...System Final Presentation Author: Neal Armstrong Course: BSA 375 Date: October 6th 2014 Instructor: William Glassen Introduction: Riordan Manufacturing’s current Information Technology Human Resource (HR) system is considered legacy and in need of replacement. The expected results are to define the business requirements for the development of an HR system to support the objective of a more sophisticated, state of the art, information systems technology. In this document, I will outline my plan for the new Information Technology system following in detail the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the project. Information Gathering: Information gathering occurs during the analysis phase of the SDLC and is the foundation of this project. In the analysis phase, the information gathered are used to create report definitions and layouts, screen definitions and layouts, data element definitions, and workflow diagrams. In order for it to be successful, it starts with a high-level meeting with the COO Hugh McCauley. In this meeting, I will ask Mr. McCauley to assign stakeholders and dedicate them to this information gathering process. The Ideal stakeholder would be a manager or supervisor from each area of the department who has everyday working knowledge of the current HR IT system and the IT technical staff whose job it is to ensure the new system will work under the current IT infrastructure. At the end of this meeting, I would explain to the COO that I plan...
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...Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is a company the manufactures plastics globally. The company have five hundred fifty employees and an annual earning of forty-six millions. Riordan Industries has a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues that excess of one billion dollars. It has a plant in Albany, Georgia that produces plastic beverage containers. In Pontiac, Michigan this facility produces a custom plastic parts. In Hangzhou, China this facility produces plastic fans. The Company’s headquarter in San Jose California is a research and development facility. Their customers are the Department of Defense, automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, beverage makers and bottlers, and appliance manufacturers. Every company wants the best system that will help make their company grow bigger and better. Riordan Manufacturing Company has a system in the Human Resource department that is a little outdated. It will require a new HR system to make workflow easier and faster for them. This will require a good implementation stage in order to make it successful for the company. There are six major activities that must be address. These are coding, testing, installation, documentation, training and support. Coding is can be difficult to understand because it is considered to be subjective and non-subjective at the same time. It needs to be thoroughly planned out to have a good code for the new system. It will need to have a good design pattern, have common libraries...
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...MET CS 682 – Module 2 Assignment 2 Development Process & Risk Analysis Date of Submission: January 29, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Scenario 4 Part I. Selection of a Suitable Development Process 5 Waterfall Approach 5 Iterative Approach 5 Agile Approach 6 Development Process for MallKiosk Development 6 Part II. Risk Analysis 8 Identification of Risk 8 Risk Analysis 9 Risk Management 10 Appendices 12 Appendix 1: Waterfall Approach 12 Appendix 2: Agile Approach 12 Appendix 3: Risk Management 13 References 14 Introduction This week’s assignment focus on the processes of system development and risk involved. For someone like me who never was part of the full design phase of the development process, I never knew the full concept of how the projects or applications were built from initiation. This assignment will allow me to have a high level understanding of the processes involved in system development, thereby allowing me to get a full grip of Project Management involved in the entire system development lifecycle. The 1st part of the assignment will allow me to identify and differentiate the 3 different development processes; waterfall, iterative and agile. I am hoping that after completing this part, I will somehow be able to identify the appropriate process for a particular application development. Among the 3 types of development approaches, the only one that I am familiar of is the waterfall approach. The 2nd...
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...Final Paper 07/14/2014 Andrew Caples The key stakeholder that I would need requirement from within the Riordam Manufactor are, the Chief of Executive operation, the executive assistant, the Senior Vice President, Chief of Operation Officer, Board members and section workers. These are the people who action affects the company on a large scale. If they don’t do well then the company does not do well. There action does not only effect the company outcome but the other stakeholder who invest in the company. This includes the outside investors too. Now that I have determined who the key stakeholders are, it is time for me to gather information. In order to get the correct information need for a project, I have chosen several methods that should contribute to the success of project. The first method will be one-on-one interviews. The method will help get the information I want by allowing me to ask questions that I develop. This type of information gathering will leave nothing to be left unanswered. The next method I will use is the Joint application method. This helps because whatever requirement that needs to be fulfill will be before the session can end. Another method I will use is the follow people around. Sometime it is hard for people to truly explain their job or daily routine. Now you can get an up close and personal view of daily activities. You can get a better understanding and see the entire picture of someone job. In some situation one may be able to get a hands-on...
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...Inquiry and Design Phase of SAP Software Cody K. Hobson Upper Iowa University Inquiry and Design Phase of the SAP System PB Leiner USA and PB Gelatins have been working for numerous years with software that is not affiliated with another. Every system carries out the essential functions needed to run each plant facility located in different parts of the world yet there is no unified connection, nothing that ties all financials together. The inquiry phase of this paper will demonstrate the areas in which the Action-Learning Team will conduct a review into the corporate wide system of PB Leiner USA and PB Gelatins looking for potential improvement points. The design phase of this paper will demonstrate the creation and process steps of what the ALT formulated based on the PIP discoveries. Inquiry Phase PB Family The PB family is made up of six facilities across the globe and is the third largest gelatin manufacturer in the world. Each PB facility thrives on creating value for customers at competitive prices and is committed to achieving the highest standards of product safety and quality. There are high expectations of close cooperation with customers while offering the necessary technical support to jointly search for solutions that fit customers’ needs in terms of product applications and technology. Possible Improvement Points within PB Each site was initially using its own Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, which resulted in each site’s...
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...Learning Objectives ← Notes on Opening Case and EOC Cases ← Key Terms 2 Chapter Overview There are two closely related yet independent concepts in this chapter. The first important concept is that there are two types of Systems Development Life Cycle approaches—a predictive approach and an adaptive approach. The second important concept is that there are two types of development methodologies—a structured approach and an object-oriented approach. These are two separate concepts. Projects can be any mix of these two approaches, the approach to the life cycle and the approach to the methodology—predictive with structured, predictive with object-oriented, adaptive with structured, or adaptive with object-oriented. The chapter first presents and explains the differences in the life cycle approach—the predictive and the adaptive approaches. These two approaches are really a continuum and any give project may have elements of both approaches. The predictive approach to the SDLC is used for projects that are well understood and low risk. The adaptive approach to the SDLC is used for projects that are not well understood and are higher risk. Adaptive SDLCs are more iterative and allow the project team to adapt the project to changing circumstances. The other important concept that you should learn from this chapter are the difference between the two main methodologies to system development that are currently used to develop business systems: the structured approach...
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...Title: Move of Large Corporate Websites from Static to Dynamic Author: Nepaul Alphonse Jeyaraj Date: 22 April 2010 Authorization: Course Coordinator Subject: IT Project and Quality Management [COMP 1305] Exam Body: University Of Greenwich Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3 Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Contents ......................................................................................................................... 5 One Level Weighted Scoring Model…………………………………………………………………………….6 Content Management System Description………………………………...........................6 Criteria Description…………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Justification………………………………………………………………………..................................7 Why choose Joomla as better CMS compared to other CMS……………………………13 Project Plan to move large corporate website from Static to Dynamic ................................... 14 Work Breakdown Structure………………………………………………………………………………………14 Gantt chart………………………………………………………………………………………………………14 Project Plan…………………….……………………………………………………………………………….16 Resource Utilisation…………………………………………………………………………………………21 Scope, Time and Cost of Project………………………………………………………………………22 Screen Shots .....................................................
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...the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology, the analyst should complete the request within the six month time frame requested by Mr. McCauley. Completing this request on time will allow the HR department to use the new system by the second quarter of the next year (University of Phoenix, 2011). Project Overview The current system is linked to a financial systems package that only keeps track of employee information. Many of the sub-systems were created and are run by individuals such as managers or data entry clerks. Currently, there are seven different sub-systems operating within the HR department. All but one sub-system is run internally by Riordan personnel. Workers' Compensation is outsourced to a third-party provider, which uses its system and keeps its records. The sub-systems use different methods of collecting and viewing data. The common thread seems to be the use of Excel. Hard copy files are stored in random locations such as locked files in offices or a central storage area. There is little consistency in how the systems are run. Mr. McCauley would like to see all of the current information systems be combined into one fully integrated system. Desired Methodology The SDLC is a key factor in the development of an integrated system that will allow the HR department to function more efficiently. The analyst will cover the four phases of the SDLC: planning, analysis, design and...
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...design methods that will be utilized will be outlined. The business requirements for the improvement of an HR system to maintain the intention of this request will also be defined. Significant points that will assist in making sure that the information required for this project is collected effectively will be identified and a thorough project plan will be produced. This plan will make available a list of all day to day tasks, resources, and a schedule coupled with a financial plan required to complete the project. Information Gathering Techniques and Design Method Developing a plan is important to Riordans success, it is very crucial to gather information from numerous sources to make sure the designed plan performs its intended application. Initiating the information gathering process will begin with an essential meeting with key management personnel, the end user and most important the IT staff to discuss the project. This business meeting will consist of a question and answer portion in addition to a forum to voice idea, comments and concerns. Providing this dialog, which will be made available for the length of the project, will make it better to have a handle on what the organization need to enhance its employees jobs. An additional method used to collect information is to perform interviews for this project. Interviewing chosen personnel...
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...Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Exercise 1.2: What is the most important difference between generic software product development and custom software development? What might this mean in practice for users of generic software products Answer: Generic software product are the stand alone systems that are produced by a development organization and sold on the open market to any customer who is able to buy them. Examples of this type of product include software for PCs Such as databases, word processors, drawing packages, and project management tools. It also includes vertical applications designed for some specific purpose such as library information systems, accounting systems, or systems for maintaining dental records. Customized (or bespoke) software products are the systems that are commissioned by a particular customer. A software contractor develops the software especially for that customer. Examples of this type of software include control systems for electronic devices, systems written to support a particular business process, and air traffic control systems. An important difference between these types of software is that, in generic products, the organization that develops the software specifications. For custom software products, the specification is usually developed and controlled by the organization that is buying the software. The software developers must work to that specification. However, the distinction between these system product types is becoming increasingly...
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...process is not only troublesome, but also vulnerable for security breaches. This paper will discuss the request from Riordan Manufacturing’s Human resources department to unite the current hosts of HR tools into one application by describing what key stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing requirements would be gathered from, describe the information-gathering techniques, and systems analysis tools used to evaluate the project, identify factors that will guarantee successful gathering of information required for the project, explain what the scope of the project is and why it is important, lastly, describe the areas of project feasibility that are examined in the analysis phase of the SCLC. Stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is in need of a system that will place all HR components into one secure centralized location. To resolve all inefficiencies within the current system, it is essential that information is gathered as much as possible to identify already known and potential issues that need to be corrected. Reviewing current policies and procedure documents for the existing system will give an understating of how the present day system is functioning, in addition will be helpful in identifying key individuals that need to be interviewed in gathering additional information from. “Interviewing is one of the primary ways analysts gather information about an information systems project” (Valacich & Hoffer, 2012). Interviewing key users would a better view...
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...Conclusion8 References10 Executive Summary While rapid advances in technology have opened an almost infinite number of possibilities for today’s businesses, organizations are typically challenged to exploit the latest trends to drive growth and market share. Our study found an important link between effective software development and the ability to successfully capitalize on today’s emerging technologies for competitive advantage. Advances in technology are growing rapidly and organizations are constantly trying to find ways stay ahead in the market and make profits. Organizations are now challenged to either buy off-the-shelf software or build customized software for their company in order to achieve a competitive advantage. Each choice yields its own pros and cons so there is no automatically correct decision. The choice that fits best lies in the goals of the company. In order to decide what is best for your company, the CIO needs to understand what it means to buy and what it means to build. Buying software ensures that the product has been tested and used by others. Therefore, when a problem with the software shows up, there is a high probability that a solution for it has been found by the developers. Building software enables customization, which allows the needs of the company to be met. It is also distinguishes themselves from other companies. If you decide to buy your software, you will benefit by waiting to buy it to ensure you won’t buy a flawed or...
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...Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. SR-rm-220 Michael S Black BSA 375 August 6, 2012 John Dunn Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. SR-rm-220 Introduction and Brief History “Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion. Its products include plastic beverage containers produced at its plant in Albany, Georgia, custom plastic parts produced at its plant in Pontiac, Michigan, and plastic fan parts produced at its facilities in Hangzhou, China. The company's research and development is done at the corporate headquarters in San Jose. Riordan's major customers are automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottlers, and appliance manufacturers. The company was founded by Dr. Riordan, a professor of chemistry, who had obtained several patents relative to processing polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates. Sensing the commercial applications for his patents, Dr. Riordan started Riordan Plastics, Inc. in 1991. Initially, the company's focus was on research and development and the licensing of its existing patents, but in 1992 Dr. Riordan obtained venture capital which he used to purchase a fan manufacturing plant in Pontiac, MI. At that time, the company's name was changed to "Riordan Manufacturing, Inc." In 1993, the company...
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...Real Estate Development and Investment Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons is the oldest independent publishing company in the United States. With offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers’ professional and personal knowledge and understanding. The Wiley Finance series contains books written specifically for finance and investment professionals as well as sophisticated individual investors and their financial advisors. Book topics range from portfolio management to e-commerce, risk management, financial engineering, valuation and financial instrument analysis, as well as much more. For a list of available titles, please visit our Web site at www.Wiley Finance.com. Real Estate Development and Investment A Comprehensive Approach STEPHEN P. PECA John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright # 2009 by Stephen P. Peca. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance...
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...SR-rm-022 Part Three Jesca Malabed BSA375 January 3, 2013 Dan Speck SR-KF-013 Part one Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastic manufacturer. The annual projected annual earning is $46 million and employs 550 people. Riordan manufacturer is a fortune 1000 enterprise. Riordan produced plastic beverage containers, custom plastic parts, and plastic fan parts and their major customers are automotive parts manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottles, and appliance manufacturer. Riordan has four offices, Georgia, Michigan, China, and the main head quarter in San Jose (University of Phoenix, 2012). HRIS “The company’s HRIS (Human Resources Information System) is part of the financial system package that was installed in 1992. The system keeps track of the following employee information: * Personal information * Pay Rate * Personal exemptions * Hire date * Seniority date * Organization information * Vacation hours (University of Phoenix, 2012). Key Stakeholder The key stakeholders for Riordan Manufacturing are the Finance and Accounting, and Sales and Marketing user. The analyst needs to gather requirements from this two department because if the Finance and Accounting system is change, the Sales and Marketing system needs to be informed. For example the Finance and Accounting change a customer’s information, Sales and Marketing needs to know the new information so Sales and Marketing can...
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