This document contains individual sections from four group members for Development Exercise #4. It includes feasibility study information from four people:
1. Ryo Yamaguchi discusses why feasibility reports are important, outlines 5 major points from articles on feasibility studies, and gives 5 reasons to read those articles when preparing an important feasibility study.
2. Junichi Fukuda explains how they would use a feasibility report for their business and outlines 10 major points they would include in a feasibility report about an amusement system along with the report's purpose.
3. Hirao Naoki develops two concept maps, one about feasibility studies and one explaining how an article is organized. They also define 5 key words related to feasibility studies.
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Before you begin this assignment, be sure you1.Read the UMUC.docxlascellesjaimie
Before you begin this assignment, be sure you:
1.
Read the “UMUC Haircuts Case Study” & review “Walmart Example.”
2.
Review the process you identified in stage one and your instructor’s feedback on all previous assignments.
Purpose of this Assignment
This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply the concepts of this course to address the planning, development, implementation and on-going management of the technology solution you have proposed for the UMUC Haircuts business.
This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcome to enable you to:
·
identify and plan IT solutions that meet business objectives.
Overview of Outline of Next Steps for UMUC Hair Cuts
For your Stage Case Study1, you identified a
strategy for competitive advantage
and
a
business process
that you would improve through the application of technology to a business process for UMUC Haircuts.
For your Stage 2, you identified a
proposed IT solution
to improve that
business process
. Your research included planning for IT and business resources, identifying
solution
components, and
identifying ways the
new technology would improve the business process
and
support the strategy for competitive analysis
. Modeling the AS IS and TO BE Processes helped identify the steps in the business process you are improving for UMUC Haircuts.
In Stage 3, you evaluated
IT considerations
as to their role and importance to the
proposed IT solution
to be implemented to improve the business process for UMUC Haircuts.
In Stage 4, you prepared an
Executive Briefing
of your findings, including project
management
, the
system development life cycle
, and
change management.
In Stage 5, you will prepare an
annotated outline
of the next steps in the Implementation of Your Information Technology
Solution
which also includes next steps in the areas of
project management
, the
system development life cycle
, and
change management.
Outline of Next Steps for UMUC Haircuts
Following your presentation of your Stage 4 project, the owner of UMUC Haircuts has decided to move ahead and implement your proposed solution. Prior to beginning the project, the owner has asked you to prepare an outline explaining the next steps. For this assignment, you will develop an annotated outline that identifies the next steps to implement the solution described in Stages 2-4, addressing a number of areas such as project management, system development life cycle, change management, etc.
Resources:
Annotated Outline:
An annotated outline provides the basic information in
full sentences
, but in outline form rather than in paragraph form.
·
In this case, you will address each aspect of the next steps to be taken to implement your technology solution.
·
You should provide all of the important facts, without the expanded discussions used in full papers.
·
Each of the topics in the assignment list should be explained as they apply to your proposed technology.
1. Submit Individual Sections Development Exercise # 4
Group: G
1. INFORMATION RESEARCHER - Person # 1 Ryo Yamaguchi s1170214
A. Why is a feasibility report so important in technical communication? Write in your own words; 75
words minimum.
This type studies a situation (for example, a problem or opportunity) and a plan for doing something
about it and then determines whether that plan is "feasible" which means determining whether it
technologically possible and whether it is practical (in terms of current technology, economics, social
needs, and so on). The feasibility report answers the question "Should we implement Plan X?"by stating
"yes," "no," but more often "maybe." Not only does it give a recommendation, it also provides the data
and the reasoning behind that recommendation.
B. Write 5 major points in the articles that are important. Write in your own words; 100 words minimum.
1. The feasibility study outputs the feasibility study report , a report detailing the evaluation criteria, the
study findings, and the recommendations.
2. A feasibility study is an evaluation of a proposal designed to determine the difficulty in carrying out a
designated task.
3. You must be unbiased and your approach must be logical.
4. Be sure that you know the precise purpose of the proposed project and also its scope.
5. These discuss the practicality, and possibly the suitability and compatibility of a given project, both in
physical and economic terms.
C. Explain 5 reasons why one should read the above articles when preparing to design an important
feasibility study on any topic? Write in your own words; 75 words minimum.
1. Because a feasibility study is an evaluation or analysis of the potential impact of a proposed project.
2. Because a feasibility study is an evaluation of a proposal designed to determine the difficulty in
carrying out a designated task.
3. Because a feasibility study precedes technical development and project implementation.
4. Because they discuss the desirability of the proposed project from the viewpoint of those who would
be affected by it.
5. Because these discuss the practicality, and possibly the suitability and compatibility of a given project,
both in physical and economic terms.
D. Write a paragraph explaining a business situation where a feasibility study is necessary. Write in your
own words; 100 words minimum.
The information you gather and present in your feasibility study will help you. List in detail all the things
you need to make the business work. Develop marketing strategies to convince a bank or investor that
your business is worth considering as an investment. Serve as a solid foundation for developing your
business plan Project Feasibility Study is an exercise that involves documenting each of the potential
solutions to a particular business problem or opportunity feasibility Studies can be undertaken by any
type of business, project or team and they are a critical part of the Project Life Cycle.
2. CONTENT ORGANIZER - Person # 2 Junichi Fukuda s1170208
A. How would you use a feasibility report for your business situation? (50 words minimum)
If I carry out a designed task in my business, I should know the schedule of a designed task, the cost of a
designed task. So, I will use a feasibility study report to get that information before I carry out a
designated task that are technical development and project implementation.
2. B. Talk about a feasibility report that you want to prepare. Explain at least 10 major points you will
include in this feasibility report of your choice. What will be the exact purpose of the report?. Write in
your own words.
1. Whether Toaru amusument system will perform in administrative.
2. Whether the company has the capability of management of Toaru amusement .
3. Development and Operation costs of Toaru amusement.
4. Benefits of Toaru amusement.
5. Whether building Toaru amusement is legal.
6. Whether management of Toaru amusement is legal.
7. Toaru amusement solves the problem that Aizu-wakamatsu activity is low because Toaru amusement
make a customer relax and reduced stress.
8. Toaru amusement is for young people.
9. How long does it take to build Toaru amusement.
10. How long does it take gather employees.
The exact purpose of report:
To get along with this business that makes a customer relax and reduced stress, be going to be productive.
C. Write five sentences explaining how a company should do research before designing a feasibility
report.
1. Whether the new system will perform adequately or not and whether the company has the capability.
2. The cost ( i.e., development costs and operating costs ) of a designated task.
3. Whether carrying out a designated task is legal.
4. How well a proposed system solves the problems.
5. The schedule of a designated task.
D. Write down five key words and its meaning that you read in the above articles. Write in your own
words.
1. Technology and system
2. Economic
3. Legal
4. Operational
5. Schedule
3. PLAN DEVELOPER - Person # 3 Hirao Naoki s1170207
A. Develop a short concept map using the Concept Mapping software based on one of the articles you see
above.
http://www.slideshare.net/s1170216/roy-w8a
B. Develop a short concept map explaining how the following article is organized.
http://www.slideshare.net/s1170216/roy-w8b
C. Write down the definition of 5 major key words that are used in the concept map you developed in the
previous question. 1 to understand feasibility study.
1 to understand feasibility study.
3. 2 The technical feasibility study must support your financial information.
3 Preparing an outline for writing your technical feasibility study.
4 Calculating Material Requirements.
5 To understand Suitable feasibility study format
D. Write down three major questions that might explain the major argument or information in the the
article you read above (in question B).
1 To assesses the details of how you will deliver a product or service in feasibility study.
2 To support all information in this component your financial data represented elsewhere.
3 We should include information which can grows own business in discussion.
4. COMPREHENSIVE EDITOR AND SUBMITTER – Person # 4 Zhaofeng Liu s1170216