Midlevel management was extremely impressed by your system proposal. They now want you to prepare and present a formal presentation to the top management of the department.

a. Describe the steps you should go through to prepare for the formal presentation.

b. Prepare a PowerPoint slide presentation, using the guidelines suggested in the textbook, or in other books and articles on the do’s and don’ts of PowerPoint presentations.

c. What do you consider to be the most critical thing to know in preparing for the formal presentation? Why?