and behavioral...
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