Investing in TUFS Jing Wang Major Issues: The TUFS system doesn’t work like what it should be. TUFS should work as a new underwriting procedure and an assessment report to help the company to increase the efficiency of the company. In addition‚ its e-business function can help company solve their online business problems easily. But the current issue is that the TUFS’s underwriting system is only use at the last moment as a double-check step in the old procedure‚ and the company is quitting the
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Case Study 2-investiong in TUFS 1- “What can we do if they won’t use the system the way it was designed” that’s what Brian Smith said in a discussion about the TUFS with his company’s CFO. He was trying to justify the failure of the project by blaming its users; however he exactly pointed out his technician team failure of not addressing users needs and designing the system the way they wanted it to be designed. This problem could have been avoided if he had in his team a system analyst; a
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Case Summary Investing in TUFS The case refers to a company called Northern Insurance and their huge investment on TUFS (Technical Underwriting Financial System). That system was the largest investment ever made on IT by Northern Insurance and it was supposed to assist the company by “streamlining the underwriting process and providing strategic e-business capabilities”. Yet‚ after a couple months‚ TUFS became the cost-center of the company‚ spending almost $4 million‚ and therefore the CIO
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Running head: TUFS 1 TUFS Daniel Watrous Management Information Systems Northwest Nazarene University TUFS 2 TUFS TUFS Value Proposition The Technical Underwriting Financial System (TUFS) (McKeen & Smith‚ 2012)‚ like any Information Technology (IT) project requires a value assessment. This value assessment is intended to help business leaders weigh the possible benefits and risks associated with the project. In the case of TUFS‚ some of the anticipated benefits included financial savings through
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Investing in TUFS 1. What went wrong with the TUFS investment and what can be done to prevent these problems in the future? TUFS is the Technical Underwriting Financial System and was the biggest distinct outlay in IT by the Northern Insurance Company. They faced the difficulties in first few months and the team found very hard to finish it. The concerns are related with the efficacy and the upcoming prospects for the top notch evolution in underwriting process. Then it converted in to the key
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"Why do I keep this around?" Martin Drysdale wondered. "It infuriates me every time I see all that satisfaction over something that is now the bane of my existence." He looked gloomily at the offending photo which showed the project team happily "clinking" pop cans and coffee cups in a toast: "Here’s to TUFS!" The Technical Underwriting Financial System (TUFS) was the largest single investment in IT ever made by Northern Insurance‚ and it was going to transform Northern by streamlining the underwriting
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What were they trying to do? Montag and Mildred spend the day reading through the books‚ but none of what they read made any sense. Mildred begged Guy to destroy the books because it is very dangerous to have them. Guy knows that they can lose their home and be locked away in an insane asylum if they’re caught. Montag won’t give up‚ though. As they read‚ Montag hers the Mechanical Hound that he’s certain has been programmed to hunt him sniffing outside his door. In this section the "Sieve and
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What does a Human Need? Shawna Delta College College Composition II Davis April 02‚ 2014 Abstract Human beings are amazing creatures at times. Every person in the world has needs that are essential to survive. Additionally‚ the majority of them have wants that they would like to be satisfied. A survey was done to learn what my fellow classmates at Delta College believed a human being is. It was determined that most of the men and women questioned for the survey have opposite opinions of
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What Does Endermologie Do‚ And How Does It Work? Many people who have heard about this procedure are asking‚ "What does endermologie do?" Endermologie is a treatment that was first developed in the 1980s. It was used to help treat burns and reduce the appearance of scar tissue. Health care experts soon realized that endermologie is very effective for reducing the appearance of cellulite. This treatment involves using motorized rollers to massage and manipulate the skin tissue. Endermologie is a
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What is Religion and what does it do? Whether religion is the basis for the noblest events in human history‚ or a negative force responsible for the worst atrocities in history it plays a significant role in human existence‚ it also provides order and structure goals for humanity. According to Oxford Dictionary religion could be defined as “a belief in superhuman controlling power in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship”. Through scriptural quotations‚ human experience
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