Assignment:
Select an organization and determine a need for a change to a new major system or service (i.e., VoIP, accounting system, payroll outsourcing, project management, service dispatching, etc.) which will require migration from the current system. The purpose of this project will be to address all of the operational impacts, identify the business justification, and develop a plan for migration to also account for organizational change requirements. The plan will be presented as though seeking approval to proceed with the project.
Friday we will start the basic research and find an organization to create and market, or the organization and need for a new system implementation, Saturday the team will work on the paper, Sunday the paper will be finalized and the presentation will be completed.
Before the class leaves for the evening, they must select an organization and create a one-page overview noting the following information:
Your task Friday night is to determine where there is a gap in the market or area for a niche market, or what the system change project should be. Each team will:
1. Define the organization and business justification for the new system implementation needed.
2. Research different technical service providers or technologies which would be appropriate for your company and meet their needs.
Present the information to the class with a 2-5-minute short presentation. The class will have 2-5 minutes after each presentation to ask any questions or offer suggestions for the project.
Friday format/ agenda:
5pm-6pm - introductions, discussion/lecture
7pm-7:15pm - introduce the project and ask if there are any questions
7:15- 9:15pm - teams complete their analysis, research, and presentation
9:15- 10pm - team presentations and question/ answer session.
Saturday: 8am - 7:30pm with 1 ½ hour lunch break:
Saturday- start the class with answering any questions.
Discuss the major components required in the operational efficiency plan:
• Business Justification
o What is your rough budget?
o What is the projected project timeline?
o Resource requirements
- Hardware
- Software
- Other support IT to get the systems up and running (networking, database, etc...)
- People
- Equipment
- Office Space
- Etc...
- Key concepts to address to ensure the organization is running efficiently
o Organizational Learning Concepts and Theories
o Integration of IT Resources
o Virtual Teams? Local Teams? Why?
o Ethical and Legal Implications
o Cyber Security and Privacy of Information
What do you have to account for? (managing data or credit card information?)
o Best Practices that you are going to implement in your organization and why
o Summary and Next Steps
The teams need to work efficiently and must assign a team lead and team responsibilities - who is responsible for each aspect of the project. This must be turned in prior to starting any work - the professor must approve prior to completing any additional work.
The above final paper must be at least 10 pages in length. This does not include the APA formatted cover page or the references. There must be at least 6 APA references to support the findings in the submission.