Technology has changed our lives drastically in the past twenty years. For example, consider the rise of mobile
devices connected to the internet using wireless
communication. We have progressed from shopping solely in brick-and-mortar stores to having the ability to do
anything from renting a vacation home to
purchasing cupcakes online using a mobile device. To keep up with how consumers communicate, businesses
have to incorporate these devices and
technologies into their business models to reach customers. Developing appropriate technical solutions to
business problems begins with defining, analyzing,
and documenting the necessary requirements.
For this project, you will play the role of an employee working for a small brick-and-mortar business. Your
business is seeking to establish an online presence, but
it must first invest in new technology. You will create a business systems analysis to provide the business
owner with your recommendations for a technology
solution that will support her venture into e-commerce.
The project is divided into two milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to
scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three and Five. The final product will be
submitted in Module Seven. Use the Final Project
template document to ensure you have met all requirements before submitting your final draft.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
 Analyze a business organization for determining the business requirements related to information technology
systems
 Articulate the role and function of information systems in business organizations for how they impact
business operations
 Recommend appropriate information technology options for effectively supporting business operations
 Recommend basic security considerations related to business information systems for effectively securing
company data
Prompt
Imagine that you work for the small brick-and-mortar business described in the final project case scenario. The
owner of your business wants to focus on
generating new revenue through e-commerce, but she knows that this change in operations requires the
company to integrate new technology. To gain an
understanding of what the business might need for technology, she has asked you to create a business
systems analysis. In this analysis, you will clearly
introduce the problem that your business is facing. Then, you will determine the business requirements for
solving that problem, including the requirements
that any new technology needs to meet. Next, you will explain how your competitors are using the two
technologies in which you are investing, to determine 2
whether those technologies are appropriate for your business. Finally, you will propose your recommendations
for the technology solution that best meets the
needs of your business, including what your business owner must consider in regard to security and privacy of
company data.
Select two of the following technologies to focus on in your business systems analysis paper:
 Big data and knowledge management
 Wireless, mobile computing, and mobile commerce
 Social computing
 Cloud computing
 Business analytics and business intelligence solutions
 Intelligent systems
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction: In this section, you will briefly introduce the small business from the case scenario, and the
problem that it is trying to solve.
A. Clearly state the problem that the business owner is seeking to solve. Be sure to address the question of
what your business ultimately wants to
do.
B. Identify and briefly describe the two technologies from the list provided that you will research in your
business systems analysis.
II. Business Requirements: In this section, you will determine what the business requirements are for solving
the stated problem, and establish the criteria
that will help form your technology recommendations. You will also articulate why the business owner should
undertake the project of integrating new
technology.
A. Explain the objectives of undertaking this project to integrate new technology. In others words, what should
the project accomplish, and how
does it support the goal of your business?
B. Provide a project description that explains the purpose of the project. Be sure to address the following:
i. What does your business need to do to satisfy the objectives?
ii. What are the desired results at the end of the project?
iii. Why is it important for your business owner to consider implementing new technology?
C. State the key technological requirements that will be required of any new technology in order to effectively
solve your business’s problem. In
other words, what specifically does the technology need to be capable of doing? (These are the technology
requirements in the decision matrix.) 3
III. Competitors and Technology: In this section, you will describe two competing companies that operate in the
same industry as your business. You will
also explain how a company uses the two technologies that you are investigating in order to determine if the
technology may be appropriate for your
business to use. Remember that a list of competing companies was provided to you in the final project case
scenario.
A. Technology One: Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly
describe what that company does and
how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.
B. Technology Two: Select one company in the same industry as your own that uses this technology. Briefly
describe what that company does and
how it uses this technology to support its business in general. Include specific examples.
C. Referring to what you learned in your research on the companies above, explain one specific way in which
one of the companies is benefitting
from technology, and describe the potential benefit to your business if you were to adopt the same approach.
IV. Technology Solutions: In this section, you will discuss how each of the two technologies meets the
technology requirements that you identified in
section II. Use your decision matrix to guide your responses.
A. Technology One: Explain how well this technology meets the technology requirements of your business. Be
sure to address which technology
requirements the technology meets, and where there are gaps.
B. Technology Two: Explain how well this technology meets the technology requirements of your business. Be
sure to address which technology
requirements the technology meets, and where there are gaps.
V. Recommendations: In this section, you will recommend the technology solution that you believe is most
appropriate for your business based on how
well each technology meets your business’s technology requirements.
A. Recommend a technology solution for your business, and defend why that solution is appropriate. You may
recommend only one technology or
any combination of the two that you investigated.
B. Explain the overall benefit of your recommended technology solution to your business. Consider the
following:
C. How will it will it enhance efficiency?
i. How will it position your business for future growth as you move online?
VI. Basic Security Considerations: In this section, you will briefly explain what the owner of your business must
consider in regard to security and privacy if
they choose to adopt your recommendations.
A. Explain the security features your recommended technology solution should have.
B. Briefly explain what your business should consider in regard to security and privacy as you seek out thirdparty vendors for the proposed
technology.
C. Briefly describe the internal safeguards that should be put in place in your business to guard against loss or
misuse of company data. Provide

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