conduct research on Information Systems
for your client. Your team is required to pick a case company in one of the areas mentioned
below (not limited to). Develop a proposal for a new information system for your client (NOT
more than 3,500 words) detailing the requirements listed below. The proposal will help your
client to make informed decision for investment in information system and to take their
business to the next level.
1. Identify the company’s critical success factors and primary objectives. What types of
information might be helpful in evaluating these objectives? Create a mission
statement that would be appropriate for your client business.
2. Develop a formal organizational chart based on the information given.
3. Analyse the current system and identify specific control weaknesses that must be
addressed by a new, improved system. As part of your analysis, prepare a document
flowchart and a data flow diagram of the current system.
4. Describe the primary features of this new system and explain why this is the best
solution for your client to pursue. Discuss the relevance of such advanced technologies
as MRP, MRPII, and EDI as information system options.
5. The proposal should also contain the following items:
a. A description of the technology platform for the system.
b. A list of financial and nonfinancial data attributes for each entity in the ER
diagram.
c. Four user views, which can be source documents or management reports. At
least one view should support the needs of a non-accounting user.
d. Examine potential security risks, data breaches and provide discussion of the
appropriate accounting controls for the new system.
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HI5019 SIS GROUP ASSIGNMENT T2 2018
The report should be about 3,500 words and should be submitted in a Microsoft Word format
document for the client. Each group member is required to work on the proposal and
contribute to all assignment requirements.
Remember: this is a report intended to convince a board of directors to adopt your proposal.
Your report must therefore be complete, yet concise; be clear and convincing, and
professionally presented. Above all, the report must be specific to the needs of the business.
Case Compnay in the areas of: (The team needs to email the lecturer their choice)
 Public Transport
 Flight Centres
 Real state agencies
 Education
 Library
 Banks
 Immigration
 Health
 Medicine
 Pollution
 Manufacturing
 Agriculture