Case
Study, Stage 3: IT Considerations for Proposed Technology Solution
Before you
begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “Hometown Deli Case Study†and
“Hometown Deli Stage One Project,†and “Hometown Deli Stage Two Project.â€
IT Considerations for Proposed Technology
Solution
For your Stage 2 Project, you proposed a technology
solution to improve a business process at your Hometown Deli. In evaluating an IT proposal, there are
several areas that need to be considered.
These considerations are listed in the table provided with this
assignment. Depending on the specific
technology solution you proposed, some of the considerations will be more
important than others, or may need specific consideration prior to
implementation. The responses that you
enter into the table for each consideration must be aligned to the specific
solution you proposed and appropriate to the Hometown Deli.
Purpose of this Assignment
This assignment
gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge of the areas to be considered
in planning and implementing a technology solution. This assignment
specifically addresses the following course outcomes to enable you to:
analyze
internal and external business processes to identify information systems
requirementsidentify and
plan IT solutions that meet business objectives.
Assignment
Using the technology solution you
proposed in Stage 2, you should briefly explain it and then copy the table
below and complete the remaining two columns.
For each area of consideration, you should rank it as high, medium or
low in importance or relevance for the specific technology solution you
proposed for the Hometown Deli. If that
area of consideration is Not Applicable to your proposed solution, enter
N/A. Then, provide a brief explanation,
a minimum of two sentences for each, to justify that ranking. Explanations must provide enough information
to convey the reasoning behind the ranking.
Use the Grading Rubric to be sure
you have covered everything. Submit your
paper with answers to parts 1 and 2 below via your Assignment Folder as a
Microsoft Word document (w/embedded table) with your last name included in the
filename.

1. Brief
explanation of proposed technology solution.
Identify what the solution is, what it is expected to do for the Deli,
summarizing the information you provided for Stage 2.
2. Table of IT Considerations

Area

High/Medium/Low
Importance or Relevance or Not Applicable (N/A)

Explanation
for Ranking

Accessibility

Availability

Maintainability

Portability

Reliability

Scalability

Usability

Disaster Recovery
Plan

Authentication
& Authorization

Prevention &
Resistance (Security)

Detection &
Response (Security)

Grid Computing

Cloud Computing

Virtualized
Computing

Communications
Architecture

Database
Architecture

Decision Support

Artificial
Intelligence

Business-to-Business
eCommerce

Business-to-Consumer
eCommerce

Example: If the technology
solution being proposed was to have a kiosk for customers to use to place
their orders at the Deli, then for the area of Accessibility, the following
might be entered.An exampleAre e Co
IT ConsiderationsAn minimum of two
sentences for each,pplicable to your proposed solution, enter Nincluded. ot be appropriate for the Deli.

Area

High/Medium/Low
Importance or Relevance or Not Applicable (N/A)

Explanation
for Ranking

Accessibility

Medium

Since the customers will use the kiosk to enter their orders, it must
be accessible to everyone, even those with disabilities. Customers may have a variety of issues
using the kiosk, so it will not be the only way that customers can place an
order – the counter personnel will still be available to take the
orders. It is ranked “Medium†because
it is important for some customers and for public relations, so it is
important; however, it is not “High†since there are other methods of placing
orders.

The
“right” and “wrong” answers have to do with whether or
not you correctly ranked each consideration as it relates to your proposed
technology solution and have provided a well-supported explanation for the
ranking you assigned. Your responses
will be evaluated on whether they are applicable to the solution, correctly
ranked and explained, and are appropriate to the Deli. Use the Rubric below to be sure you have
covered all aspects.
GRADING RUBRIC:

Attribute

Full
Points

Partial
Points

No
points

Possible Points

Points Earned

Explanation
of Proposed Solution

Brief
explanation of solution sets stage for rankings.

Explanation
of solution is not adequate to set stage for rankings.

No
explanation of proposed solution provided.

4

High/Medium/
Low Rankings

Rankings
demonstrate understanding of course concepts, analysis and critical
thinking.

Rankings
are lacking in demonstration of understanding of course concepts, analysis,
and/or critical thinking.

No
rankings provided.

16

Explanations

Explanations
justify rankings and demonstrate understanding of course concepts, analysis,
and critical thinking.

(Some)
Explanations do not adequately justify rankings; may be lacking in
demonstration of understanding of course concepts, analysis, and/or critical
thinking.

No
explanations provided.

16

Table
Format

Information
is professionally presented; uses correct sentence structure, grammar, and
spelling.

Information
is not professionally presented, and/or contains grammar and/or spelling
errors.

Information
is extremely poorly written and does not convey the information.

4

TOTAL
Points

40

40
points =10% of final course grade

Points
Recorded
(total points x .10)