Mcbride Financial Services
McBride Financial Services
CMGT 410/Project Building and Implementation
August 2, 2010
McBride Financial Services McBride Financial Services is a start-up mortgage company. They specialize in offering their customers low cost mortgage services at a fixed price. Their target group will include professionals and retirees purchasing their first home or secondary home, and individuals or families purchasing recreational properties (Apollo, 2005, 2007). McBride Financial Services will be starting with the Sioux Falls office to implement a LAN system, which includes the equipment and software installation.
Background
McBride Financial Services is a new financial lender with the main headquarters in Boise, Idaho. McBride Financial Services has offices in Cheyenne and Jackson, Wyoming, Billings, Montana, Bismarck and Fargo, North Dakota, and Rapid City and Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Apollo, 2005, 2007). McBride Financial Services offers mortgages, specializing in conventional, FHA, and VA loans to purchase or refinance homes. McBride’s goal is to offer low cost mortgage services by using current technology in all their offices.
Statement of Need McBride Financial Services is in need of a complete IT system to service their clients and brokers. McBride Financial Services is in the process of setting up their offices with Boise being the home location and Sioux Falls their first branch office. The Sioux Falls office is in need of equipment, software and installation of a LAN to start operations. The office will have a receptionist and two to three brokers that will provide their own laptops. The company will need to provide the networks, Internet connections, printers, fax machines, and telephone service in the offices (Apollo, 2005, 2007). The office is an open room on the ground floor of a strip office building, 900 square feet. The design of the office will have a file storage area, a computer and telephone area, and a private meeting area for
CMGT 410/Project Building and Implementation
August 2, 2010
McBride Financial Services McBride Financial Services is a start-up mortgage company. They specialize in offering their customers low cost mortgage services at a fixed price. Their target group will include professionals and retirees purchasing their first home or secondary home, and individuals or families purchasing recreational properties (Apollo, 2005, 2007). McBride Financial Services will be starting with the Sioux Falls office to implement a LAN system, which includes the equipment and software installation.
Background
McBride Financial Services is a new financial lender with the main headquarters in Boise, Idaho. McBride Financial Services has offices in Cheyenne and Jackson, Wyoming, Billings, Montana, Bismarck and Fargo, North Dakota, and Rapid City and Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Apollo, 2005, 2007). McBride Financial Services offers mortgages, specializing in conventional, FHA, and VA loans to purchase or refinance homes. McBride’s goal is to offer low cost mortgage services by using current technology in all their offices.
Statement of Need McBride Financial Services is in need of a complete IT system to service their clients and brokers. McBride Financial Services is in the process of setting up their offices with Boise being the home location and Sioux Falls their first branch office. The Sioux Falls office is in need of equipment, software and installation of a LAN to start operations. The office will have a receptionist and two to three brokers that will provide their own laptops. The company will need to provide the networks, Internet connections, printers, fax machines, and telephone service in the offices (Apollo, 2005, 2007). The office is an open room on the ground floor of a strip office building, 900 square feet. The design of the office will have a file storage area, a computer and telephone area, and a private meeting area for
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