Running Head: New System Proposal

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New System Proposal

Michael ElstonTeam C CIS 207

Chiungwen Lin

Executive summary

Riordan Manufacturing is a multinational firm dealing in plastic manufacturing and since it is serving a number of companies in the US, the same is seeking to venture into other global regions for the purposes of enhancing its market share and increase its customer base. On the other hand, the system used by this business is wanting and not very effective hence the organization is thinking of changing the same and have an ideal operational system in place. Permissions to the database will need to be manned by IT professionals who will use security cards to verify authentication access to files and data. Supervisors will also make sure all employees are trained on a variety of tools that will also be implemented such as SharePoint, Oracle products, and Vsphere just to name a few. CISSP is one the most recognized systems worldwide that majorly deals with the confirmation of ones knowledge in the field of information security. The system boasts from the fact that it is the first system to receive certification in the field of information systems among all other systems present currently that do deal in information system. With regards to the ethical concerns of CISSP, the same helps to regulate the behavior of every individual in the company to conform to the ideal required norms in the organization. There are proposed changes within the organization. With the effective data transfer network, the corporation should consider implementing a unified system with internet access to improve its business processes. With respect to internet and mobile access components, system should allow maximum access for its effectiveness. In acquiring a new system, a number of options are available for example outsourcing, merger and acquisition, and research and development. The new system on the other hand will have a strategic role to play like for example profitability and product proposition (Carbone 2004).Business requirements driving the need for the system

Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer looking to expand its business outside of the United States. With the new business expansion the current system that is in place will need to be upgraded to service the needs of future customers and stake holders. A fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion the business requirements of any organization with new advancements in technology needed to keep up with the world growth. Riordan Manufacturing serves 15 to 20 major companies, along with government contract for aircraft manufactures for military and commercial airlines. They also supply the Department of Defense, plastic bottles for cola companies, and appliance manufacturers just to name a few. Employees will need to have access to a database server that holds information of customers while also gathering data on future sales. This particular database will need to be protected by security firewalls that block out unsecure traffic. Permissions to the database will need to be manned by IT professionals who will use security cards to verify authentication access to files and data. Supervisors will also make sure all employees are trained on a variety of tools that will also be implemented such as SharePoint, Oracle products, and Vsphere just to name a few (Maynard S. & Ruighaver 2006). In order to better understand and anticipate customer needs, the firm is evaluating a new integrated customer management system to accompany the new team selling approach that will be soon rolled out. The implementation of servers that can house and store these data records of its customers. This data warehouse will also hold Local Area Network for employees to share information received to other Riordan locations.

Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)

CISSP is one the most recognized systems worldwide that majorly deals with the confirmation of ones knowledge in the field of information security. With this chief function, they are able to protect the various business environments bearing in mind that information is one of the key pillars in the business world. The system boasts from the fact that it is the first system to receive certification in the field of information systems among all other systems present currently that do deal in information system.

As stated earlier, the system majorly works by giving a confirmation towards ones knowledge on information security; this is actually done by testing the abilities of a particular individual by use 10 domains as required by this system of information. Some of the 10 domains include physical security, software development security as well as operations security among other domains. The examination test majors mainly on the current critical topics in relation to security; some of those topics include, mobile security, risk management as well as cloud computing, mentioning just but a few. As a requirement for qualification, the system also holds on the notion that one must have a minimum of 5 years working experience on two of the ten domains in which one is examined (Maynard & Ruighaver 2006)

Ethical Concerns of CISSP System

Ethics generally refers to a set of conduct that governs a society or community or any social organization among people. It tries to regulate the behaviour of each and every individual by incorporating various aspects of the particular communities or societies in which each individual belongs (Fowler 2003).

CISSP being a social system concerned majorly with security information also involve ethics in its various operations. The system takes code of ethics as a condition that must be upheld by each and every person. CISSP is aiming at offering protection to the society and this is to be done by ensuring that each and every member of the society is protected from any kind of discrimination or other forms of corruption. The information security system therefore aims at offering equality to all people in the various situations thus forming one of its ethical concerns. Another ethical concern associated with this system is the protection of commonwealth of societies as well as the infrastructure that is present and around the various people in the society.

The system is also concerned with giving its services in an honest manner as well as act justly and especially in conducting of the various examinations when they are actually confirming ones knowledge on information security. The system also considers it ethical to work responsibly and also legally; in this case they ensure that they take charge in all areas in which the system is concerned. In general, they aim at giving quality service to the society which therefore forms their chief ethical concern (Carbone 2004).

Proposed Business Changes

Our corporation is a major producer of natural gas and oil in the U.S. The corporations information flow is put into effect by the pipeline or information network design, network circuits with cell modems and fiber circuits. With the effective data transfer network, the corporation should consider implementing a unified system with internet access to improve its business processes.The unified system will ensure a smooth flow of business processes, consistency of operations both at the field and company headquarters and quality control. In addition, the system will implement a new and more effective production control and inventory management protocol.

The business changes brought about by the implementation of the new system will promote effectiveness in the various departments of the corporation. Raw materials, or energy from the plants, will be received electronically at the company headquarters, sorted and sent to the unified systems database. The process will be concurrent with the reception of orders, a fast method that will save time. Inventories management and product shipping will also be done at the unified system software, instead of the previous case where it was handled manually at the company headquarters accounting department.

The unified system will be hosted at the headquarters and will be able to link the energy plants, the headquarters and the supply markets/clients. In the system, a concurrent process will take place involving the reception of energy from the various plants (input) and the requested amount of energy from the markets (output). The system will organize the information and print out a list to prepare products to be delivered to the clients. The orders will be fulfilled from the systems inventory and finally delivered to the required markets.

Internet and mobile access components

The system should allow maximum access for its effectiveness. This will require the software developed to be readily accessed online and on mobile access components such as phones and tablets. With the new unified system, we will have an up to date system that allows flexibility, mobility and portability within the corporation. Since the companys processes are divided into production and delivery processes, the system will help identify and correct errors in the specific departments. With the system, the corporation will increase its accurate inventory count (real-time), which helps reduce errors and deliver products with accuracy and precision (Ruighaver & Maynard 2006).

The software will be available for download on both computers and mobile access components. With the mobile software, employees will no longer be forced to make inquiries on company PCs. They will be able to do it anywhere as long as there is a reliable internet connection, saving them the time and energy to use the desktops located at the company headquarters.

The unified system will not only help the employees, but will also be beneficial to the market sources/clients. The employees and designated clients will be given user accounts and profiles that will enable them to check the inventory, product availability, pricing and delivery details online. This is an important aspect of the application, as it will enhance the corporations relationship with its clients and provide a marketing opportunity, boosting business at and keep its clients content.

Flow Diagram for the Unified System

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When our business begins a new project, there are a lot of specific requirements that must be taken into account. Many businesses are built off of a specific platform, whether it is oil, retail sales or the auto industry. Each of these business models has different requirements when a new project is in the creation phase.

If a business began a project of developing its own website for the world and its customers to see, there are many factors that must be taken into account. For example, if the business offers sales, they may want to have a section of their website where the customer can purchase items. Most important for all business websites is the landing or homepage. Second only to the homepage on all websites is how the customer can contact or find the business (Carbone 2004).

The project of creating this website would have a few main requirements. When developing a website, each page will represent a different portion of what the business offers. If the company were an oil company, they may offer refinery, crude oil and even employment opportunities.

The business will need to take into account the employees, assets or money involved in creating this project. The requirements of this project will need to match the level of assets utilized.

Each project created by a business will always have specific requirements. Each of these requirements must be taken into account when creating the project.

A high level discussion of how the system should be acquired and maintained

There are a number of ways through which the system could be acquired. First and foremost acquiring a new system for a company depends on how the firm is endowed with resources and expertise. In this case, the firm can decide to outsource the system if at all it follows that the same cannot be derived from within the organization. Outsourcing here involves calling on another good company, which is good at providing the system so that it helps the firm also acquire the system.

It should be noted that outsourcing is very ideal especially if it follows that one company is unable to acquire a very important system or any other important component. For instance, when a company outsources, the same enables that it does not lose out on market share due to lacking in one area or the other. However, when the needed products or services are acquired or outsourced, the outsourcing company assumes operation just like the other companies. Therefore, the benefits improve in this case and work to enhance the image of the company (Carbone 2004).

For our case therefore, outsourcing can be an ideal alternative for acquiring the needed system. This is because by so doing, the company can be assured of having the right system that functions properly and that meets the expectations of clients in the job market. This contrary to the case whereby the firm would want to figure out on their own how to go about formulating or coming up with the system. By so doing, the company can incur significant losses due wastages, errors, and incompetence. Therefore, in order to avoid such unnecessary inconveniences, the best idea would be to outsource. In this case, the top management can arrange to have qualified personnel of the outsourced company to help our company acquire the system and not only that but also training with regards to how the system functions.

Another way that the system can be acquired is by making good use of the research and development department. RnD is a very instrumental organ in the organization because it aids the firm reach a required milestone. Through research and development, the company finds a sense of direction because the same aligns the expectations of the company and the needs of the market niche for purposes of posterity and future success. In this, the research and development team in the company can be empowered in order to be more productive as well as innovative. For instance, through provision of funds and other incentives, personnel in this department would be obliged to come up with ideal systems that the company can rely on for purposes of working towards the set goals and objectives (Carbone 2004).

In order for such department to work efficiently and effectively, the company should ensure that it goes for the best candidates in the job market. Having employees who are talented and highly innovative can help the company come up with the most effective system that can help a lot instead of just relying on other ways such as outsourcing. In fact, being independent in this way will greatly help the company save on costs that would have been used to pay other companies in outsourcing. Therefore, the company can embark of relying on its research and development if at all such department is effective and reliable for good performance industry (Ruighaver & Maynard 2006).

Another possible way of acquiring the system is through a merger or acquisition. For the case of a merger, the company can form a partnership with an organization that is good at systems. This would help because one company will directly benefit considering the fact that it has no expertise in matters to do with systems. On the other hand, acquiring is whereby the company buys another company and in that case ends up owning it. In this case, the company should look at that company that is inferior but good in systems. Buying such organization would help the other firm breathe easy as it would have been sorted with matters to with system creation and running of the same.

It should be noted that acquiring a system is one thing while maintaining it is another. This is to say that once a system has been acquired, measures should be employed in bid to maintain it. Maintaining the system is even more important because it ensures that the system is protected for purposes of future use. In addition, maintaining the system ensure that unnecessary costs involved in miscellaneous activities are avoided. In this case, maintenance involves strict monitoring of employees to ensure that care and responsibility is employed on the system industry (Ruighaver & Maynard 2006).

This is because if no strict measure are employed in order to safeguard the newly acquired system, the same can be easily tampered with and in that case everything associated with the system will end up being paralyzed and this will adversely affect the success and operations of the company. On the other hand, maintenance can also be enhanced through servicing the acquired system in order to avoid system breakdown. Such maintenance will make sure that the system is ever running both effectively and efficiently. On the other hand, constant updating the system is an ideal maintenance strategy that will ensure that the same is kept in line with the new changes in the industry (Ruighaver & Maynard 2006).

Lack of constant upgrading will prevent the system from being obsolete. Since there is constant change in technology, system updating should not be an exception because competition is a dependent factor in this case. This is to say that consumers are also looking towards new and trendy components or systems in the market. Therefore, it goes without saying that the company whose system will appear to be sluggish with respect to system development will lose out on significant customer base. Another way of maintaining the system is by ensuring that measures of countering threats are enforced. This is because any system is prone to malware hence it would be ideal to step up measures of having precautionary measures in this regard.

A discussion of the strategic role the system will play in the company

First and foremost, the system will significantly impact the company with respect to increased efficiency. As it has been noted the companys operations have not been quite effective and this is because the company has been lacking a proper framework with which to conduct its operations better. Therefore, performance of the company in this case has been wanting. Therefore, having this system in place will greatly help the company to be effective and efficient (Carbone 2004).

On the other hand, the other role will be increased profitability as well as the generated revenues. This is because with lack of efficiency due to reliance of an ineffective system, it is a sure thing that the profits being realized will not be appealing. This is because customers would also not want to be associated with a system that is characterized with low performance. However, acquiring the new system will help streamline operations for the success and betterment of the company. The new system will in no doubt be successful and because many people like to be associated with success, it goes without saying that the customer base will increase and this will translate to increased profits in the company (Maynard S. & Ruighaver 2006).

On the other hand, the product proposition with regards to the company will increase. This is because the company will have restructured its way of conducting operations. The new system is meant to provide customers the opportunity of knowing where to find the products and services as well as getting more information regarding the firms line of production. On the other hand, the new system will help the company clearly define its specific requirements hence knowing how and who to target in that line of operation. On the other hand, there will be some new changes that will be brought about by the new acquired system. The business changes brought about by the implementation of the new system will promote effectiveness in the various departments of the corporation. Raw materials, or energy from the plants, will be received electronically at the company headquarters, sorted and sent to the unified systems database. The process will be concurrent with the reception of orders, a fast method that will save time. Inventories management and product shipping will also be done at the unified system software, instead of the previous case where it was handled manually at the company headquarters accounting department (Fowler 2003).

References

https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/cist/vop/Business/Riordan/index.aspBloomberg Businessweek: "Business Intelligence Software's Time Is Now" (March, 2009)

Ruighaver, A.B. & Maynard, S. (2006). Organizational Security Culture: More than Just an End-User Phenomenon. International Information Security Conference

Maynard S. & Ruighaver, A.B. (2006). What Makes a Good Information Security Policy: A Preliminary Framework for Evaluating Security Policy Quality. 5th Annual Security Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada USA,

Carbone, J. A. (2004).IT architecture toolkit.Enterprise computing series. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall PTR.

Fowler, M. (2003).Patterns of enterprise application architecture.The Addison-Wesley signature series. Boston, Addison-Wesley.

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