Select your own example or use one listed below. All solutions you research have to use some IT technology.

1. Music

Problem/Opportunity: You have found out that music can contribute to the productivity of your employees and you would like to give each person a chance to listen while they work. Your company is a start-up with 10 people.

Research and compare technologies to accomplish this.

2. Ordering and Inventory

Problem/Opportunity: Your restaurant is having inventory problems because employees are tracking food purchases and usage by hand. You need to find a better way, and decide to use technology to do this. You employ 30 people.

Research and compare technologies to accomplish this.

3. Scheduling

Problem/Opportunity: Your gym is always in trouble scheduling workers. Your managers track everybody from a spreadsheet, so it's error prone, and employees are late or don't follow the sheet correctly. You need to find a better way and decide to use technology. You employ 100 people.

Research and compare technologies to accomplish this.

4. Grandma Phone Plan

Problem/Opportunity: Your grandmother wants to get a cell phone for the first time. You are tasked with finding the right plan and phone for her. She is completely in the dark about phones and their technology.

Research and compare technologies to accomplish this.

5. Or generate your own idea based on a job you have had.

Our Assignment:

After finding possible solutions to your selected problem/opportunity, use a Cost-Benefit Table to determine which solution best solves the problem. Conclude which solution you would recommend for your client based on the data in your table.

You can also use the hand-out as a model:   Tutorial C or draw your own table in a similar way.

Generate a minimum of 3 potential solutions to the problem you have selected.

Submit as part of your assignment:

1. Who is your Client _______________________________

Give short Company Background and Problem identified at this company (or use one given - copy from above)

2. Ranked Criteria (product attributes that are critical to the business ) for picking these solutions.

Use the criteria and show visually how you are comparing with this criteria (color or number the cost and benefit to correspond with each criteria you are showing in your table)

3. Show a table with each solution's cost and benefit details.
(a minimum of 3 alternatives required)

Remember all these alternatives need to be IT technology.

4. Conclude which of the alternatives you would recommend for your Client.

Reference:

PC/Internet vs. PA Sound Costs Benefits Costs Benefits Buy PC = Buy PA Syst. = Increased Increased Productivity = $3230 Productivity = 1*$35*50= 2*$35*50= $1750 $3500 Installation & Internet Connection = Easy operation = Connection = 1*$35*5 = $320 $150 $175 Radio Programs - $200 Total = $2070 Total = $1750 Total= $3580 Total= $3675 Difference - $320 Difference = $ 95 $1750