Introduction [Your Introduction must include the following two elements at a minimum] Problem Statement1 [Clearly state the problem that the business owner is seeking to solve. Be sure to address the question of what your business ultimately wants to do.] Two Technologies [Identify and briefly describe the two technologies, from the list provided, that you will research in your business systems analysis.] Business Requirements Objectives [Explain the objectives of undertaking this project to integrate new technology. In others words, what should the project accomplish, and how does it support the goal of your business?] Project Description [Provide a project description that explains the purpose of the project. Be sure to address the following:] i. What does your business need to do to satisfy the objectives? ii. What are the desired results at the end of the project? iii. Why is it important for your business owner to consider implementing new technology? Technology Requirements [State the key technological requirements that will be required of any new technology in order to effectively solve your businesss problem. In other words, what specifically does the technology need to be capable of doing? (These are the technology requirements in the decision matrix.)] Competitors and Technology [In the section below, you will describe two competing companies that operate in the same industry as your business. You will also explain how a company uses the two technologies that you are investigating, to determine if the technology may be appropriate for your business to use. Remember that a list of competing companies was provided to you in the final project case scenario.] Technology One [Replace heading with the technology selected (e.g., Social Media)] [Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly describe what that company does and how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.] Technology Two [Replace heading with the technology selected (e.g., Social Media)] [Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly describe what that company does and how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.] Technology Benefit [Referring to what you learned in your research on the companies above, explain one specific way in which one of the companies is benefitting from technology, and describe the potential benefit to your business if you were to adopt the same approach.] Technology Solutions [In the section below, you will discuss how each of the two technologies meets the technology requirements that you identified in section II. Use your decision matrix to guide your responses.] Technology One [Explain how well this technology meets the technology requirements of your business. Be sure to address which technology requirements the technology meets, and where there are gaps.] Technology Two [Explain how well this technology meets the technology requirements of your business. Be sure to address which technology requirements the technology meets, and where there are gaps.] Recommendations [In the section below, you will recommend the technology solution that you believe is most appropriate for your business based on how well each technology meets your businesss technology requirements.] Technology Solution [Recommend a technology solution for your business, and defend why that solution is appropriate. You may recommend only one technology or any combination of the two that you investigated.] Overall Benefit [Explain the overall benefit of your recommended technology solution to your business. Consider the following:] I. How will it will it enhance efficiency? II. How will it position your business for future growth as you move online? Basic Security Considerations [In the section below, you will briefly explain what the owner of your business must consider in regard to security and privacy if they choose to adopt your recommendations.] Security Features [Explain the security features your recommended technology solution should have.] Third-Party Vendors [Briefly explain what your business should consider in regard to security and privacy as you seek out third-party vendors for the proposed technology.] Internal Safeguards [Briefly describe the internal safeguards that should be put in place in your business to guard against loss or misuse of company data. Provide examples.] [Like all sections of your paper, references start on their own page. The references page that follows is created using the Citations & Bibliography feature, available on the References tab. This feature includes a style option that formats your references for APA 6th Edition. You can also use this feature to add in-text citations that are linked to your source, such as those shown at the end of this paragraph and the preceding paragraph. To customize a citation, right-click it and then click Edit Citation.] (Last Name, Year) References Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages From - To. Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher Name.

This is the Project Case Scenario

For this project, imagine that you work for a small brick-and-mortar business specializing in designer clothing, shoes, and handbags. Your business offers discounted designer clothing and accessories for men and women. There are two full-time employees and three part-time employees. Currently, the store only has a basic website with a list of a few products, and customers can only purchase items in-store. This is a problem because the business is not able to reach customers as easily as its competitors. The business owner has identified the following companies as its primary e-business competitors:

Zappos Kohls Macys HauteLook Nordstrom Rack Lyst

The ultimate goal of the business is to promote growth with an online presence and become more customer-focused. The business owner wants to streamline the business processes involved in integrating a brick-and-mortar business with an e-business. She is aware that there will be some potential consumer privacy and security concerns associated with this change, and she wants to ensure that company data is protected internally. She also wants to be confident that the businesss suppliers and technology vendors do the same.

The business owner is looking for a technology solution that will meet the following key technology requirements: integrating online shopping, managing inventory and shipping, providing order status and online payment processing, facilitating collaboration internally and externally (with staff and customers), managing customer contacts, providing reporting, and being able to use the new technology to manage the current brick-and-mortar processes (sales, payments, inventory, and customer contact). Currently, the physical location struggles with managing customer information and does not have a reporting tool to help management make informed decisions.

Your job will be to research two different technologies and the business market competitors that use those technologies, and to make a recommendation on the technology solution that you feel would best position your store to expand its business. Select two of the following technologies to focus on in your business systems analysis paper:

Big data and knowledge management Wireless, mobile computing, and mobile commerce Social computing Cloud computing Business analytics and business intelligence solutions Intelligent systems

Introduction: In this section, you will briefly introduce the small business from the case scenario, and the problem that it is trying to solve.

Clearly state the problem that the business owner is seeking to solve. Be sure to address the question of what your business ultimately wants to do.

Identify and briefly describe the two technologies from the list provided that you will research in your business systems analysis.

Business Requirements: In this section, you will determine what the business requirements are to solve the stated problem, and establish the criteria that will help form your technology recommendations. You will also articulate why the business owner should undertake the project of integrating new technology.

Explain the objectives of undertaking this project to integrate new technology. In others words, what should the project accomplish, and how does it support the goal of your business?

Provide a project description that explains the purpose of the project. Be sure to address the following:

What does your business need to do to satisfy the objectives?

What are the desired results at the end of the project?

Why is it important for your business owner to consider implementing new technology?

State the key technological requirements that will be required of any new technology in order to effectively solve your businesss problem. In other words, what specifically does the technology need to be capable of doing? (These are the technology requirements in the decision matrix.)

Competitors and Technology: In this section, you will describe two competing companies that operate in the same industry as your business. You will also explain how a company uses the two technologies that you are investigating to determine if the technology may be appropriate for your business to use. Remember that a list of competing companies was provided to you in the final project case scenario.

Technology One: Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly describe what that company does and how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.

Technology Two: Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly describe what that company does and how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.

Referring to what you learned in your research on the companies above, explain one specific way in which one of the companies is benefitting from technology, and describe the potential benefit to your business if you were to adopt the same approach.