这个作业是写个计划书来设计转移公司传统业务
CS782 Assignment No. 5 ~ Expanding into new markets
介绍
这项作业的目的是让您根据实际示例对本周资料中的各个主题进行思考。我们将重点关注本周材料中的四个主题,其中之一是外包。例如,在考虑外包时,请仔细考虑其对关系的影响。对于此任务,您将考虑外包对信任和关系建立的影响。
组织机构
EduOnline Corporation提供软件(教育平台),使机构能够向学生提供教育内容。 EduOnline客户的机构是公司,社区学院和大学。
如今,组织为客户提供了本地解决方案,客户可以在自己的数据中心内自行托管软件。
在这种模式下,生产DVD和CD的制造成本以及部署和支持成本都很高。 EduOnline Corporation意识到需要降低成本,同时进行全球化并增加创建软件平台的利润。 EduOnline组织的所有员工都在美国。
您是EduOnline的CIO,并且一直与执行管理层合作,为组织制定新的战略方向。从战略上讲,执行团队已决定将交付教育软件平台移至“软件即服务”模型。您正在公司最高层参与业务决策。
您已被要求概述一项围绕将业务从传统制造模式转移的计划,在传统制造模式中,组织为大学,大学和其他机构提供CD,DVD,下载的软件,并由该组织的IT部门进行本地安装。
您被要求将EduOnline软件开发平台移至非本地软件即服务模型。您需要或提供一个推出和过渡计划,平衡和全球化他们的组织以适应这种新的SaaS模型,并制定有关突发事件和灾难恢复的计划。
可交付成果
用您自己的话针对以下每个主题,创建一个描述组织计划的策略:
•系统推出和过渡
o考虑计划的不同方面。您将如何计划这次推出?推出的效果如何?它将如何影响组织的管理,文化和其他运营方面?您现有的现有产品如何?您将如何处理这些人和该产品?考虑一下POWS分析和规划的不同方面。这如何在您的系统中发挥作用?
•全球化与资源平衡
o具体描述您将全球化的地方。您将这个新的SaaS项目变成一个完全独立的组织吗?您将全球化哪些方面?您将外包,离岸还是两者兼而有之?如果您要进行离岸或外包,那么您将在哪里进行外包或离岸?为什么呢?
• Disaster recovery
o Describe a disaster recovery plan specifically for the organization; Describe the investment the organization would make in disaster recovery. Outline the risks to the business and which ones would you address?
• Business continuity
o Describe a business continuity plan specifically for the organization. Describe the investment the organization would make in business continuity. How is your business continuity deployment different than your plans for disaster recovery?
For each section provide information which would describe a strategic plan and direction for the organization. Each section does not need to include a fully tactical outline, however, being descriptive as part of the strategy is a good idea.
Remember, to do research on how other organizations might have planned around the topics above and make sure to leverage the lecture notes and readings!
If you wish, you may add assumptions concerning the company, please make them clear in the beginning of the paper.
The content page limit on this assignment should a maximum of 10 pages, single or 1.5 spaced of 12-point font. This does not include supplemental materials such as references, introductions, etc. Appendices with the usual conditions are permitted. The average core content for this assignment is roughly 6-8 pages. However, we are far more concerned with the quality of your paper than the exact page length. Please refer to Module 0 for formatting and on how to write an executive level paper.
End with a list of references following the standard reference format, as described in References and Citations document.
Use the Ask Your Facilitator Discussion Board if you have any questions regarding the objectives of the assignment or how to approach the assignment.
Save your assignment as LastnameFirstname_assign5.doc and submit it in the Assignments section of the course.