do you think Jim should respond to Ella’s implied pressure about the importance of the project to her? Jim should convey the message that this project is also very important to him and that he will be keeping her updated as the project progresses. 3. What strategies might Jim employ to deal with a very busy team member such as Carmen Sanchez? Some strategies Jim may try to employ with a busy team member such as Carmen Sanchez would be to setup appointments during downtimes (such as the beginning
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Petrie’s Electronics Case‚ Chapter 5‚ Questions 1‚ 3‚ and 5. 1. What do you think are the sources of the information Jim and his team collected? How do you think they collected all of that information? Jim collected informations by having interviews inside the company with stakeholders. He also worked with the marketing department to get some information from loyal customers. Jim and his team gathered some information about the current system. 3. If you were looking for alternative approaches
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Chapter 3 1. What qualities might Jim possess that would make him a successful project manager? Management‚ leadership‚ technical‚ conflict management‚ and customer relationship. Jim needs to be able to manage the responsibility for initiating‚ planning‚ executing‚ and closing down the project. His environment will be full of continual change and problem solving so understanding the project management process is a critical skill for his success. 2. How do you think Jim should respond to Ella’s
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7/15/2012 Course Project: Petrie’s Electronics Business System Analysis 1. How do information systems projects get started in organizations? Systems projects get started in organizations for the following reasons: One it can either be to solve a problem‚ fill a need or to take advantage of an opportunity. 2. How are organizational information systems related to company strategy? How does strategy affect the information systems a company develops and uses? The organizational information
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(Week 1) Course Project: Petrie’s Electronics How do information systems projects get started in organizations? * At the beginning of an information systems project‚ organizations create a systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodology that identifies a variety of phases of development for a project. The SDLC process begins with the “planning and selection” step that typically involves someone having an idea for an information system and what it should do. The company would then make decisions
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1. Look over the scope statement (PE Figure 5-1). If you were an employee at Petrie’s Electronics‚ would you want to work on this project? Why or why not? ANS:Yes‚ because the project seems great . It will benefit the company and be fun and easy. There is a great team to support it as well. 2. If you were part of the management team at Petrie’s Electronics‚ would you approve the project outlined in the scope statement in PE Figure 5-1? What changes‚ if any‚ need to be made to the document? ANS:Yes
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Chapter 3 E1. Web site needs The Brilliant Line http://risdmuseum.org/thebrillian MoMA Popart http://www.moma.org/interactives/... iphoneart.org http://www.iphoneart.org Offer accessible facts about organization Small to the point Stated their mission Mission stated easy to use Allow visitors to experience the site in different ways and different levels Yes very interesting Yes but if you don’t have the required programs your experience is not that great Yes you jump all over and not
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Petrie’s Electronics Case Chapter 3 &4 Chapter 3 1.What qualities might Jim possess that would make him a successful project manager? Jim possess that would make him a successful project manager he would have a diverse set of skill like management‚ leadership‚ technical‚ conflict management‚ and customer relationship. Jim assistant director of information technology is so that they can give him knowledge for the current system that the company is using. Jim knows who is the
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Petrie’s Electronic Case‚ Chapter 5 Chapter 5 1. What do you think are the sources of the information Jim and his team collected? They conducted interviews with key stakeholders inside the company and also worked with the marketing group to put together some focus groups made up of loyal customers. The intent was to get some ideas about what would be valued in a customer loyalty program. Jim also spent time studying programs from other retail chains and those in other industries as well
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Chapter 3 CASE ASSIGNMENT: Product (RED) Can a T-shirt Save the World? When Oprah and Bono walked down Chicago’s Magnificent Mile together in the fall of 2006‚ it was the shopping trip seen around the world. The famous duo attracted mobs of fans and extensive media coverage as they promoted a revolutionary new cause-marketing event called Product (RED). Bono urged people to buy (RED) products‚ explaining that a portion of the proceeds would go to The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa
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