QM&IS department Introduction to Management Information Systems (QM 240) Management Decision Problem Assignment no2 [Total Cost Ownership] Spring 20013 Learning objectives Learn analytical skills how to estimate the Total Cost Ownership (TCO) Learn technical skills how to use MS Excel to calculate TCO Learn how to work within a group team to estimate TCO Assignment statement A company RYAN-MAYSSA has decided to implement a computer centre composed of a file server‚ 12 client computers
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The Bathtub Period (Chapter 15‚ pp. 708 - 709) Case Study Questions: 1. Should Jerry go to the General Manager? Why or why not? Think back to what is expected of a project manager and the project charter. Answer – Given that the project was strategic in nature for the company‚ the loss of key personnel to other projects is a very big risk that could impact delivery and quality of the project. Also‚ Jerry and his team had really worked very hard to ensure that they make up the management reserve that
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being the best project manager. 2 What approaches would you take to improve communications between Tim and the team members? Answer – Given that Tim is a new employee‚ he is almost considered as an outsider in the company‚ where people have been working for a long time and in a particular manner they are used to. Most of the employees are much older and a lot more experienced than him‚ and probably in senior positions‚ due to which they would not want to be ordered or told what to do by Tim. The
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Board members can’t just make a decision without using references. Otherwise‚ the decisions being made wont effect anything. Staff members When dealing with a difficult situation‚ what resources do employees use to correct the situation? When working with a whole population it can be very difficult to meet the needs of the target population. When an incident breaks out‚ you as the employee need to know how to handle the situation. There should always be some type of resource you can refer to‚
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Week 1 Checkpoint Write a 200- to 300-word response that answers the following: Based on the article by Nott (2008)‚ what are some business uses for inserting a canvas within a Microsoft® Word® document? From these uses‚ propose a strategy that may help users overcome formatting issues. After reading the article by Nott (2008)‚ I have found the information in the article to be highly informational because I have never been through those activities before inside of Microsoft
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Week 6 Checkpoint The accounting cycle is a series of procedures that allow a company to record their transactions and prepare their financial statements in the most accurate way possible. Every cycle starts with a single transaction and ends with the books being closed out for a specific time period. There are nine steps in all. 1. Analyze Business Transactions – As financial transactions occur they are analyzed and considered with respect to their effect on their financial position in the
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“promise”) A succinct statement that describes the value that SuperSaver Card offers that sets them apart from the competition? Support Why should the target group believe what you are promising? 10 ½ to 1 page Marketing Strategies What are the 3-5 strategies you will follow to achieve your objectives? The strategies you select will determine the tactics you implement in the next section 10 1 page Tactics and Implementation – For each strategy‚ describe your marketing campaign components
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Week 3 Discussion 1 Top of Form “Languageless’ Thinking” Please respond to the following: Consider the quote by Wittgenstein‚ “The limits of my language are the limits of my life.” Explain whether it is possible to think without using language. If you believe it is possible‚ describe how a person might enact “languageless” thinking. If you believe it is not possible‚ describe what you foresee as the problems with languageless thinking. I do believe it is possible to think without
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the expectancy theory “argues that work motivation is a function of an employee’s belief (a) that working hard will allow the person to perform at a high level‚ and (b) that if the person does perform well‚ he or she will be rewarded for it (see Figure 7.3). According to this view‚ motivation is therefore a two-stage process. Several factors determine whether or not employees believe that working hard will lead to a superior job performance. Each of these factors is discussed next.”. We see this
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Information Technology Acts XBIS/220 May 23‚ 2013 This week we are to pick two information technology acts to research and discuss the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues that created the act. I currently work as a teller for a local bank and have chosen to research and discuss the Electronic Funds Transfer Act of 1978 and Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. I chose both of these because they coincide with my current job. Electronic Funds Act of 1978
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