As You Continue Exploring Topics Related To Business Informa

As You Continue Exploring Topics Related To Business Information Syste

As you continue exploring topics related to business information systems over the next five weeks, many of your assignments will build toward your Final Project, which will be due in Week 7. Playing the role of a consultant to the general manager and/or CEO of your organization, your goal will be to make recommendations for how business information systems can best support the organization’s efforts in building and sustaining a competitive advantage, based on the weekly topics and themes: · Week 2: Roles and Actions · Week 3: Utilization of Data Resources · Week 4: Driving Value from Business Information Systems · Week 5: Process-Oriented Organization · Week 6: Security and Ethical Issues · Week 7: Business Continuity Planning Your Final Project will include: · Your recommendations for improving the organization’s use of data resources, data storage and processing, and related information systems that promote informed decision making by managers who are responsible for communicating business IT decisions across various functional and cross-functional departments within the organization. · Your recommendations for how the organization can best uphold its legal and ethical responsibilities in relation to the management of information and information systems. · Your recommendations for mitigating or eliminating security risks that your organization faces or could face. · An explanation of the alignment between the organizational structure and the choice of information systems/technology, as well as the implications of misalignment between the two. · The options the organization has to adapt its structure to its information systems, or vice versa. · An annotated bibliography in APA format.

As a consultant, you will need to understand your organization from various perspectives. Often you will need to make assumptions about systems, processes, or operations if you are unable to find the exact information. In situations where you do not have access to such information, you are encouraged to study other organizations of similar size or in a similar industry that might have made such information public. Then you can draw conclusions about how that organization’s choices mirror yours. In other instances, you may have to make educated and reasonable assumptions based on what little information you can find, or what you think is true.

When you make assumptions, be sure to document them. The validity of your assumptions could affect the soundness of your recommendations. Please review the weekly Assignments, Discussions, and the Final Project Assignment. Also review the Final Project rubrics. Your Instructor will evaluate your work according to the associated rubric(s).

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To successfully complete the final project in this course, you are required to select a specific organization as a case study to analyze and provide strategic recommendations related to its business information systems. This comprehensive assignment involves acting as a business consultant, evaluating how information systems can be leveraged to enhance competitive advantage, ensure ethical compliance, and mitigate risks. Your analysis must encompass current resources, challenges, organizational structure, and technological alignment, culminating in an APA-formatted annotated bibliography.

The first step involves choosing one of three organizations: United Healthcare, Netflix, or MyPreschool. This choice provides a foundation for research, analysis, and continuous reference throughout the course assignments. Once selected, you will compose a professional memo addressed to your instructor, which should include the rationale for your choice, sources of information, and an initial assessment of potential management issues related to information systems.

In your memo, explicitly identify the organization and explain your reasons for choosing it, highlighting its relevance to course themes. List at least five credible sources—such as industry reports, company publications, or scholarly articles—that you will utilize for your investigation. Describe what type of information each source offers and how it will inform your analysis. Ensure proper APA citations for these resources.

Furthermore, outline the anticipated management issues your organization may encounter concerning information systems, such as data security, ethical challenges, or system integration. Discuss the significance of these issues for organizational success and note any assumptions made during your preliminary analysis. Recognize that your recommendations should be based on publicly available data and logical inference, as direct interviews or proprietary data collection are not permitted without IRB approval.

This assignment should be approximately 2-4 pages, excluding title and references, emphasizing clarity, justification for choices, and a strategic outlook. It sets the stage for your ongoing coursework, where you'll develop deeper analyses and practical recommendations related to business information systems management.

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