Case
Study, Stage 5: Outline of Next Steps
Before
you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “Hometown Deli Case Study”
and the Case Study Projects 1-4.
Outline of Next Steps for the Hometown
Deli
Following
your presentation of your Stage 4 project, the bank has agreed to loan you the
money needed. The next step is to let
your Deli managers and staff know what is coming. The Deli is too small to have a CIO, although
someone (you, perhaps?) may play that role.
The “process owners” are the managers of the operations at the
Deli. For this assignment, you will
develop an annotated outline that identifies the next steps to implement the
solution described in Stages 2-4, addressing a number of areas such as project
management, system development life cycle, change management, etc.
Purpose of this Assignment
This assignment
gives you the opportunity to apply the concepts of this course to address the planning,
development, implementation and on-going management of the technology solution
you have proposed for the Hometown Deli.
This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcome to
enable you to:
- identify
and plan IT solutions that meet business objectives.
Assignment
Using the textbook and at
least one external resource, develop an annotated outline 2-3 pages in length
(no cover sheet), responding to the bulleted items below. Remember to correctly cite and
reference your sources with APA format. Use the Grading Rubric to be sure
you have covered everything. Your
outline should be in Microsoft Word outline format. Submit your paper via your Assignment Folder
as a Word document with your last name included in the filename.
An annotated outline provides the
basic information in full sentences, but in outline form rather than in paragraph
form. In this case, you will address each
aspect of the next steps to be taken to implement your technology
solution. You should provide all of the
important facts, without the expanded discussions used in full papers. Each of the topics in the list below should
be explained as they apply to your proposed technology solution and to the
Deli, using a few sentences for each topic and providing information specific
to your solution.
Your annotated outline should
address the next steps in each of the following areas that the Deli will take
to implement your technology solution:
- VERY brief
description of proposed technology solution (to set the stage for the rest
of the outline) - Project
Management (schedule, resources, deliverables) - System
Development Life Cycle (all phases) - Change
Management - Employee
Training - Leadership
Expectations - Defining
Success - Reference(s)
The “right” and “wrong” answers have to
do with whether or not you correctly incorporated the course concepts from the
textbook and addressed all areas of the assignment. Your “next steps”
must be defined specifically for your Hometown Deli, addressing its business
and its environment and your technology solution. Also, you need to do some
external research on at least one aspect of the assignment – your choice – and
incorporate it and cite it in APA format in your response. Use the Rubric below to be sure you have
covered all aspects.
GRADING RUBRIC:
Attribute |
Full Points |
Partial Points |
No points |
Possible |
Points |
Project |
Brief |
Proposed |
Project |
4 |
|
Project |
The |
The |
Project |
8 |
|
System |
The |
All |
SDLC |
8 |
|
Change |
The |
The |
Change |
4 |
|
Employee |
Employee |
Employee |
Employee |
2 |
|
Leadership |
Leadership |
Leadership |
Leadership |
2 |
|
Defining |
Definition |
Definition |
Definition |
2 |
|
External |
At |
A |
No |
4 |
|
Outline |
Outline |
Outline |
Outline |
6 |
|
TOTAL Points |
40 |
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40 |
Points Recorded(total points x .10) |