Information management at home styles hotels. This case takes a “horizontal” slice through a number of coexistent issues. As a result, the challenge is “knowing where to start” – just as it is in real organizations – and this requires detective work. It is a good idea for you to articulate the key business challenges facing home style. For example: it was impossible for the company to provide a consistent “look and feel” to their services. List them out. At least six (6) more can be found. Now, articulate the key it challenges facing home style. For example: each individual hotel operated as its own little fiefdom with its own collection of hardware and software – some state-of-the-art and some outrageously outdated. List them out. At least six (6) more can be found:

1.does it make good business sense to integrate across the different lines of business represented by lifestyle resorts and home-away hotels? What exactly would you integrate (beyond financial information) and why?

2. Outline a process for home style to follow in order to decide between the two software options (i.e., hc and cr)? What selection criteria would you use? Who should make the decision?

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN THE HOME STYLE HOTEL IT challenges facing Home style Hotel owners have to contend with so many IT challenges on their plates There are five main IT challenges facing Home sty... View the full answer