Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “UMUC Haircuts Case Study,” the Stage 1 and Stage 2 projects, the “Walmart Example”and the feedback from previous assignments.
Purpose of this Assignment
This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge of the areas to be considered in planning and implementing a technology solution. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to:
- analyze internal and external business processes to identify information systems requirements
- identify and plan IT solutions that meet business objectives.
IT Considerations for Proposed Technology Solution
For your Stage 2 Project, you proposed a technology solution to improve a business process at the UMUC Haircuts business. In evaluating and implementing an IT proposal, there are several areas that need to be considered. These considerations are listed in the table provided below in this assignment. Depending on the specific technology solution you proposed, some of the considerations would be more important than others and some may not need specific consideration for the initial implementation of your proposed solution. (If a consideration is not relevant for the solution as described or for its implementation, but might be something for the future, mark it “N/A”. If for instance cloud computing is not in the solution being implemented, but may be considered in the future it would be N/A and not required for the solution. Please note that even N/A items require an explanation.) The responses that you enter into the table for each consideration must be aligned to the one specific solution you proposed and appropriate to the UMUC Haircuts business.
Assignment
Using the technology solution you proposed in Stage 2,
