it is 1500 words e-commerce report with a case scenarioso intro glossary recommendation and conclusion
FYC BCO1102 - Information Systems for Business Assessment 3: Scoping Report & Presentation Weighting: 30% Individual Report & 10% Team Presentation Grading:See Above Due Date:Final Report & Presentation Day 11 Learning objectives After successfully completing this assessment task, you should be able to: · Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental concepts of eCommerce information systems · Conduct independent research · Explain the issues and benefits associated with implementing an information system · Produce a professional report for a business audience Scenario A first step in developing Information systems is to conduct a preliminary study, this could also be termed a scoping study. The objective of this is to conduct a preliminary analysis, propose alternative solutions, describe costs and benefits and submit a preliminary plan with recommendations to a client. When conducting the preliminary analysis you need to find out the organization's objectives and the nature and scope of the problem under study. Even if a problem refers only to a small segment of the organization itself, you need to find out what the objectives of the organization itself are. Then you need to see how the problem being studied fits in with them. You may also need to propose a range of solutions. In digging into the organization's objectives and specific problems, you may have already covered some solutions. Alternate proposals may come from interviewing employees, clients, suppliers, and/or consultants. You can also study what competitors are doing. With this data, you will have three choices: leave the system as is, improve it, or develop a new system. Control and Audit, Information Systems. SDLC (2013). Chapter 5: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. p. 5.28. Case You work as a graduate consultant for a consulting firm in one of the branches (Australia, Malaysia or Hong Kong) of Victoria University Information Systems Consulting (VUIS). You have worked there for six months. The company has been in operation for five years and has 70 employees including the general manager, consultants, administrative staff, project managers, programmers, business analysts, a technical writer and a trainer. The company provides General Business plus Information Systems consulting services and also develops eCommerce solutions for a range of small to medium sized organisations. The eCommerce solutions are often hosted in the cloud. The eCommerce section of VUIS always develop a scoping report for their clients as a first step to a fully detailed requirements report. The outcome of the scoping report will have four recommendations. You only do ONE of the following. Industry Background Recommendation 1The type of eCommerce system to be adopted. Recommendation 2The functionality and costing of the eCommerce system. Recommendation 3The degree that the Cloud may be utilised in the eCommerce system. Recommendation 4Outline of the Implementation Issues of the eCommerce rollout. Recommendation 1: Type of eCommerce system The type of eCommerce system covers three broad areas; 1. What products/services are being taken online? 2. What will be the main business processes and functions addressed in the recommended eComm system? 3. Compare three available eCommerce providers, Shopify, Woocommerce and Squarespace. Use the KT-DA comparison table here. 4. What eCommerce provider is recommended and why? Recommendation 2: The functionality and costing of the eCommerce system In relation to the case study problem and recommended eComm solution: 1. What features does the eCommerce provide? 2. Compare the differing pricing levels of the eCommerce package; basic, advanced etc. 3. Explain if the eCommerce is being insourced, outsourced or some variation of both. 4. Now make a recommendation as to the level of pricing & service/functionality to be chosen, eg. Basic, advanced etc. 5. Detail the cost structure of the system, including upfront, monthly and ongoing costs. Recommendation 3: The degree that the Cloud will be utilised The system will have three main components, the application or front end, the back-end data store and the backup system. Cloud technology is now standard industry wide practice and the scoping study will recommend how the cloud will be utilised. 1. Types of Cloud Systems-Explain key terms and cite additional references to demonstrate research and illustrate understanding. 2. Issues and Benefits of Cloud Systems-Describe in detail the challenges and issues involved when introducing such a system to an organisation (e.g. staff resistance to change). Describe in detail the benefits achieved when introducing such a system to an organisation (e.g. improved customer satisfaction). 3. Current Trends and Examples in Cloud Computing.-If you have found something in your research such as a new trend or an example of the use of your type of system then outline it here. Make it specific to the type of eComm platform the client may use. 4. Your recommendation-Give two specific examples of how the use of Cloud could benefit the client eComm solution. Recommendation 4: Outline of Implementation Issues All information systems require discussion of how the information system will be rolled out or implemented. For the scoping report we expect you to consider and discuss the following issues: In relation to the Business and proposed solution from recommendation 1: 1. People · What training requirements are needed for the staff? · Who will actually do the training? 2. Risk · What sorts of risks are likely in rolling out the new eCommerce system? · Use a risk table to represent the 5 main risks. Risk (5) Level of risk 1-low..10-high Likelihood of occurring 1-low..10-high Level x likelihood 1-100 3. Roll-out · How will the system be rolled out; big bang, phased or pilot? · What is the length of time for the roll-out from start to finish? · Which internal staff will be involved in the rollout? · Prepare a roll-out plan (gannt chart) for the the roll-out, see below. 4. Security · What are the top three security issues that need to be considered in implementing the eComm systems? · How will be security issues be managed? Case Study VUIS Consulting has four new clients who need advice on whether to adopt an upgraded eCommerce system. · Barry's Beans · Rhonda's Scrapping Emporium · Sam's Office Plants · DenimFit by Jeans You will provide consulting services to one of the clients mentioned above as part of a consulting group. The scoping report and specifications will provide your chosen VUIS Consulting client with an overview of the selected system so they can determine if they want to proceed with implementing such a system in their own business. It will also guide them on the requirements for the new system. The report will also highlight the benefits and issues associated with adopting such a system. Scoping Report Format Your report should show your tutor that you have researched the topic, applied it to the case study and have argued a direction the business should take. We are not expecting detailed computer specifications in the report. But you should be able to relate the things you have found about these systems to the various components of information systems. You will need to provide 1500 words on your topic. Submissions The aim of the presentation is twofold: to show that you understand what you have written in the report, and that you can convince a panel that your recommendations are appropriate. The report component of this assignment is due for submission on day 11. Prior to submitting your assignment you need to be submit it through Turnitin via the BCO1102 VU Collaborate site. Day 7 Select Topic Research & Write Day 9 Check Progress Day 10 Draft Draft Report Day 11 Final report & Prresentation ( 3 ) FYC BCO1102 Information Systems for Business VUIS Scoping Report Template-Online FRONT PAGE Title, names and numbers of student. As this is a formal scoping report each consulting member must sign and date this page. Name Number Section Completed Signed Dated Bill 9999999 Recommendation 1 etc Executive Summary (50 words summary of findings) Table of Contents Executive Summary (50 words summary of findings)1 Table of Contents1 GLOSSARY 15 items2 INTRODUCTION 100 words2 Background of CLIENT INDUSTRY (1200 words)2 Recommendation 1 (1200 words) OR2 Recommendation 2 (1200 words) OR3 Recommendation 3 (1200 words) OR3 Recommendation 4 (1200 words)4 Conclusion (50 words)4 Reference List 5-10 references4 Update table of contents before submission: use the Microsoft Word Ribbon – References and then choose Table of Contents. Delete this line when finished GLOSSARY 15 items Complete a table showing terms that may be confusing to the reader – delete this line when finished, at least 10 terms Term Definition & Reference INTRODUCTION 100 words This section is designed to tell the reader what this report is about and to provide a guide to the remaining sections of the report. It should obviously provide contextual information, that is, relate to the topic and the case study. It should contain a few paragraphs. It often finishes with a short paragraph telling the reader what is in the rest of the report. Background of CLIENT INDUSTRY (1200 words) In this section you should describe the case study client industry in your own words. · What Industry is the client in? · How big is the Industry globally? · How big is the industry in Australian? · Name three main competitors for the client. You are not recommending a system in this section. Recommendation 1 (1200 words) OR In this section you will select the eCommerce package from 3 providers; Shopify, Woocommerce and one of your choice. Make sure you discuss in the context of the case study. You could use the KT-DA from BPD1100 or another comparison method. Shopify / Go-NoGo Woocommerce / Go-NoGo Your Choice / Go-NoGo Musts (3) eCart avail eMaketing Link to FB Weight Rating WxR Weight Rating WxR Weight Rating WxR Wants(4) Affordable Use Template Scaleable Easy of use In relation to the case study problem: · What products/services are being taken online? · What will be the main business processes and functions addressed in the recommended eComm system? · Compare three available eCommerce providers, Shopify, Woocommerce and one other of your choice. Use a comparison table here. · What eCommerce provider is recommended and why? Recommendation 2 (1200 words) OR In this section you take the decision made in Recommendation 1 and give further details on the eCommerce provider that has been chosen. Make sure you discuss in the context of the case study. In relation to the case study problem and recommended eComm solution: · What features does the eCommerce provide? · Compare the differing pricing levels of the eCommerce package; basic, advanced etc. · Explain if the eCommerce is being insourced, outsourced or some variation of both. · Now make a recommendation as to