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    The Internet and Business Models

    The internet has significantly changed the way that organizations conduct their business operations in breaking down barriers that previously existed. In what ways do organizations have to change their business models and operations due to the effects of the internet? Use specific examples to justify your conclusions.

    Components of Functional IS

    In this presentation assignment, you will define the components (departments) of an IS functional area. Conduct brief research on the departments within an IS functional area. Your presentation should be between 6 or 7 slides long. Make sure that you properly cite any resources used. Address the following in your presentat

    A Discussion Regarding Website Development

    Task: Create a new chapter in your design document called User Experience. Add the audience definition, and incorporate the scenarios. You could try to integrate the scenarios with the audience definition, but it is probably better to put them in their own section. Next, write up a summary of the competitive analysis and add it

    Prototyping in MIS

    Unit IV Article Review In this article review, you will describe the one thing about prototyping that surprised you the most. Find an article on prototyping and write a response that includes the following: • A description of the article and where it was found • Identification of the one thing about prototyping that su

    IS/IT: Creating a Competitive Advantage

    It is argued that IS/IT cannot create a competitive advantage for an organization. Do you agree or disagree? An organizational IT/IS strategy is too important to be left to the CIO and the IT department. Do you agree or disagree? State your position and support it with internal and external references.

    Planning phase of SDLC

    Choose a phase in the systems development life cycle and describe the tasks that make up the phase. What are some possible issues or concerns that must be addressed during that phase?

    IT infrastructure and Competitive Advantage

    Just looking for about 3 paragraphs to get a discussion rolling: - In what ways is IS/IT just infrastructure and in what ways is it a competitive advantage? - Do you think it matters on how big or small an organization is for it to be a competitive advantage? - What other factors with IS/IT works with or against it being in

    Executive Information System

    What are the distinguishing characteristics of an executive information system (EIS)? Why have these systems become a part of business intelligence in many companies? Answer must be minimum 200 words

    The Significance of Market Share and Technology in the Business World

    It may seem inevitable that market leaders will find their market share eroded substantially as a result of technological change. Provide reasons why this occurs and examples of disruptive technologies that may prove to serve as a catalyst for major corporations in the next five years. Why is it important to stay abreast of thi

    Information Systems Position

    In a 2-3-paragraph journal entry, complete the following: Research a specific career in information systems. Some examples of this include systems analyst, programmer, or CIO (chief information officer). Write a brief summary of the career. Determine what qualifications an individual with this position would need to have and

    Flexible Budgets: Software Associates Harvard Business Review by Kaplan

    Software Associates Harvard Business Review by Kaplan Report to Richard Norton, CEO of Software Associates 1. Prepare a variance analysis report based on the information in Exhibit 1. Would this be sufficient to explain the profit explain the profit shortfall to Norton at the 8 am meeting? ( see highlighted answers

    Miles Real Estate Access Query: List price of property by city and subdivision

    Nancy Miles, owner of Miles Real Estate, asks you to help her analyze the list price of all listed property by city and subdivision. She also wants to see which agent listed each property. You suggested that Ms. Miles add totals to each column to evaluate the properties using aggregate functions. She asks that you present the in

    Information Technology in the Public Sector

    How does information technology support the demands of public sector stakeholders? Provide examples. What is a potential disadvantage of using information technology to satisfy stakeholder request? What are some options to overcome this disadvantage?

    Management Control System (MCS)

    Company-Coca Cola From the analysis (attached file), critique the MCS with a view to identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to make comprehensive recommendations (at least 3 recommendations) Needs referencing (word limit: about 500-800words)

    ILP Transportation Problem

    The table below indicates required supplies delivered to four destinations. Destinations Port D1 D2 D3 D4 A 70 80 90 56 B 100 75 100 85 C 42 60 89 62 Demand 500 600 450 700 The ports are supplied by one of two stock suppliers. Supplier 1 carries 1200 tonnes of supplies while Supplier 2 carries 1120 tons

    IT Contract Negotiation

    Negotiation of an IT Contract What are the 5 components that need to be in an IT contract? What are 5 most important components in a software licensing agreement? What are the 5 components to a contract? How do you handle conflict?

    Predicting Kilowatt Usage/Use a different growth rate

    The company has determined kilowatt-hours used for last year and now wants to predict how usage can be controlled over the next year. It has identified a general growth percentage of 1.5%. This means its usage is expected to increase by at least that percentage. To balance that, each office applies a savings factor that reduces

    Nested IF function in Excel

    Can you please help with this spreadsheet? If you could show me how to do it and what the end product looks like, that would be great. Thank you.

    LAN Protocols and Web 2.0

    I need help in answering questions on LAN and Web.20: 1. Describe the purpose of each component of a wired LAN. Describe the major LAN protocols. 2.What is Web 2.0? How do organizations use Web 2.0?

    Hyper-social Organization and ERP Systems

    I need help in answering these questions about Hyper-social Organization and ERP Systems: 1. Describe the hyper-social organization. Explain the four pillars of a hyper-social organization. 2.Define ERP. What is the primary purpose of an ERP system? Describe the process of an ERP information system.

    End User Input In Database Design

    1 - To what extent should end users be involved in the design of a database? How have our ideas of agile development environments affected this traditionally non-user input environment? 2 - What types of databases are used by companies like Google in implementing worldwide search engines?

    Create a Brochure for a Data Repository

    Create a brochure advertising your services as a data repository. Research commercial data repositories. Be sure to understand this business model, including the services, benefits, and marketing of services. Use a publisher program to create a one-page, two-fold brochure. If you are using a word processing program, you may

    The Information Systems Department

    Write a paragraph in which you identify the roles of information systems with in Accounting and Finance, sales and marketing departments. Format your paragraph consistent with APA guidelines.