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Instructions:

Migration to an Accounting Information System for Y Not Flowers, Inc. (YNF)

Congratulations! You've been appointed as a consultant for Y Not Flowers, Incorporated (YNF) to facilitate their transition to an Accounting Information System (AIS).

Below are the tasks you're expected to undertake:

Understanding the Business Processes:

- Review the interviews conducted with various personnel at YNF to grasp their roles in financial statement preparation.

- Utilize the provided Excel spreadsheets containing manual data collection, both current and historical, to gain insights into existing processes.

Deliverables: BPMN Activity Model:

- Develop a clear and concise layout illustrating the relevant business processes crucial for financial statement development.

- UML Class Diagram: Make a UML class diagram serving as a reference point for AIS implementation.

- Recommendations for Successful Implementation: Provide strategic recommendations on how YNF can effectively implement the AIS.

Implementation in Access: Implement the UML class diagram using Microsoft Access. Include screenshots to demonstrate the implementation process.

Profitability Assessment: Analyze the profitability of YNF's operations and offer specific recommendations aligned with their business processes.

Submission Guidelines:

• Show a comprehensive report detailing your findings (including images of BPMN models and UML class diagrams), recommendations, and any supplementary materials.
• Ensure clarity, accuracy, and professionalism in both content and presentation.

Evaluation Criteria

1. Documentation of process activities (10%)
   1. Uses business process modeling notation (BPMN)
   2. Inclusive of at least 5 business processes
   3. Provides a brief description of each process

Note: Refer to the Document titled: 01.Summary_of_YNF_Interviews; list of free online modeling software (to create BPMN and UML models) can be found in the document titled: 05.Modeling_Software_Links

1. Show me anintegrated data model to serve as a reference point for AIS implementation (10%)
   1. Utilizes UML Class Diagram and the REA framework (e.g. inclusive of tables and multiplicities)

Note: Refer to the Excel Spreadsheet titled: 02.YNF_2025_data

1. Demonstration of evidence-informed recommendations on how YNF can effectively implement an AIS (10%)
   1. Utilizes BPMN and UML Class Diagram to identify at leastthree potential improvements to business processes by the efficient use of information technology and/or potential areas where YNF is exposed to unnecessary risks in his business
   2. Analyzes YNF's data to verify at leastone of the previously identified areas of improvement and/or efficiency

USE ALL THESE LINK RESOURCES

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11SV4uNO1IVBw4z3VV-tTjJP_-NrdrShU/edit

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cnWKH8vKrgQus9tgbRl1g6JKVuu3VOsQ/edit#gid=1750690812

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qq0Mkn8xHrjxP9g00hOz6vJm8Qidzznt/edit#gid=1839128158

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-o2AplU--Rw9RXH2QpVdSO3fU3w-xtm/edit