Part I:TextBook Link:http://anyflip.com/xetl/vszmPlease post one outside article and your comments. Pick anything in Chapter 11 or Chapter 12 that you can find referenced in a real news outlet and describe what you found. Provide the link. Something you think relates to either of the chapter materials. Please reference your source or include it here and explain the importance of your article.
You can begin your critique by giving a short summary in two to three sentences of what the article is about. I am looking for a well-crafted, logical set of viewpoints. I expect that whatever you submit will be original material. If you include material from the source article or from any other sources, include it in quotation marks and note the full and precise citation at the bottom of the critique
Part II:After watching the video ( http://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/mymislab-2016-intro_MIS-imis_2016_topic_11 ) provide your comments on how it relates to the chapter 11.
Part III:Read the simulation, and provide a response of how you think it best correlates to the chapter 12.(one short paragraph fine)
Challenge MIS Simulation Date: 1 August 2017 SIMULATION TITLE: Information Systems Management SIMULATION DESCRIPTION: As chief information officer for Necturus Games, you must staff up the IT department and determine the best way to create the company's new product. You earned 100 percent. Necturus Games: Company Expansion You are the new chief information officer for the video-game developer, Necturus Games. The company has recently undergone a major expansion of its primary product, and you must staff up the IS department and determine the best way to develop new game "capsules" for the game, "Escape Velocity." Job Advertisement You decide you need someone to be responsible for the development of one hundred new video game capsules, all to be created using a new development system. What job do you list as available? YOU CHOSE OPTION 2 Large-scale project manager You identified "large-scale project manager" as the position you would list available. This was the right answer. Necturus Games needs a large-scale project manager to oversee this complex project. Hiring a Technical Writer Who do you hire as a technical writer for the new project? YOU CHOSE OPTION 3 Denzel: quick learner, strong verbal communication skills, strong writer You decided to hire Denzel for the technical writer position. This was the best choice. Reaction to the New Information System Your company has recently initiated a new system in which to develop its game "capsules." You want to find out how users of that new system are reacting to it. How will you find out? YOU CHOSE OPTION 1 Discuss in the steering committee You decided to discuss how employees are reacting to the new system in the steering committee. This was the best choice. The steering committee is a group of senior managers from the major business functions that works with the CIO. This committee is an important communications link between IS and the users. Developing More Video Game Capsules You determine that Necturus Games doesn't have the capacity to develop the one hundred new video game capsules it has planned. What do you recommend? YOU CHOSE OPTION 2 Outsource some of the planning and development of each module. You decided to outsource some of the planning and development of each module. This was the best choice. Hiring new staff would have been too expensive, and outsourcing all of the planning and development takes too much of the project control away from Necturus Games. Outsourcing some of the planning and development allows for cheaper costs but still allows Necturus Games to control the project. Choosing a Vendor Which company do you choose? You selected BusinessSense for Necturus’ Games outsourcing needs. The company is both experienced and affordably priced, and their approach enables you to take advantage of economies of scale. This is the best choice. BusinessSense - Benefits You suggest BusinessSense to April. She asks you to explain the largest benefit of outsourcing to this company. YOU CHOSE OPTION 3 To gain economy of scale You answered that the largest benefit of BusinessSense is to gain economy of scale. This was the best choice. BusinessSense should be able to implement economies of scale that would save Necturus Games both time and money. BusinessSense - Risk April then asks, "What is the largest risk of outsourcing to this company?" YOU CHOSE OPTION 1 Loss of control You answered that the largest risk of outsourcing to this vendor is loss of control. This was the best answer. BusinessSense works for many American companies and, if they get a larger contract, might prioritize that work over that of Necturus Games, and the schedule might suffer. BusinessSense Necturus Games hires BusinessSense. Their quality of work is high and their costs are moderate, but there are some problems keeping to the schedule. April is mostly pleased with your recommendation.