INFO1409 Systems Analysis & Design Tutorial 4.1: SWOT analysis Strategic planning is the process of identifying long-term organisational goals. Question: Why does a systems analyst need to know about strategic planning? Answer: Systems analysts should focus on the larger, strategic role of IT as they carry out their day-to-day responsibilities. Sometimes changes are planned for the Organisation, and decisions have to be made as to what the possible outcomes will be. One excellent planning tool is the SWOT analysis. Tutorial Objectives: The aim of this tutorial is to introduce students to: • SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats). By the end of this tutorial you will: . …show more content…
My mechanics are capable people, and they’re doing the best they can. One problem I see is that it’s hard to pull up a history for a particular vehicle. We keep the data on a computer, but different people used different codes and procedures over the years, and the system probably needs a good overhaul. Alice I’m in charge of maintenance record keeping. We use a (maintenance spreadsheet system that was designed by a part-time employee clerk) who is no longer around. Because we work on a monthly budget, the spreadsheet has a separate page for each month. When the year is over, we start a new set of monthly pages. The spreadsheet is supposed to record labour and parts used, and assign the cost Alice to a specific vehicle, but it doesn’t always work out that way. I also use a notebook to keep track of vehicle mileage and scheduled service intervals, so I can let the department heads know when a vehicle needs to come in for service. I write up work orders for scheduled service or necessary repairs, but often a mechanic finds other problems and has to write up an additional charges form. Each time a vehicle comes into the shop, I start a new row on the spreadsheet. I enter the vehicle number, mileage and date. Then I enter the rest of the data into the columns for parts, labour hours, job code, shop supplies and miscellaneous charges. At the end of the month, I calculate
Then when appropriate I will go round and visit technicians and monitor their progress. In most cases the technicians has completed the giving task and will visit the maintenance office to leave the complete check sheet in my in tray.
The effect, change creates with the staff must be thought out and a plan implemented to avoid the negative effects.
A system analyst is an important part of a business, who is usually an IT professional, specializing in analyzing, designing and implementing information systems. The primary role of a system analyst is to assess situations, and the suitability of information systems, and then study the problems and improvements needed within a certain organisation and come up with a way that these changes can be made effectively. It is the role of the system analyst to research problems, plan solutions, recommend software/systems and to overall co-ordinate the development of the
Maintaining equipment is vital to operations as well as personal safety; therefore, routine equipment checks and maintenance is imperative to the continued operation and functionality of the over-all system. Riordan has no policy directing internal inspections and maintenance strategy. Inspections and maintenance need weekly completion to evaluate system operations. An inspection may give early warning to system failure avoiding costly corporate down time.
What formula or function does he put in columns B through F in Row 13 that will give him the total expenses for the week in each category?
This will then allow time to revise the plans and situation and be able to adapt to any changes which may need to be arranged.
•Repair/Service Records: If you’ve kept a file of all of your receipts for repairs, recommended repairs, oil changes and service visits, it will help the technician track what work has or hasn’t been done.
A SWOT analysis is the strategic business plan that shows the important aspect of a company, which details the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats (Simoneaux, 2011). Many SWOT analysis are done at companies to make sure that they are aware of what health of their organization. The SWOT will have the company to identify where they can use help, and where they are doing well.
a. Fill in the formula for Average Fixed Cost, Average Variable Cost, Average Total Cost, Marginal Cost, Total Revenue, Marginal Revenue, and Total Profit at the top of the column in the gray section within the table.
Something both my team and I have often forgotten to do is put what services we performed on a patient into the computer for the front team to check the patient out and send a claim to the insurance company. Obviously this could cause miscommunications and make my coworkers job more than it should be. Recently our practice manager has addressed this issue with us numerous times and I have been sure to enter the codes and double check to make sure each procedure listed is correct. On top of that I make sure to communicate with the front team, both verbally and written, that the services are correct. Having this matter addressed to us taught me the importance of why we do this.
This project for Illustrated Excel Module 2 refers to Camile, who owns a franchise of electronics stores with locations in four cities. Camile wants to analyze the sales and sales taxes paid for the most popular products. Through analyzing Camile’s sales, students learn how to estimate expenses, how to examine sales tax amount and calculate an average tax rate, along with how to determine a final revenue. The problem is solved through navigating external sheets, using relative and absolute references, generating function and non-function based equations, and utilizing formatting tools.
As an automotive technician, it is your duty to diagnose and fix mechanical issues with
Moreover, the best way to successfully implement change management is carried out in a few simple steps. Appointing a team to organize the change management process; this team may consist of employees, as well as outside consultants with the familiarity of change management strategies. Next, the plan to go from the current to the planned organizational structure should be analyzed and decide what steps will be necessary to complete the process. A communication plan should be created that is comprehensive; determine how to notify all company employees of the upcoming changes to ensure the transition will go smoothly. The next step will have the key changes that will take place during this process by creating a timeline, which should include small as well as large details. The change process should list concerns or problems that may arise; this would include employee dissatisfaction, confusion as well as an everyday work stoppage, and finally, these potential setbacks should have a contingency plan created. The final steps include the compilation of a change report for senior management as well as a discussion with management teams of the upcoming changes to be implemented (Michaels,
The Sparkiln’ Automotive Company has recently changed the method that they use to track the overall
Finally, one organisational response to change is that organisational forms are themselves evolving. Therefore, the change management response will