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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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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1. What qualities might Jim possess that would make him a successful project manager? To be a successful project manager you should have a diverse set of skills such as management‚ leadership‚ technical‚ conflict management‚ and customer relationship. Jim is an assistant director of information technology so that gives him the knowledge of the current system the company is using. He also knows who are the key contacts he needs to be working closely with which will help make him a successful project
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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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Chapter 7 Questions: 3. Compare and contrast the two types of antennas. - omnidirectional antennas: the antenna transmits in all directions simultaneously. One common omnidirectional antenna is the dipole antenna (nicknamed the “rubber duck” because of its flexibility); omnidirectional antennas transmit in all directions‚ both horizontally and vertically. The signal goes in all directions‚ as well as up and down‚ although there is often a small dead spot with no signal that is a very small area
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Chapter 8 Questions 1. Using your adopted business or current place of employment as your primary example‚ please answer the following question. Do you think that most people are satisfied or dissatisfied with their work? What factors primarily contribute to their satisfaction or dissatisfaction? Using my current place of employment‚ I am going to say that I think most people are satisfied with their work. The factors that seem most important are that they enjoy the kind of work they’re doing
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Chapter 8 Questions 11-20 8.11 Discuss what is meant by ABC analysis of inventory. What are several measures that can determine ABC status? Murphy‚Jr.‚ Paul R.; Wood‚ Donald Michael (2014-01-14). Contemporary Logistics (11th Edition) (Page 142). Prentice Hall. Kindle Edition. ABC analysis of inventory: can be applied in several different ways‚ recognizes that inventories are not equal value to a firm and that‚ as a result‚ all inventories should not be managed in the same way. The 80/20 rule:
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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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