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Assignment - Business Plan

Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Management in IT assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcome 1: Identify and appraise the different possible staffing approaches for an IT Department.
Learning Outcome 2: Critically analyse and evaluate the role of the strategic planning process and the IT manager's role within it.
Learning Outcome 3: Prepare and evaluate a staffing policy and plan for an IT department.
Learning Outcome 4: Appraise the impact of new technology on an organisation's strategic plan.
Learning Outcome 5: Plan the implementation of an IT installation.

Guidance

Your assignment should include: a title page containing your student number, the module name, the submission deadline, and the exact word count of your submitted document; the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in AU (Arden University) Harvard system(s). You should address all the elements of the assignment task listed below. Please note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.

Assignment Task Management in IT Case Study:

Hull Royal is large regional hospitals in Manchester (Fictitious Name) with over 8000 employees and 1100 beds. In a major reorganisation, the hospital has been transformed from a functional structure into a patient-oriented one, where medical specialists have a central position. 60 % of employees clustered around the primary processes (diagnosis, treatment, care). In addition, the organisation consists of a medical technical centre (25 %) and a department of general support facilities. The medical departments are organised by geographical location.

The IT infrastructure management was based around legacy systems. A range of separate systems in the various parts of the hospital used stand-alone or communicated through gateways. To allow a better integration of peripheral systems, it was decided to move to a more open IT infrastructure management system.

The plan is to fully refurbish Hull Royal entire IT infrastructure throughout the centre for; appointment management, clinic, and practice management (inpatient and outpatient), billing management, receptions, and surgery rooms to ensure doctors and staff all have access to the latest technology to support their duties and uses entirely online. This will include new hardware, software, and network infrastructure as proper as well as all area refurbishment, furniture, all necessary peripherals, and a well- staffed IT support desk. The centre will introduce a data centre to support the medical centre, local practices, partner hospitals and patients.

You are the project manager for this project, starting the planning work at around summer time with a view to the major disruptive works being carried out. The project sponsor is the Hull Royal hospitals (Fictitious Name).

There are five key sections that you should label clearly in your assignment report. The student should write each section in a professional way. Students should use the Harvard referencing style where applicable. Do not forget to include both in-text and end of report referencing.

Develop the following documentation:

Section 1: Business Plan and IT initiative

a. Provide a summary of the IT project initiative that you have chosen.

b. Identify the project's overall strategic plan and objectives.

c. Justify the aim and objectives of the initiative in the context of overall strategic plan and objectives.

(900 words)

Section 2: IT initiative staffing

a. Explain how you would conduct a review of the current IT staffing skills.

b. Create a comprehensive staffing policy plan for the IT department that would meet the IT initiative needs.

Section 3: Staffing approaches

a. Identify and evaluate the different staffing approaches that you can use.

b. Explain and justify your preferred approach to staffing.

c. Consider the ethical impact of your choice.

Section 4: IT installation plan

a. Create a detailed IT Implementation and installation plan.

b. Provide a scheduled plan using Gantt chart.

c. Create an IT initiative budget plan.

Section 5: Evaluation of initiative

a. Assess the impact of the new technology on the organisation. Explain how the investment in new technology aligns with the company's strategic plan.

b. Provide a brief Risk Assessment, Disaster Recovery Plan, or Business Continuity Planning for the IT initiative.

c. Consider the environmental impact of this project. Make recommendations for improvements where appropriate.

d. Provide a report conclusion.