University of Maryland Information Technology Consulting Services Research Paper

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Computer Science

University of Maryland Global Campus

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select one the following.

  • An automotive accessories company

This medium-sized company was formed by combining several smaller companies within the same industry into a single entity. Each of the smaller companies had their own IT system, and some were not so good, usually because the systems were cobbled together from different sources over the years. The new organization intends to avoid that undesirable outcome.

This organization intends to bring all of the disparate systems together into one comprehensive system. The plan is to implement an ERP system such as SAP or PeopleSoft as the core application for managerial control. That part of the transition will be outsourced to another team and is not part of your charter.

Your team was assembled by selecting individuals from some of those smaller companies described above, so you have never worked together before. Also, the levels of experience and training for the various team members can be quite variable.

Your mission is to develop an overall systems architecture plan from top to bottom for the new organization. This will involve several different platforms from the data center to the smartphone level including some levels in between. You may or may not be concerned with the specific source or brand name for a platform or subsystem as your team sees fit.

The team needs to consider all the possible roles that need to be supported in this organization that includes light manufacturing, procurement, sales, distribution, and customer support. A good portion of the sales staff will operate from mobile platforms while traveling to customer sites. The primary business channel is wholesale to other businesses but the organization intends to provide some in-house retail operations through brick & mortar facilities as well as online operations.

The overall assignment is to develop a comprehensive plan for the systems architecture for this fictitious organization

Deliverable: Provide answers to the below questions on the “Warehouse handling” department of the above company

1. detailed inventory of current hardware, software and networking capabilities

2. a description of long-range plans and priorities for future purchases

3. a plan for upgrading and/or replacing dated equipment and software

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Systems Architecture Plan
Thesis statement: Furthermore, you should identify the factors that impact personnel
availability. Evaluate whether your firm needs further training, which would increase the
productivity of the employees.
Systems Architecture Plan
IT Consultancy
Conclusion
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Systems Architecture Plan
The first step in determining a successful growth plan is to establish a value
proposition. You must understand the competitive advantage of the firm to sustain the long
term growth of the business. You should identify the particular service that you can provide
with competency. Analyze how other firms are developing new and unique ways and
determine how they can strengthen your growth strategies. Secondly, you should identify the
firm’s ideal customers; hence you will be able to solve the customers’ problem effectively
(Singh & Delios, 2017). Identify the key indicators that influence the growth of your firm
and, in turn, specialize your resources and time on the indexes. You should also emphasize
verifying your current revenue streams and the possible ones that you could add to increase
the incomes of the business. Furthermore, you should identify the factors that impact
personnel availability. Evaluate whether your firm needs further training, which would
increase the productivity of the employees.
IT Consultancy
IT consultancy faces many problems, including disruptive technology, the pressure
exerted by intense global competition, and new business models. Furthermore, small
consulting firms face underserved markets and are not recognized by many organizations.
The aspect makes the crossing over to the safe zones where their services are ensured. Due to
the lack of customer loyalties and trust, they tend to face extreme market fluctuations hence
reducing their chances of growth and development. Finally, many companies have currently
turned to their internal consulting departments, which specialize in advising and guiding the
companies. The technique becomes cheaper and serves as a root of creating a competitive
advantage for those companies. Therefore, small consulting firms tend to lose 1)the market
and becom...


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