250 WORDS EACH DISCUSSION 1 Now that you have a better understanding of the underwriting process and the best-efforts offering, conduct research on a company that recently filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Now, summarize that company’s underwriting process, to include its Underwriter and its current status. Be sure to rely on sources and cite your references in APA format. DISCUSSION 2 What are the main assets of life insurance companies? What are the main categories? What is the main use of funds by life insurance companies? How do life insurance companies make money? Be sure to rely on sources and cite your references in APA format. Industry Selection Complete the following form. Identify the industry in which the project will take place. Include the NAICS code and label (e.g., 453998 - All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers except Tobacco Stores). Also provide at least two paragraphs detailing why you have selected the particular industry. Identify five examples of organizations that occupy this segment of the marketplace. Select entities that have great propensity for becoming your ADP partner organization. INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANCE TO SOCIETY Identify five benefits to society that are gained when the indicated industry is operating properly. Provide a topic statement and then support your response with scholarly evidence in paragraph form. Cie paraphrases and direct quotes per APA 7th edition. Identify five hindrances to society that occur when the indicated industry is not operating properly. Provide a topic statement and then support your response with scholarly evidence in paragraph form. Cite paraphrases and direct quotes per APA 7th edition. References: List the references for all citations. A minimum of seven sources are to be cited. Cite references per APA 7th edition, listing them in alphabetical order. The Industry Selection form was used. The Industry Selection form was completed in its entirety. States the problem from the partner organization perspective. Details each section of the form and the individual societal benefits and hindrances using paragraph structure. Substantiates the five benefits and hindrances to society by going deeper in the analytical expressions rather than mirroring the opposite of each listing (i.e., there are hindrances to society that do not merely reflect the antithesis of the listed benefits to society). Industry and NAICS Code Identifies the accurate industry and NAICS code. Selection of the Industry Details why the particular industry was selected. Example Organizations Identifies at least five example organizations within the selected industry. Supports why each of the example organizations have potential for becoming the partner organizations. Industry Selection The deliverable for this milestone includes naming the industry, identifying the applicable NAICS code.

1. 250 WORDS EACH
DISCUSSION 1
Now that you have a better understanding of the underwriting
process and the best-efforts offering, conduct research on a
company that recently filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Now, summarize that company’s underwriting process, to
include its Underwriter and its current status.
Be sure to rely on sources and cite your references in APA
format.
DISCUSSION 2
What are the main assets of life insurance companies? What are
the main categories? What is the main use of funds by life
insurance companies? How do life insurance companies make
money?
Be sure to rely on sources and cite your references in APA
format.
Industry Selection
Complete the following form.
Identify the industry in which the project will take place.
Include the NAICS code and label (e.g., 453998 - All Other
Miscellaneous Store Retailers except Tobacco Stores). Also
provide at least two paragraphs detailing why you have selected
the particular industry.

2. Identify five examples of organizations that occupy this
segment of the marketplace. Select entities that have great
propensity for becoming your ADP partner organization.
INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANCE TO SOCIETY
Identify five benefits to society that are gained when the
indicated industry is operating properly. Provide a topic
statement and then support your response with scholarly
evidence in paragraph form. Cie paraphrases and direct quotes
per APA 7th edition.

3. Identify five hindrances to society that occur when the indicated
industry is not operating properly. Provide a topic statement and
then support your response with scholarly evidence in paragraph
form. Cite paraphrases and direct quotes per APA 7th edition.

4. References: List the references for all citations. A minimum of
seven sources are to be cited. Cite references per APA 7th
edition, listing them in alphabetical order.

5. The Industry Selection form was used.
The Industry Selection form was completed in its entirety.
States the problem from the partner organization perspective.
Details each section of the form and the individual societal
benefits and hindrances using
paragraph structure.
Substantiates the five benefits and hindrances to society by
going deeper in the analytical
expressions rather than mirroring the opposite of each listing
(i.e., there are hindrances to
society that do not merely reflect the antithesis of the listed
benefits to society).
Industry and NAICS Code
Identifies the accurate industry and NAICS code.
Selection of the Industry
Details why the particular industry was selected.
Example Organizations
Identifies at least five example organizations within the selected
industry.
Supports why each of the example organizations have potential

6. for becoming the partner
organizations.
Industry Selection
The deliverable for this milestone includes naming the industry,
identifying the applicable NAICS code, explaining
why the industry was selected, and listing potential partner
organizations within the industry. Also provided is an
evidence-based understanding of the industry’s societal
significance: benefits to society when it is operating well
and the hindrances when it is not. An approved Industry
Selection is required to successfully move on to the next
milestone in the ADP Experience.
• Use of the Industry Selection form is required.
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Identifies at least five benefits to society that occur when the
selected industry is operating
properly.
Describes each of the identified benefits in sufficient detail to
indicate significant research

7. was involved and demonstrate critical thinking in the
assessment of the research.
Industry Significance to Society: Hindrances
Identifies at least five hindrances to society that occur when the
selected industry is not
operating properly.
Describes each of the identified hindrances in sufficient detail
to indicate significant
research was involved and demonstrate critical thinking in the
assessment of the research.
Business communication reflects the facts and provides an
evidence-based approach.
Evidence-based support confirms that multiple, varied resources
were used.
All sources are relevant and current (i.e., published within the
last three (3) years, except in
cases of seminal studies, trending research, etc.).
Length is appropriate.
Communication tone and style is business professional, making
use of active voice.
Excellent communication when applying English grammar
standards, with a flow of writing
using the 7 C's: clear, concise, complete, correct, correlated to
the research, creative, and
critical thinking evidenced.
Excellent use of APA 7e standards (i.e., scholarly writing,
formatting, citations, references).

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Form 1: Industry Selection
Complete the following form.
Identify the industry in which the project will take place.
Include the NAICS code and label (e.g., 453998 - All Other
Miscellaneous Store Retailers except Tobacco Stores). Also
provide one to two paragraphs detailing why you have selected
the particular industry.
Custom Computer Programming Services – NAICS Code
541511
Supporting Statement
In the past 5 years, the Custom Computer Programming
Services industry has been experiencing an average growth of
5.7 percent, with about $157.3 billion in revenue in the United
States (Steinmueller, Bresnahan, & Cotrell, 2015). The
computer programming service industry involves companies that

9. are primarily engaged in writing, modifying, testing, and
supporting software to meets particular customer's needs.
Businesses have been experiencing a challenge in identifying
and implementing the most appropriate software to fulfill their
needs and match their business model and processes. As a
result, custom software is designed and developed to easily
integrate the business model to achieve business success. This
industry is essential because it helps in promoting business in
utilizing technology to achieve success. It enables businesses to
have unique software integrated with the sector's operation,
leading to solving the company's needs. Custom Computer
programming services consist of various functions, which
include:
Application software programming services,
1. Computer programs
1. Software development
1. Software analysis
1. Software programming
1. Software support
1. Software analysis and design
1. Web page design
The services offered in this industry are engaging in promoting
technology use in businesses. As a result, it is an important area
that should be explored so that companies can understand
custom computer programing services and utilize the industry to
promote the business's success and growth. These reasons
motivated me to select this industry.
Identify five examples of organizations that occupy this
segment of the marketplace. Select entities that have great
propensity for becoming your ADP partner organization.
1. Syberry

10. https://www.syberry.com/
1. Intransition
https://www.itransition.com/
1. Orases
https://orases.com/
1. Sidebench
https://sidebench.com/#
1. DreamzTech
Solution
s https://dreamztechusa.com/
INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANCE TO SOCIETY
Identify five benefits to society that are gained when the
indicated industry is operating properly. Provide a topic
statement and then support your response with scholarly
evidence in two to three sentences. Properly cite paraphrases
and direct quotes per APA 7th edition.
The world today is very competitive. The uniqueness and
originality of the businesses make a company stand out from the
large pool of competitors and get ahead of them. Customer
software plays an essential role in promoting the brand to the

11. next level. Custom software is developed to specifically enable
businesses to accommodate their organizational expectations
and preferences. Custom software is essential in every business
because it is designed to fit the specifications of that business
needs. The following are some of the benefits of custom
computer programming services.
1.
Bigger data and targeted insights: Custom
Computer Programming Services are built for specific business
models. It effectively interprets the company's data, especially
when incorporated with unique processes and trade secrets that
may not be provided by other software packages (Margasoft
Corporation, 2017). The analysis is utilized by businesses to
analyze various vital statistics and enable the spotting of trends
more effectively and accurately at a minimized time and
resource. It allows the companies to be proactive in solving
problems.
1.
Custom software promotes brand identities:
Businesses have struggled to maintain their brand identity for a
long time across multiple cloud-based systems. Custom
Computer Programming Services allow the client to deploy
readily and change the brand rapidly, which facilitates

12. maintenance of customer and staff loyalty (Design Rush, 2019).
The service solves the difficulty faced by companies in
branding proprietary software that exposes businesses to
disadvantages against customer software options. Branded
software also promotes customer's perception of the
organizational status.
1.
Create business reliability: The business can
follow its processes for an extended period which facilitates
success over time (Resolution, 2019). Reliable software is
essential for the company to succeed. Custom software is
adequately tested in every needed way to ensure it works fully
for a particular business model and the reliable tools facilitate
business growth.
1.
Fast Integration: Custom Computer
Programming Services allow the business to develop solutions
that meet business model specifications allowing it to integrate
from the outset. Custom software does not limit whether the
industry is using new or existing installed hardware or systems
since it can be implemented using a structured rollout
(Resolution, 2019). Custom software allows the company to
update its hardware and harmonize its plans simultaneously. It

13. is done through existing hardware and links to the currently
used system in the company. Thus, Custom computer
programing services allow fast Integration due to the few
limitations it imposes.
1.
It optimizes business processes: Custom
software recognizes that businesses have methods and models
that work specifically for them. Incorporating existing software
to work for the business models becomes difficult and changing
them to fit the business model can be costly and impose new
business operations and processes (Design Rush, 2019). Custom
computer-developed software helps the business design and
develop software that fits the already existing business
processes and models. The development of custom software can
optimize the processes rather than replace them, saving the
company money and time.
Identify five hindrances to society that occur when the indicated
industry is not operating properly. Provide a topic statement and
then support your response with scholarly evidence in two to
three sentences. Properly cite paraphrases and direct quotes per
APA 7th edition.

14. 1.
Difficulty in choosing the right software that
fits the business needs: Businesses will experience failed
software implementation, choice, and fear of using the wrong
tools (Schmitz, 2012). Businesses will fear spending resources
and time on new software that they are not sure would
successfully meet their needs and expectations. Implementing
software that does not match the business model and processes
will create confusion and loss of time and resources.
1.
Integrating software or applications:
Businesses will face challenges in incorporating software in the
business models and processes. Some software may not
integrate well with existing systems or hardware. Thus, the
Integration of wrong software may create a massive hit to
employees and operations efficiency due to challenges created
by some software, such as the inability to find and track data
quickly (Schmitz, 2012).
1.
Challenges in securing business data: A
company will experience challenges in identifying software that
will ensure data security. "Cybercriminals are becoming more

15. sophisticated, and small businesses are being targeted now more
than ever before" (Vilensky, 2018). As a result, identifying
software that will ensure data security depending on existing
loopholes for cybercrime exploration will be challenging.
1.
Businesses would face high administrative
costs: Business executive function is crucial for the company,
but it isn't easy to scale it efficiently. Without a custom
computer programming service, administrative functions would
be accompanied by many things being done manually, including
signing contracts, filling expenses, and managing invoices. The
manual work will be time-consuming and require a workforce.
However, the company would maintain its manual
administrative functions due to the challenges of identifying
suitable software that would fit its administrative duties
(Enginess, 2016).
1.
Delay in completion of task: Custom
software enables employees to complete tasks faster because the
software is designed to meet the company's needs (Alexander,
2016). Thus, data is interpreted correctly and used to predict the
future. Without custom software, activities such as data sharing
become challenging leading to delayed completion of tasks or

16. projects.
References: List the references for all citations in the last two
sections. A minimum of five sources are to be cited. Properly
reference cited sources per APA 7th edition, listing them in
alphabetical order.
Alexander, M. (2016, May 5).
Challenges affecting software project
management. Retrieved June 10, 2021, from CIO:
https://www.cio.com/article/3065984/8-challenges-affecting-
software-project-management.html
Design Rush. (2019, June 4).
What Are The Advantages Of Custom
Software Development? Retrieved June 10, 2021, from Design
Rush: https://www.designrush.com/trends/what-are-the-
advantages-of-custom-software-development
Enginess. (2016, May 06).
Common Business Problems Solved with
Digital Technology. Retrieved June 10, 2021, from Enginess:
https://www.enginess.io/insights/solved-with-digital-technology
Margasoft Corporation. (2017, December 25).
Key Advantages of Custom Software.

17. Retrieved June 10, 2021, from Margasoft Corporation:
https://www.margasoft.com/blogs/7-key-advantages-of-custom-
software
Resolution. (2019, December 3).
Benefits of Custom Software Development.
Retrieved June 10, 2021, from Resolution: https://res.digital/10-
benefits-custom-software-development/
Schmitz, A. (2012).
Challenges and Opportunities in
International Business vol 1. Mountain View, Caifornia:
Creative Commons.
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/pdfs/challenges-and-
opportunities-in-international-business.pdf
Steinmueller, E., Bresnahan, T., & Cotrell, T. (2015). The U.S.
Software Industry: An Analysis and Interpretive History.
Netherlands: University of Limburg.
https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:1012/rm1995-009.pdf
Vilensky, S. (2018, February 26).
3 Big Technology Challenges Businesses
Face and How to Overcome Them. Retrieved June 10, 2021,
from Commercient : https://www.commercient.com/3-big-
technology-challenges-businesses-face-overcome/