Please choose one of these ten business case studies: A Business Owner Seeks an Alternative to Seven-Day Workweeks.pdfDownload A Business Owner Seeks an Alternative to Seven-Day Wo
Please choose one of these ten business case studies:
- A Business Owner Seeks an Alternative to Seven-Day Workweeks.pdfDownload A Business Owner Seeks an Alternative to Seven-Day Workweeks.pdf
- A Business Owner Who Backed Off Tries to Step Back In.pdfDownload A Business Owner Who Backed Off Tries to Step Back In.pdf
- A Sweet Breakfast Memory That Connects With the Wrong Market – The New York Times.pdfDownload A Sweet Breakfast Memory That Connects With the Wrong Market – The New York Times.pdf
- A Wholesaler Finds Himself in Competition With Retail Clients.pdfDownload A Wholesaler Finds Himself in Competition With Retail Clients.pdf
- Can Chasing Small Customers Lead to Larger Profits.pdfDownload Can Chasing Small Customers Lead to Larger Profits.pdf
- Helping One Big Client, but Wanting to Spread Out.pdfDownload Helping One Big Client, but Wanting to Spread Out.pdf
- Irrational Design, a Start-Up, Shuns Venture Capital.pdfDownload Irrational Design, a Start-Up, Shuns Venture Capital.pdf
- Looking to Expand, but Fearing It, Too.pdfDownload Looking to Expand, but Fearing It, Too.pdf
- Meeting the Demand for Quirky Objects.pdfDownload Meeting the Demand for Quirky Objects.pdf
- Seeking Even Faster Growth, an E-Commerce.pdfDownload Seeking Even Faster Growth, an E-Commerce.pdf
Write a summary of the case study that is about one page. Research and describe at least 3 technologies that could be used to support or enhance the business in the case study. Your paper should include at least 3 references from peer-reviewed journals associated with how other companies are using the 3 technologies you are recommending. Your paper should be in APA format and at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference pages. Make sure you have in-text citations and a reference page. You will use this paper as part of your IS strategy for week 7. The technologies you choose will be part of the return on investment analysis for this week's discussion board.
Make sure on your references page you include a reference with the URL to the case study you chose, in addition to at least 3 references from peer-reviewed journals.
Please watchCreating Winning IT Strategies video,Links to an external site.which describes how to create an IT strategy. Because the PowerPoint slides in the video are a little hard to read, a copy of the slides is attached here: Gartner-IT Strategy.pptx
In developing your recommendations for the case study this week, please refer to the resources from previous weeks. You can reference these resources in your paper, but you must also reference at least 3 peer-reviewed articles.
BUDGET TOOL
Gray cells contain calculations that should not be altered. | ||||
[Company Name] | ||||
Technology Budgeting Tool | ||||
[Date] | ||||
Company Data | ||||
Required rate of return | 10% | |||
Tax rate | 30% | |||
Initial Investment | YEAR | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Hardware costs (e.g., servers, networking hardware, PC upgrades) | $1,000 | |||
Purchased software costs / licenses (e.g., e-commerce, ERP, CRM software) | $0 | |||
Development costs (e.g., systems design and configuration / development) | $0 | |||
Training costs (e.g., develop and conduct initial training) | $0 | |||
Conversion costs (e.g., initial data conversion from existing systems being replaced) | $0 | |||
[Other initial investments] | $0 | |||
[Other initial investments] | $0 | |||
Total Initial Investments | $1,000 | |||
Benefits from Technology Strategy | YEAR | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Increased sales and revenue | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | |
Reduced personnel costs | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Reduced product costs | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Reduced distribution costs | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Reduced advertising and marketing costs | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
[Other benefits] | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
[Other benefits] | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
[Other benefits] | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Total Benefits | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | |
Costs (Excluding Initial Capital Investments) | YEAR | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Depreciation on capital expenditures (calculation uses three-year period) | $333 | $333 | $333 | |
Software licensing fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Ongoing user support and training (e.g., help desk and training personnel) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Ongoing systems support (e.g., IT maintenance) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Hosting / Cloud computing | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
General and administrative | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
[Other costs] | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
[Other costs] | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
[Other costs] | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Total Costs | $333 | $333 | $333 | |
Totals | YEAR | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Net Benefits (Costs) | $667 | $667 | $667 | |
Tax | $200 | $200 | $200 | |
Value after tax | $467 | $467 | $467 | |
Depreciation added back | $333 | $333 | $333 | |
Cash flow | ($1,000) | $800 | $800 | $800 |
Cumulative cash flow | ($1,000) | ($200) | $600 | $1,400 |
Evaluation Metrics | ||||
Net present value (NPV) | $989 | |||
Internal rate of return (IRR) | 60.74% | |||
Payback period (in years) | 1.25 | |||
Three-year total ROI: (total benefits before taxes – total costs)/total costs | 200.00% |
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