Exploring Information Technology Project
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Subject of Course Project
Automated Warehouse inventory tracking online in the cloud. Software in the cloud to purchase and use for automated inventory tracking.
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Business problem statement
When a technician checks online to see a part is in stock at a specific inventory location it is possible for the part to be taken by another technician during the drive to the location. Causing the first technician to waste time by driving to the location just to find out another technician has beat them to the part. Thus having to drive to another location where the cycle could start again.
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Name of the company or organization
Smaller companies with smaller inventory.
Audience is small business owners converting to larger inventory and workspace
INSY4325 COURSE PROJECT (Group)
Exploring Information Technology Project (25 points)
Objective
Provide an opportunity for students to apply a technology solution to a business problem in a specific company or organization that adds value to the organization.
Guidelines
Step 1: Exploring Information Technology: Project-topic selection (1-2 paragraphs)
Begin thinking of a business problem that could be solved with a technology solution for a company or organization you are familiar with. See the Course Project Technical Areas for ideas.
1. Subject of Course Project
2. Business problem statement
3. Name of the company or organization
Step 2: Course Project Proposal (1-2 pages) Graded Portion – 5 points (see rubric)
Upon the approval of Course Project Topic from your professor, complete the Course Project Proposal using this format:
1. Subject of Course Project
2. Business problem statement
3. Name of the company or organization
4. Brief description of proposed solution
5. General benefits it will provide the organization
6. Audience to whom you are presenting the recommendation(s)
Based on the Professor’s feedback to your proposal, develop the Course Project. You are required to use a minimum of ten credible sources for research on your proposed solution and to correctly cite all references using APA style. Make sure you do not use more than 20% material from other sources so that 80% of the paper should be your original words.
See the suggestions below for ideas on ways to develop your project. Use this format for the project:
Course Project Table of Contents (10 -12 pages)
Cover Page
Table of Contents
1. Abstract
2. Brief Company background
3. Discussion of business problem(s)
4. High level solution
5. Benefits of solving the problem
6. Business/technical approach
7. Business process changes
8. Technology or business practices used to augment the solution
9. Conclusions and overall recommendations
10. High-level implementation plan
11. Summary of project
References
Appendices
Completed Course Project Graded Portion
Final Project Paper – 15 points (see rubric)
Final Project Presentation – 5 points (see rubric)
Course Project Technical Areas
The Course Project’s focus is on the use of technology to solve specific business problems. While the list of technologies that you can choose for your Course Project is vast, the following are some current technical topics that you could consider in solving your business problem.
1. Cloud computing, either cloud storage, and/or cloud applications
2. User involvement in IT projects
3. Mobile devices including phones and tablets
4. B2C and/or B2B and other types of e-commerce
5. Databases required for your project
6. Infrastructure and networking (at a non-technical level)
7. Business and process reengineering to streamline a business, followed by several new business technologies to support the new business model
8. The implementation of a secure business (website, software development, administration)
9. Development of an e-commerce website for a brick and mortar business
10. IS Management (examples: Outsourcing, ASP’s, ERP, CRM, SCM, Website Development, Linux)
11. Corporate Applications (examples: Information Security, EIS, Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence, DSS, Groupware, Intranets/Extranets)
12. Telecommunications and Networks (Examples: Gigabit and higher networks, SAN’s, Video Conferencing, VoIP, Wireless networking)
13. IS Acquisitions (Examples: Cost Justification Methodology, Total Cost of Ownership, Systems Development Life Cycle, Prototyping, Weighted Criteria Analysis)
14. Miscellaneous (Examples: Computer Ethics, Virtual Reality, Multimedia, Telecommuting, Data Security, International Issues, Computer Based Learning)
15. End User Software/Applications (Examples: Database, Operating System, Office Suite, Project Management)
Course Project Suggestions
The purpose of the Course Project is to describe the solution to a business problem where technology can be of value.
Some ideas to identify a business problem:
· Lack of competitiveness and/or profitability
· Inefficient processes
· Slow product development
· Obsolete IT organization and technologies
· Poor corporate communications
· Ongoing personnel issues
Some benefits it will provide the organization could be things like:
· Financial – profitability, revenue, product costs
· Improved competitiveness
· Better marketing positioning
· Efficiency in key processes, e.g., sales, manufacturing, development
· Improved product and/or service quality
· Improved product development
· Better and more accurate support turn-around
· Preparation for the future – how is the organization positioning itself for future growth
Some ideas on how the project could tie together:
· As an example, you could write your paper on some aspect of ecommerce. You might tie it in to targeted advertising. You could then tie the back-end databases that are necessary to support ecommerce. For example, how databases contain information that allows vendors to target their audience and what those databases are.
· Another example might be the functionality of enterprise systems. You might choose a specific enterprise system like ERP, CRM or SCM and detail how the functionality is delivered. This could be how a business person would access this type of information.
· The business problem is high cost of IT and product development and the benefits are profitability, faster development time, or increased sales. The solution might be cloud computing describing the cloud computing approach taken, e.g., SaaS or cloud virtualization.
Possible audiences might be:
· Senior management
· Customers
· Suppliers
· Specific departments
