...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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...HP Quality Center Notes: HPQC is a test managememnt tool. HPQC shows the domain and projects that you are part of. in HPQC you will see all quality center projects not IT projects. HPQC have several different types of modules: 1. Management:Replica of Project management or project plan. Project managment is creating a project plan. Project management also make relases, multiple cycles. 2. Requirements: manage requirements. 3. Business Components: Business Process testing. ( not many use it). 4. Test Plan: All test cases are here with the test scripts. Manaul and Auto Testing. 5. Test Resources: Testing Automation. 6. Test Lab: Test Execution happens here. Executions of test cases. 7. Defects: Bugs, Defects, or issues. 8. Dashboard: Reporting area. you can make standard report, Custom reports like excel and SQL. · Business Analysis, Testers, and developers use Quality center. · Business Analysis gather the requirements. · Testers take the requirements and wrtie the test cases. · Developers write the code to cover the requirements · Analysis is for module specific. it will always show reports and graphs. · In Requirement module you have view tab. You will see a tree and a grid view. · Details and covergae analysis are for specific Requirements. · Defects have a Grid view. · needs are what a business needs. Under the business needs we have feature needs Under the feature needs we have business...
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...shown to be of limited application contingent on the context they are being applied to. Symbolic egalitarianism is a conscious strategic decision within the organisation to remove symbols of hierarchy and the differential valuing of employees. This can include decisions such as moving managers from their offices to open plan areas, reducing or removing tiers of titular status, or status symbols attached to seniority or role. Pfeffer argues symbolic egalitarianism signals equality and improves communications, it “diminishes ‘us’ versus ‘them’ thinking” [ (Pfeffer, 2005, p. 101) ] which he believes creates a more collaborative environment with better information flow and cooperation due to the hierarchical barriers between employees and managers being removed. Organisations make a strategic choice in their remuneration and reward programs to enforce either hierarchical or egalitarian culture. Egalitarian systems allow earnings to increase without employees having to move up to more senior roles. This allows for a more flexible workforce that can be moved across jobs without moving up tiers, allowing for greater responsiveness to “new areas, projects or positions” [ (Gomez-Mejia & Balkin, 1992, p. 46) ]. This system can, however, lessen the longevity of the employment relationship. Organisations with a more mature and stable place in their market...
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...functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling). Internal factors are factors that affect the workings inside the business like accounting functions, leadership style, management changes, and procedures on how the business operates. Internal factors are important to how you run a business. The basic universal language are the accounting principles. You must understand the function of this to know how to run the business. A company’s leadership style impacts organizational culture. Leaders have to be able to communicate effectively. Also, the strength of the employees is an important internal factor. Hard-working and talented workers produce better results for a business. Procedures deal with how you execute your plans or objectives. External factors are factors outside the scope of the business that affects the business like the political risk, systemic risks, economic risk, etc. External factors deal with all that is outside the business that can influence the business. The political risk can influence through lobbying through congress to change laws. The by-laws are important as well. This...
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...completed the video tutorial, and read the manual, problems with the equipment stopped production of a Quick Takes Video project. During an attempt to insert a CD, an employee cut her finger on a sharp edge of the poorly designed equipment. Two different types of torts arose in the Product Liability Video. One type, an intentional tort occurred as a result of the implied warrantee when the salesman described the benefits of the editing system. The employee’s cut finger could result in an unintentional tort because the manufacturer has the requirement of selling a safe product but did not intend to harm the employee. The main tort violation from the video involves the implied warrantee given by the Non-Linear Pro salesman. The manager of Quick Takes Video perceived the quote taken from the video Cheeseman (2010), “Any of your editors, if they’re computer savvy, they’re going to pick this up in a day, day and a half tops” (video, 02:79), as an expressed warrantee. This perception persuaded the manager to lease the equipment. Team A used enterprise risk management (ERM) to analyze the business risk associated with the violation (Harb, 2008). Adequate Compliance Standards and Procedures Company executives, managers, and supervisors of many businesses realize that the company that he or she heads should form a formal compliance program to ensure the company has a plan of action to protect the company from ethical and legal issues. With the recent...
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...Chapter 1 Overview of the 21st century workplace - Organizations must adapt to rapidly changing society > like in 2003 there was so wireless but now its changing now most of the business rely on wireless communication - Economy is global and driven by innovation and technology > you need new original ideas (innovative) High performing companies gain extraordinary results from people working for them Interdependent, knowledge based > Depend on each other as a part of organization Study question 1 what are the challenges of working in the new economy > intellcutual capital people are the ultimate foundations of orgzanitional performances intellcutual capital is the collective brain power or shared knowledge of a workforce that can be used to create value A knowledge worker adds to Globalization . National boundaries of world business have largely dissappeared . globalizations is the worldwide interdependence of resource flows,product markets and business competition that characterisitv that characterize the new company Technology . Continuing transformation of the modern workplace throughout > the internet (having social network websites to market product) > worldwide web (exchange of stocks) > computers > information technology .Increasing demand for the knowledge workers with the skills to fully utilize technology Diversity: >workforce diversity reflects differences with respect to gender , age, race, ethnicity, religion,sexual orientation...
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...basically defines a risk as “a combination of constraint and uncertainty”. Every project will face constraints, and also uncertainty. The solution on over coming any type of obstacles is to minimize the risk in the project either by eliminating constraints or by finding and reducing uncertainty. The Internet Company Software System A few years back my company, The Internet Company, decided to set up a new software that would combine all department software’s into one. The ultimate goal of this project was to make sure that information was flowing correctly between the Human Resources Department, Payroll Department, and our company home office software. Like Larry Krantz stated every project is going to face some type of risks. The first step in risk management is to identify the possible risks and to assess the consequences of the risks. This is an important step, as one must identify the project risk inputs. Risk assessment identifies existing risks, analyzes risks, and then orders them in a priority from highest to lowest. Identifying and Prioritizing Risks The main technique that was used in other to identify risk was looking at historical data from one of our subsidiaries that had just completed a similar project. This helped us get a basic idea of what kind of risks we would be facing. We also consulted the project manager of the project, who had over 15 years experience working on IT software projects. Some of the risks that were identified included the following: 1....
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...Project Introduction Himont, LLC is currently undergoing a revamping of their information technology department. A cost analysis was performed on the IT operations business unit to determine current and future operating costs. It was identified that nearly $250K was being spent quarterly on housing and maintaining physical servers to support the businesses national infrastructure needs in Orange County, California. This cost was thought to be too high to maintain. A project has been spun up to move off of the current privately owned Himont, LLC infrastructure to T5 Data Centers that is approximately 20 miles away in El Segundo, California. The project will commence in approximately 2 weeks after the companies kickoff meeting. The project management plan has been created and the stakeholders have been registered. The project is still in need of a solidified project stakeholder list, RACI to help identify roles and responsibilities and an overall communication plan. This document is meant to satisfy that need. Project Stakeholder Registry Name | Company | Position | Program Role | Martha Graham | Himont | CIO | Sponsor | Shawn Smith | Himont | IT Operations Director | Sponsor | Sue Limbs | T5 | VP of Client Relations | Vendor Business Lead | Paul Stanley | T5 | Data Center Director | Vendor Technical Lead | Matthew Cain | Himont | Senior IT Consultant | Project Manager | Responsible, Accountable, Contributing, Informed (RACI) It is often difficult to reach...
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