Question descriptionPlease see attached is a sample of a research paper and also a paper guide Individual Project by serving your local communityMany
class projects involve case studies or simulations involving fictional
companies or organizations. To create a database for a fictional
company, students would face hypothetical problems, but a student would
not have the experience of dealing with real people or the real-world
problems of an organization.In this service learning based
project, you are expected to identify a local small business (for
example, a grocery store) in your community, and apply your knowledge
about IT and business to analyze the role of IT for this business, and
develop an IT Plan for it. The plan would specify (at a high level) the
key IT applications that the business should focus on, the underlying
infrastructure technologies necessary to support these applications, how
to go about achieving this (e.g., sequencing the introduction of major
applications), whether services should be delivered via in-house
resources or outsources, etc. Explain how the IT plan is consistent with
(and whether it suggests changes to) the business needs, financial
resources, competitive position etc. You can assume that you are
hired by a local small business company as an IT consultant. You are
given 500-10,000 dollars to improve or setup its information systems.
What is your Information System plan for the company?A useful way to structure your research and project results is the following.1.Introduce the context: the small business company introduction, its products, markets, and mission.2.Discuss
the problems with its current information processing abilities –
analyze whether it is inadequate in satisfying computing requirements,
misaligned with firm strategy, not cost effective etc.3.Develop
and justify your proposed IT strategy. What new technologies should be
introduced? What applications would they support, and who would use them
to do what differently?4.Summary.The report of the project will be at least 6 pages (Double Space) excluding references, summary, and title page. All references and sources must be listed.
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1. INTRODUCTION
[In this section, you need to introduce the background of your target customer such as business
name(5 points), address (5 points), business, its customers, picture of the business store(5
points). Please make sure the business company is a local small business: 60 points. ]
2. CURRENT PROBLEMS
[The Current Problems section will present the current information system used by this business
company and the problems caused by the old system.]
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3. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
[The proposed solutions section will present how you upgrade or design a new information
system for this business company. You need to explain why you choose the recommended
vendors and products (30 points)]
4. PRICE ESTIMATION
[The Price Estimation will present the prices of your solutions. You need to make at least two
price options for your customer to choose. You need to use a table to summarize the prices (20
points)]
5. CONCLUSION
[The final section will be your final recommendation]
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Running head: IT SYSTEM APPLICATION
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INTRODUCTION
The target customer is Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar.
The address of the customer is;
1916 Memorial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24015
Phone: +1 540-345-2129
The customer deals in the production and sell of the Ice creams and other Ice cream
related products.
The customers of the business are the ice cream lovers and it has no gender or age
restrictions.
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CURRENT PROBLEMS
The business is currently being faced by various IT challenges that have impacted
negatively on its performance over the years. The older version of the IT system that is used has
been a major impediment on the growth of the business based on various aspects that are
involved in it. The flowing are the challenges that are being faced.
Integration challenges
The business is significantly suffering from integration issues and this is due to inability
of the current system that is being used. The system is old and thus it cannot effectively integrate
various aspects of the business. For instance there is challenge when it comes to linking the sales
and the payments that are made outside the business premise. This is due to technologies that are
being used.
In addition, it has been able to make the business to incur tremendous losses financially
and also be in a position to not effectively document all its business activities. Hence, making it
hard during financial management to understand the operation of the business outside the
premises.
Backup and Data Recovery Challenges
There is poor backup system by the business. The backup system is not up to date with
the current technological advancements that are being used. The backup system of the business
is small, and it is also not secure. I have noticed that the company is doing its back within one of
the main computers that is at the management office. This is risky since if the main computer
crashes it will be difficult to recover some of the data that might have been backed up.
For instance, I have learned from the management that there are certain scenarios in
which the main computer often crashes although data is not lost. This is serious since a time
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might come when it will crush, and no data will be saved. This can paralyze the performance of
the business since crucial information can be lost. Furthermore, this seems to be an expensive
way of using IT since data recovery by experts is always an expensive endeavor.
Security Risks
The business IT system is not secure as per the required standards. There are various
loopholes that exists that makes it easier for hacking and information to be stolen. The old
system has not been fitted with the proper cyber security systems. Lack of proper cyber security
is a costly endeavor since it allows for the business to be hurt is significant manner. Stealing of
the secrets of the business is serious issue that can be done by anyone including the business’
rivals. This makes it easier for the rival business to know what the business is planning which in
the end will make the business to face serious competition.
Absence of strategic IT planning
The business is not well organized regarding the information technology that is used.
There is no strategic planning that is being used by the organization, and thus it is difficult for
the business to ensure that the IT system that is used is up to date with the current standards and
requirements as well as to ensure that there is effectiveness in their application and uses. In fact,
the business has no personnel in charge of the IT, it is only the owner who is charge, and the
owner has basic computer skills which are not that helpful.
Lack of skills by the employees
The business has ten employees who are not conversant with the manner in which the IT
used by the business functions. This greatly hinders the overall performance of the IT system that
has been employed by the business. In some of the cases, while doing my analysis, I have been
able to realize that they are only conversant with payment system which is using Microsoft Excel
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application. Hence, they are susceptible to making any IT mistake that might impact negatively
on the system.
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
The following are the proposed solutions that should be adopted by the business to ensure
that it improves its IT system.
Integration improvement
The business should ensure that all the IT systems that are used are linked together
efficiently. The best method that has been proposed by Rai and Tang (2013) is to adopt a holistic
integration strategy. Since the business is using two different forms of technologies that tend to
clash at some point. Hence the business will have to ensure that there is the adoption of one of
the technologies that is currently being used or a standardization is done to ensure that there is no
conflict when the two systems are being used. This is important since dilution of various
technologies tend to make the employees who are using them to lose their proficiency when it
comes to applying them.
Backup and disaster recovery
Since the business is small and it has limited budget, the best solution in this case will be
for the business to adopt one of the widely used reliable backup and recovery software. This will
be cost effective as compared to hiring a permanent IT specialist.
The most effective backup and recovery software for small business is the Acronis True
Image 2017. This is because it is a software that is cost effective and has the potential to serve
the business effectively. It will allow the business to back up the files as images which can be the
whole PC and it can be saved to an external hard drive or an FTP. According to Wood et al.
(2010), the best software for backup and recovery is that which can back up the whole PC.
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Improvement of security
It is paramount for the business to have mechanisms that will be able to stop the cyberattacks that might be faced due to the poor security that it has. The first aspect that the business
should be to ensure that the passwords that are being used are super strong as indicated by
Ericsson (2010). That is they are numbers in between to make it hard for the hackers. The
business shall be advised not to use the common names that relate to the owner or any activity of
the business.
The second aspect is that the business shall be involved in constant updating of the
system and the software that are used. Updating the software will always fix some security bug
issues that might compromise the security of the IT system. In this case the business shall do a
routine check for software updates once or twice month.
Creation of integrated IT planning
The business will have to develop an IT strategic plan that will be implemented in phases.
The first phase will involve the training of the owner of the business with the necessary skills
that is required to ensure that the IT system of the business is well-structured in a manner that
allows for the smooth execution of the process that is involved. The training shall involve how to
conduct an effective data backup and recovery. This will be based on the software that has been
selected for the business. The second phase will be to ensure that better computers are installed
within the business that are up to date and meet all the requirements needed by the security
measures that have been adopted.
Training the employees
The lack of skills by the ten employees of the business poses a serious threat to the
effectiveness of the IT system. Hence, training will be based on the applications that are used by
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the business in conducting the day to day activities. Also they will be trained on the basics about
the backup and recovery of the data.
PRICE ESTIMATION
Sample 1
Activity
Cost
Integration improvement systems purchase
$800
Backup and Data Recovery software purchase and training
$1200
Improvement of security through adopting anti cyber-attack systems
$1500
Creation of integrated IT planning (Owner’s)
#1000
Training the employees
#1300
Total
$5800
Sample 2
Activity
Cost
Integration improvement
$500
Backup and Data Recovery
$1000
Improvement of security
$1200
Creation of integrated IT planning
#800
Training the employees
#1800
Total
$5300
CONCLUSION
The analysis of Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar has indicted that the business has various
challenges related to the IT system that is being used. However, if the solutions that I have
proposed can be adopted then there can be a significant change and improvement in the IT
systems that ate being used.
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SUMMARY
The paper is about the application of IT system by Pop’s Ice Cream & Soda Bar. It has
been able to cover the challenges associated with the IT system that is applied by Pop’s Ice
Cream & Soda Bar, and also the solutions that can be adopted to improve the IT systems. In
addition, there has been price estimation that has been done.
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References
Ericsson, G. N. (2010). Cyber security and power system communication—essential parts of a
smart grid infrastructure. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 25(3), 1501-1507.
Rai, A., & Tang, X. (2013). Research Commentary-Information Technology-Enabled Business
Models: A Conceptual Framework and a Coevolution Perspective for Future
Research. Information Systems Research, 25(1), 1-14.
Wood, T. et al. (2010). Disaster Recovery as a Cloud Service: Economic Benefits &
Deployment Challenges. HotCloud, 10, 8-15.
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