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Thomas F. Huang wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 – Section 3 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
We discussed a lot about the merits of both on-premises and cloud based ERPs, but according to Gartner, on-premises ERPs will be considered “legacy systems” by 2016.
The main argument from Gartner is that companies are seeking to lower IT costs and to increase flexibility. Additionally, on-premises ERPs created more value for consultancies that helped companies implement them than the companies themselves. The thought of an integrated ERP was great in theory, but many companies have failed to capture this supposed value. I don’t know if on-premises ERPs will be considered legacy by 2016 because many companies will be unwilling to abandon systems they’ve spent millions on, but I agree that they are on their way out, regardless of industry. Do you guys agree with Gartner’s assertion that on-premises ERPs will be considered legacy systems?
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 – Section 3 Spring 2015 9 years, 7 months ago
Hello Professor,
Below is the Project Proposal for Topflight Solutions:
Idea: Website/app for doctor’s notes
The problem to be addressed is companies requiring sick notes for when employees call out sick. Sick employees result in both wasted time for the company and increased healthcare costs.
The solution is to create a website/app which assists in identifying sick trends within the company and how to address those trends. When a sick employee goes to the doctor, the doctor can send the sick note directly to the employer via the app. On the employer’s end will be a HR section for the app in which they can keep track of sick employees. This can help HR identify which departments are at risk for certain illnesses (i.e. Truckers are more susceptible to the flu). HR can then take measures to ensure that truckers get flu shots. It can also be used to identify sick trends among specific employees. For example, if a specific employee is susceptible to sinus infections in the winter, then the employer/app will send our reminders to the employee that he/she tends to have that illness during the winter, how to prevent getting sick, and how to prevent others from catching his/her illness.
The app can also be used to track certain sick trends in areas, rather than just specific companies. This can be used to help those areas (townships, cities, etc.) get a better understanding of the trends and how to combat the illnesses in the area.
Possible issues with this idea would be compliance with HIPPA laws, ensuring the validity of the sick notes sent to employers, and cyber security.
Project Contacts:
Blake Ford: tud16345@temple.edu
Thomas Huang: tuc52467@temple.edu
John Illuminati: tud03055@temple.edu
Travis Spiecker: tue48173@temple.edu
Jesse Worek: tud09449@temple.edu
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The idea has possibilities, but HIPPA needs to always be considered.
As a parent, keep in mind schools also require doctor’s notes when students are out sick. Companies can also require notes after a certain number of days.
Doctors might not be thrilled because the current system is a revenue stream for them. Think about the Minute-Clinic and Emergent-Care or nurse practitioners as possible sources of the notes. I also like the proactive approach as well.
You will need to do research with HR people, the care providers and probably insurance companies as well.
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 8 months ago
There was a lot of work to do this week, since the class is wrapping up. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a few other PMs and I met with the BAs so that they could practice their presentation several times. We gave them advice on how to present and what to focus on in the prototype (which looked fantastic). In addition, I worked on fixing the MS Project document (this took much longer than I expected, since I have no experience of the program) and also worked on the RACI chart. Earlier today, I spent several hours with Sandi and Melissa prior to class working on finishing all deliverables that we will include in the binder, as well as create the contents of the binder. Since our final exam is on Monday, we are trying to have the binder all finished by tonight or tomorrow. I am thankful to have had great PMs to work with for this class.
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 8 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 9 months ago
This week was productive for both the PMs and BAs. On Wednesday, we had the revised Communication Mgmt. and Change Mgmt. plans due, which Melissa and Evan worked on, respectively. We also had our weekly meeting on […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 9 months ago
There was not too much to cover for this week. The only deliverable we had due was the revised risk management report, which Sandi worked on. We had our usual weekly meeting with the BAs on Friday, which was […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 9 months ago
There was not too much work to do for this week, besides for the usual tasks. On Wednesday, Arren and I worked on fixing some issues we had in our group’s Microsoft Project file. As we mentioned during our status […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 9 months ago
This was a productive week for both the PMs and BAs. On Monday, I met with all of the BAs to show them how to use Justinmind and helped them brainstorm more for their prototype. Since I did the front-end design for my group’s prototype back when I was taking MIS 3504, I was able to help them design what they envision their prototype might look like.
Additionally, all of the PMs and I contributed to putting everything into MS Project. None of us had used Project before, so this was great for us to get the hang of it and realize just how powerful it actually is. We couldn’t figure out which measures to be using for scheduling, but we seem to have figured it out now. I think we’ll have it working correctly next time we work on MS Project.
Also, we had our weekly meeting with the BAs on Friday at 4:00pm. We discussed what work they have coming up, provided feedback on their prototype (the first prototype was due this week), and put together a more fleshed out schedule.
I also created the weekly progress report for our group. I think by now, it’s been established that I’ll do it every week, which is fine.
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 9 months ago
This week we met with the BAs twice—once on Monday (since we didn’t get to meet last Friday) and once today. We went over their critiqued scope document—what was good, what was bad, suggestions of what to add and […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 9 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 10 months ago
This week, the PMs produced an Organizational Chart, a list of Stakeholders, and a RACI Chart. I personally created the RACI Chart. Based on feedback from Monday’s class, we will make changes to the documents […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site MIS 3535 Team 3's Blog 9 years, 10 months ago
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 10 months ago
The BAs had Interview #3 on Tuesday. Since our BAs are focusing on the digital marketing aspect of the project, this interview was most important because the interviewee does web design and marketing for the […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 10 months ago
This week was a bit uneventful because both groups had exams and nothing was due. We did meet (Fridays at 4:00pm are the appointed times for all of the PMs and BAs to meet) with our BAs earlier this afternoon to […]
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John B Illuminati wrote a new post on the site John Illuminati 9 years, 10 months ago
This week, we created drafts for our project schedule and budget. While we have the framework for the schedule, we need to incorporate it into Microsoft Project. In addition, we helped out BAs with two main tasks this week: Scope documents (individual and group) and Interview #2. We looked over our BAs’ scope documents and provided feedback and constructive criticism. For the Interview, we helped the BAs form the questions and provided feedback on the questions they already came up with. A few of the PMs were present at the interview as well. This week, we also set up a weekly meeting that will take place on Fridays from 4pm-5pm. All of the PMs and BAs will be there tomorrow, with the exception of one of the BAs (he has a family emergency). He will be present via a video chat, though. As for my personal contributions this week, I created the project schedule draft, and helped the BAs with the scope documents and interview questions. As my group mentioned during class on Wednesday, one problem that we are working on is to increase the level of urgency that our BAs have to their project. We plan to address this issue during our meeting on Friday.
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Jesse Worek wrote a new post on the site Jesse Worek 10 years, 3 months ago
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I agree with Gartner’s assertion that on-premises ERPs will be considered legacy systems because new technology is constantly developing at an extremely rapid rate. Companies constantly have to customize their on-premises ERP systems, which tends to be very expensive and inconvenient. Technology experts will definitely come up with a better solution due to the need being in demand. I also agree with Gartner because it is a reliable source that utilizes highly trusted researchers as we learned in MIS2501.