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IT Components
In order to succeed and realize a competitive advantage within any given industry it is very necessary to take advantage of all of the technological advances that are available to that organization. This report will explore and discuss the current situation at the American Widget Company and explore ways in which this company can harness the immense power of the internet.
This report will discuss and recommend the components of that American Widget Company should install including the software and hardware requirements. This report will also delve into the communication requirements that will be needed as well to help keep this company working at its fullest potential. This report will also discuss other requirements the Information Technology department at this company may implement to help improve the functionality of this company. Finally this essay will provide recommendations on how to best maintain a high level of control through the power of interconnectivity as provided by the internet and the web.
Assessing the Situation
Every business that wishes to become rich and powerful and must go through some significant changes and growth in order to realize these objectives. Companies must also be careful not to grow and expand too quickly where there abilities to manage...
A well planned and thought out approach is necessary for American Widget Company to successfully integrate any IT plan that is intent on making positive changes towards growing the business. It is important that employees within AWC are active participants in this change and well defined roles are provided to help make a smooth and gradual transition that allows for learning and mistakes.
What is most important about any significant change that is attempted at the IT department, is that these changes are sufficiently aligned with the overall organizational strategy. Regardless of the efficiency, effectiveness or economics of the system, if it is not supporting the organization's mission, the changes will most likely be counted as a lost by producing confusions and extra work, instead of the direct opposite of which it intended. To keep this or any business growing at the dramatic rates it is planned for, it is essential to have the business software applications integrated around a single codebase, database and business process. The advantages of designing a business systems in this manner yield tremendous cost savings and improved business productivity.
Components
The following chart is a list of all the components:
The component…
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