Part 1
- Lead, communicate, and direct diverse teams, stakeholders, and sponsors.
Scenario
Helen is a newly assigned Chief Information Officer for a fast growing
online retail store that employees over 1000 employees. The company is
geographically spread across several states in the North-Eastern United
States. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the companies leadership
consists of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer
(CFO), Chief Operations Officer (COO), Vice President of Marketing and
Vice President of Production.
The CEO has asked Helen to provide a recommended organizational
structure that integrates Information Technology across the company.
Helen must also create the Management Information System (MIS)
department from the ground up. Considering the cost to the company,
Helen must articulate the importance of each MIS role/position and
adequately demonstrate the operational need of MIS. The CEO has asked
Helen to provide a mission statement for her newly formed team.
Instructions
You will provide 2 separate deliverables as follows:
- Create a 2-3 slide (Power Point) presentation that Helen will use to brief the CEO.
- Provide a mission statement for the newly formed MIS team that emphasizes the importance of customer service.
- Create an organizational chart that depicts the key business
positions as well as the recommended MIS positions that Helen has been
charged with creating. - Use the notes section to provide detailed speaker notes
- Provide a 1-2 page written summary of each MIS position that describes the purpose of the position as well as how the positions benefits the strategic goals of the company.
Part 2
- Design effective information technology models for implementing technology for the organization.
Scenario
Meow-Mart is a locally owned cat boutique specializing in
custom-built cat condos. Meow-Mart has teamed up with a local carpentry
business and have seen a boom in business within a 100 mile proximity to the stores premise.Meow-Mart has decided to hire a Management Information Systems
consultant to assess and recommend an Information Technology plan that
supports the following business objectives: - Improves marketing to all 50 states
- Automates business transactions
- Secures personal data
- Streamlines logistics such as supply management and distribution
- Provides a collaborative communications platform
- Ensures that there is no loss of data due to unexpected outages
Instructions
You will present your IT plan to Meow-Mart’s Owner using Microsoft
PowerPoint. You will need to include audio explaining the slides,
diagrams/charts, quantitative analysis, and Disaster Recovery Planning
worksheet. To find help on how to include audio with your PowerPoint
presentation see the link in Resources.
The strategy must include the following components:
- Explain the types of Information Technology systems that would
support the objectives (1 slide, include text explanation in the notes) - Use diagrams and/or charts as a visual aid (2 slides minimum)
- Provide quantitative analysis in order to measure performance and benchmarks (1-2 slides)
- Use the Disaster Recovery planning worksheet (attached) to develop a
strategy that ensures no loss of data due to unexpected outages (1
slide, include text explanation in the notes)
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