Riordan Industries Business Plan Outline By Tim Crosby Student, IT205 University of Phoenix May 30, 2014 I. Introduction/Cover II. Agenda III. Riordan’s Current Business Operation 1. Company Structure 1. What is the product or service (brief description)? 2. Status of business (start-up, expansion of a going concern, take-over of existing business, franchise, etc.). 2. Current Business Implementations 1. What is the future of the business? 2. What steps have been taken to get there? 3. Current Focus Areas 1. Who are the customers? 2. What are the metrics of Riordan’s goals? 4. Production and Costs 1. Primary income and expenses? IV. Areas of Opportunity 1. Streamlining processes 1. Human Resources 2. Production 1. Dated Services, Products, Equipment, or Training 2. Tech Barriers 1. Computers 2. End Users 3. Compatibility V. Next Generation Systems 1. New Needs of the Business 1. The Direction the Company Needs to Move Towards 2. Concerns? 1. Costs 2. Security 3. Education of new and current employees 3. Solution s 1. Mobility 2. Cloud Computing 3. Creating Proficiency 4. Pace of Technology Trends VI. Results of New System Implementation 1. Costs versus Capital and Efficiency 2. Customer/Employee Influences 3. Summary of Success 1. Impact of New System on Future Business i. Limited (time) opportunity or timeless? ii. Why? VII. Summary of Presentation VIII. Audience Q & A IX. References NOTE: I have not completed any of the work listed on this syllabus. Just use your imagination as to what I SHOULD have completed but didn’t. Checkpoint Instructions New System Proposal (Preparation) OVERVIEW Propose a new system for Riordan to use to improve its business. Develop a Microsoft® PowerPoint® slide presentation of the project, due in Week 9. The presentation must include the following: · A full description of the new system, a description of its components, and the benefit it will provide to Riordan · A discussion of the business requirements driving the need for the system · A discussion of the information used in the system · A discussion of any information security and ethical concerns with the system · A diagram of the information flow and any elements controlling proper access to the information it uses · A description of any proposed business process changes for the system, along with flow diagrams · A specific discussion on any Internet and mobile access components of the system · A description of how specific business requirement would drive the project’s creation and use · A high-level discussion of how the system will be acquired and maintained · A discussion of the strategic role the system will play in the company · An executive summary of the project, succinctly summarizing the rest of the material in the paper · Four to six references Begin working on the proposal for the new system. Identify a specific system that would help improve Riordan’s business. Begin defining t ...