Reference no: EM131370202
Personal Trainer, Inc.
Personal Trainer, Inc. owns and operates fitness centers in a dozen Midwestern cities. The centers have done well, and the company is planning an international expansion by opening a new "supercenter" in the Toronto area. Personal Trainer's president, Cassia Umi, hired an IT consultant, Susan Park, to help develop an information system for the new facility. During the project, Susan will work closely with Gray Lewis, who will manage the new operation. Background Susan finished work on system architecture issues, and her system design specification was a p· proved. Now she is ready to address system implementation tasks, including quality assurance, structure charts, testing, training, data conversion, system changeover, and post-implementation evaluation.
Tasks
1. Plan the testing required for the system. You should consider unit, integration, and system testing in your test plan and determine who should participate in the testing.
2. You have asked Gray Lewis to contribute to the user manual for the new system. He suggested that you include a section of frequently asked questions (FAQs), which you also could include in the online documentation. Prepare 10 FAQs and answers for use in the printed user manual and context-sensitive Help scree
3. Suggest a changeover method for the new billing system and provide specific reasons to support your choice. If you recommend phased operation, specify the order in which you would implement the modules. If your recommendation is for pilot operation, specify the department or area you would select as the pilot site and justify your choice.
4. Should the associates perform a post-implementation evaluation? If an assessment is done, who should perform it? What options are available and which would you recommend?
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Determine the wacc given the above assumptions
: Determine the WACC given the above assumptions. Indicate how these might be useful to determine the feasibility of the capital project. Recommend which is more appropriate to apply to project evaluation.
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Prepare a cover letter based on given achievements
: Prepare a cover letter based on given achievements.-
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Should iso standards have been considered
: Three months after the system changeover, you perform a post-implementation evaluation. Prepare three evaluation forms for the new information system: one for users, one for man· agers, and one for the IT operations staff.
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Develop a product with greater appeal to new target markets
: BUS827 - S2: Discuss how the competitor organization could develop a product with greater appeal to the new target markets developed in Part B, or encourage greater participation in the event.
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Determine who should participate in the testing
: Plan the testing required for the system. You should consider unit, integration, and system testing in your test plan and determine who should participate in the testing.
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Develop a testing plan for the new system
: Identify the specific groups who will need training on the new system. For each group, describe the type of training you recommend and list the topics to be covered.
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What is configuration management
: As an IT manager, would you assign newly hired systems analysts to maintenance projects? Why or why not?
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Explain the type of discrimination you selected
: Explain the type of discrimination you selected, including relevant laws. Discuss the implications and consequences of a violation. Cite at least two court cases that involve this type of discrimination in employment.
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What is a release methodology
: Define the following terms: response time, bandwidth, throughput, and turnaround time. How are the terms related?
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