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Table of IT Requirements
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Generic Strategy for Competitive Advantage: Cost Leadership Strategy
Business Process to Be Improved: Customer and Employee Scheduling
Table of IT Requirements

IT requirement
Importance/relevance high, medium, low or Not Applicable (N/A)
Explanation for ranking
1
Usability
High
The usability of a system is important since without learning and using the product it will not be possible for the business to achieve the goals. The satisfaction of the goals depends on the usability of the system in the normal circumstance of use. The usability will be seen through the user experience methods based on the UM haircuts requirements.
2
Maintainability
High
It is good to ensure that everything that any organization invests is well maintained to meet the requirements. Maintainability is therefore important for the system since it will give the owner a sense of ensuring that everything is working in accordance to the specifications. The owner can be able to control the system to comply with the strategy. If the company is able to maintain a system, it means therefore the company will be at ease with the system.
3
Scalability high As the demand for the company’s product grows, the information system will also need to grow in order to meet the need. The system will therefore need to be flexible and have the ease of changing to ensure that it meets the need. The company will need not change the system but it will need it to continue working well even at a much bigger size. The company can take full advantage of the performance as well as increased number of users.
4
Reliability/ availability
High
Reliability is also equally important since it ensures that the system will be available when needed. Ensuring zero failures for the system will impact ability to give the required results and perform the intended mission for the strategy. This will ensure there is success in the investments towards the system