...November 14, 2011 Project management After researching and taking a trial of Zoho Projects, it becomes apparent why the program is rated one of the top five online project management software systems. The program is packed with various applications that enable individuals and businesses to manage all their work while dramatically reducing the cost. Some of the unique features that make the Zoho prevalent over other similar programs are price, security, and mobility. Zoho is a division of ZOHO Corporation, a US-based Company that has been creating and selling cutting edge software solutions since 1996. The company has tens of thousands of customers worldwide and is privately held and profitable. Zoho has four offices located in the United States, India, China, and Japan. Sridhar Vembu is the CEO of AdventNet, which owns Zoho. Zoho is a suite of online applications that you sign up for and access from our website. The applications are free for individuals though some have a subscription fee for organizations. Our vision is to provide our customers with the most comprehensive set of applications available anywhere and for those applications to have enough features to make your user experience worthwhile (site). The most appealing feature that Zoho probably offers is their free version of the software that allows unlimited users working on one project at a time. Zoho also offers a premium addition for businesses that requires more than one project to be managed at one time...
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...PROJECT MANAGEMENT The added value of online project management tools in group assignments Alichan Bogaterov Dave De Clercq Koen Depauw Gertjan De Vogelaere Zhou-Heng Yang Table of contents Table of contents 2 Introduction 3 Group assignments 4 Characteristics 5 ISO 10006: 5 PMBOK: 5 Our findings: 6 Remarks 6 Complexity & Uncertainty 7 Example case 8 AON-network 9 List of Criteria 9 Test Results 11 SMARTSHEET 11 PROJECTPLACE 13 ZOHO PROJECTS 15 Critical note 18 Conclusion 19 Appendix 20 Sources 22 Introduction For the course ‘Project Management’ of Prof. Dr. Mario Vanhoucke we had to make a group assignment. The topic of this assignment wasn’t specified by the professor but the only requirement was that it needed to be something in the field of project management. Long discussions were held in our group to decide which topic we wanted to address, which ones seemed interesting or in what area we could make a small contribution. Then it struck us, why don’t we try to bring project management into our daily lives. This all led to the following: the topic we wanted to address was whether the usage of online project management tools on group assignments could have added value. We did this because working on group works is a major part of our time spent at the university of Ghent so far. This amount of time sometimes brings along frustration, unproductive meetings, etc. But it’s not the only reason, we believe that...
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...Proposal for Online Business Expansion for Author Stu Campbell Jeffrey N. Meads Western Governors University Proposal for Online Business Expansion for Author Stu Campbell A1. E-Commerce Solutions During the review of several top payment processing solutions, consideration was given to available options and features, setup costs, monthly costs, transaction costs, and ease of integration into the website and with the requisite customer relationship software solution. Google Checkout was eliminated from consideration because Google has announced that it will be discontinuing its checkout product after November 20th, 2013 (Google Support, 2013). The Authorize.net transaction gateway was eliminated from consideration because it would require the client to establish a separate merchant account (Authorize.Net, 2013). Our selection for a payment processing solution was the PayPal Website Payments Standard. Customers will be able to pay with either their PayPal account or with their Visa, American Express, Mastercard, or Discover credit card. The PayPal Website Payments Standard Integration Guide, pages 323-327, provides a method of using a web form to capture the billing information for each sale on the client's website in HTML input variables, and then pre-filling the PayPal payment form when the customer clicks the "submit payment" button. The payment information transmits to PayPal via the Website Payments Standard form. PayPal will return an Instant Payment...
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...E-Business Task 2 Proposal for an Online Business Expansion Part 3 Vina Restaurant is a family run Vietnamese restaurant in Spokane, WA. The business has been around for 12 years. The restaurant maintains its success by word of mouth. It doesn’t have a website; however, it can expand its success by going online. We have already covered competitive assessment, marketing strategies and social media integration, E-Commerce solutions, search engine optimization, international consideration and online customer relationship management in Task 1 and Task 2. For this Task, we will discuss about the specification for the new website. Provided below are the sitemap, mockup pages of the website, followed by a detailed analysis of the estimated cost of developing the website. Estimated Cost Component Vendor Setup/Project Implementation Cost per month Explanations Domain Registration for 1 yr. GoDaddy.com No set up fee. $19.95 annually $1.67 per month Domain registration for Vina Restaurant website along with business email services. E-Commerce and Website Hosting Pinnaclecart.com No set up fee. $359.40 annually $29.95 per month Full E-Commerce and Website Hosting, which include free website design templates for Vina Restaurant, Online Facebook Stores, Quickbooks integration, Mobile Online Store, Shopping Cart, and full support services SEO Software SEO Power Suite $299 one time purchase $0 monthly fee The recommended SEO PowerSuite is the Professional system for...
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...QRT 2 E-Business Task 2 Online Business Expansion Proposal for The Children’s Hour Western Governors University Introduction The Children’s Hour is an upscale fashion boutique specializing in unique women and children’s clothing, accessories, shoes and gifts. It has been in business for 30 years and in 2008, growth prompted a move to a larger location. The store has been very successful without a strong online presence, making online expansion an attractive and low-cost way to increase sales of its already popular merchandise. This online expansion proposal outlines a viable storefront solution, strategies for search engine optimization, international considerations, and customer relationship management in the online environment. Storefront Solution A dynamic, easy-to-use storefront is critical for online expansion because it provides the portal through which internet customers will browse and shop at The Children’s Hour. We have selected Quick Shopping Cart by Go Daddy as our e-commerce vendor. They offer a premium plan at an annual cost of $299.88. This plan is beneficial for The Children’s Hour because it allows for an unlimited number of products with up to 10 images per product, and also provides a free domain for hosting the store website with a guaranteed 99.9% uptime (GoDaddy, 2014). This benefits customers by avoiding frustrating technical problems that could cause them to abort a transaction. It also benefits The Children’s Hour because technical problems on...
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...Harnessing the power of business intelligence: A proposed use case for small, MEDIUM AND MICRO businesses Introduction The subject matter of this research project is based off of a need to know what tools are available for small businesses who wish to compete with their bigger and more financially equipped counterparts. As someone who has always had a great interest in being an entrepreneur, I believe this is as great a medium as any other to delve into the topic of affordable business intelligence solutions for small businesses. In a recent study of small and medium businesses, it was found that they collect a lot of data but are face with the problem of having too much information and a great majority of them did not know how to make best use of it. In essence, they know the importance of collecting data but do not comprehend how to make sense of the data. (Aggarwal, McCabe, & Aggarwal, 2011) The study went on to show that 25% of the small and medium size businesses that took part in the study reported that one of their biggest challenges is getting better insights into the data they collect. But as Todd R. Weiss so put it, it’s also getting much harder for small businesses to find excuses for why they cannot compete with larger competitors on a regional, national and global scale because of the accessibility of software and services (specifically BI tools) via “the cloud”. (Weiss, 2012) This paper will briefly discuss what business intelligence is; why it is so important;...
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...Marketing C212 Suzanne Arciga 6/2/2016 A1. New Products and Services Mary Kay was started in Dallas, Texas, with only five products. The entrepreneur, Mary Kay Ash, biggest dream was to transform; inspirer and help women obtain success. Currently Mary Kay offers more than 200 premium products. The product assortments are innovative skin care, tantalizing makeup and unforgettable fragrances. Mary Kay is currently available in 35 markets on five continents worldwide and sales of Mary Kay are about $4 billion in wholesale sales worldwide. Subsequently since 1990, Mary Kay Inc. has experienced substantial growth, opening in more than 20 new markets around the world. In June 2007 there was talk about a corporation by the name of Lugo and Alejandra Aguzzi, that would be selling the popular USA women's cosmetics brand Mary Kay in Costa Rica. Lugo and AA launched a website for online buying and telemarketing company- 24/7 hotline; with no success. There are currently no Independent Beauty Consultants nor does Mary Kay have Costa Rica listed on the website that includes 35 markets on five contents for other countries. I propose two new services: 1) No tax or shipping costs for online purchases for Costa Rican residence 2) Build a store in Costa Rica where customers can walk-in and buy; without feeling the pressure of a consultant. Need and Existing Global Market Listed below are 3 methods/ways that there is both a need as well as an existing global market for the...
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...tools that I recommend we add to the AAA arsanel . These tools are The Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool and the Kaseya Traverse network performance monitoring software. Both of these tools will improve our ability to monitor and troubleshoot our client networks. The Managed switched port Mapping tool (netscantools.com, n.d) is a tool that allows us to identify to which switch port a device ix connected eliminating the need to trace out network wires.” The tool is useful for system and network engineers to gain visibility into the IP, MAC, status and availability of ports. Since this is a real-time discovery you can also view the operational status and speed of each port. This tool maps switch ports to the devices connected to them”. (Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd., 2013). The second tool we should add is the Kaseya Traverse network performance monitoring software. This tool Monitors large multi-vendor networks, and provides real-time dashboards and notifications on outages . This tool also offers instant drill down into device metrics and performance reports, Highly scalable solution designed to monitor every port on every hub, switch, router and server on any network, regardless of network size. Kaseya Traverse network performance monitoring software also has Integrated Netflow, Network Configuration Management (NCM)” (kaseya.com, 2013) Works Cited kaseya.com. (2013). Network Performance Monitoring & Configuration Management. Retrieved November 10, 2013, from www...
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...1 VIABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT Bras My Size will offer intimate apparel online for plus sized women. To sale plus size lingerie online is an increasingly popular sales technique because it is the sale of a product or service, company-to-person, away from a retail location, saturated with sellers. Customers get to choose from numerous items at their leisure without having to ever leave their home. Lingerie is also a very private and intimate purchase so the ability to shop without being judged according to ones size or fetish is a major asset to sell intimate garments online. The company will offer a variety of bras which will include sports bras that range in size of 36DDD (D3) to 52L (D9). They will also offer a variety of styles and colors with special attention to underwire verses soft-cup with cushion straps. Plus sized maternity bras will be offered for the breast feeding mothers. The customer will be able to choose from many name brands, such as Bali, Elomi, Glamorise, Goddess, Hanes, Olga, Playtex, and Vanity Fair. Benefits to company and customer include selling to a direct clientele, the prices of the plus size garments can be kept relatively lower than the leading retailer that sells items from a department store for an up charge that has to cover overhead fees. The targeted market will be plus size women from all over the world who want to feel sexy and beautiful without being judged because of their...
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...Recommendation to Sara Lee Corporation: IT utilization of e-commerce Lionel Warren & Hamjat Jallomy Bah Consultants Instructor: Professor Herniter Course: IS535 August 15, 2011 Abstract Information technology represents the future of global business. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown extraordinary with the widespread use of the internet. In order for companies to effectively compete, it is essential that they have e-commerce as part of their selling and buying strategy. Companies should also integrate e-commerce with their Customer Relationship Management. There are several e-commerce software systems on the market place. It is imperative in selecting software for a company that the appropriate decision is made for the type of software required to meet the company’s objectives and goals. Sara Lee Corporation has been in existence since 1956, but does not currently use e-commerce as part of its business strategy. In order to make a recommendation to Sara Lee Corporation, a review of the companies selling and buying methods will be done as well as how it compares to other companies who are utilizing e-commerce. Three Online Customer Management Software tools will be evaluated to determine which to recommend to Sara Lee Corporation. The expectation is that Sara Lee will incorporate CRM with e-commerce to better serve their customer base and improve on their bottom line. Sara Lee is a business-to-business company which means they are mostly...
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...Business Marketing Internship: Project Footsteps 12/10/2013 Fall 2013 4 Credits August 19th Monday 10am-2pm Orientation, Desk Assignment, Vibe Plans Meet Team and get fill in on what’s going on. Start prospecting donors for LM80 comedy special. August 21st Wednesday 10-12pm Prospect donors for raffle items for LM8O. Called down list of potential donors in Uptown area. Created visual content for LM80 comedy specials. Attended LM80 comedy special at 8:00pm Contacted comedians for follow up. Help organize the event that night. Collected tickets and raffle 7:00pm-10:00pm August 22nd Thursday 8am-12pm – Went up through uptown spreading awareness of Taste of Uptown (Street Outreach). Printed off flyers with staff and walked through uptown area handing every pedestrians a flyer. Also promoted Taste of Uptown Minneapolis. August 23 Friday 10am-2pm Meeting with group about uptown Taste of Minneapolis. Meet up to discuss plans, goals and out comes. The group talked about the organization of the event, how th August 26th 10am-2pm Contact restaurants and confirm contributions to taste of uptown. Confirmed items that restaurants were going to make. August 27th 10am-2pm Day 2 Calling restaurants and confirming. Sending donation forms to restaurants. Contacting press and confirming appearances for event. August 28th 10am-3pm Meeting with venue owner and discuss details of rooftop event. Setting up arrangements for musicians and dancing area...
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...UTILIZATION OF IT IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Aneta Karasek Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland aneta.karasek@umcs.pl Abstract: Nowadays increasing role of information technologies and strategic role of human resources management have influence on enterprises. Moreover rapid development of information technologies affects the process of human resources management in enterprises. The aim of the paper is the analysis of utilization of IT in human resources management in high-tech enterprises in the USA. These practices will be presented in following areas: recruitment and selection, development and training, performance management, motivation, talent management, employee self-service systems. There will be also presented results of studies on the utilization of IT tools in HRM conducted in Polish enterprises. Results of conducted survey shows increasing utilization and variety of IT solutions in all surveyed areas in high-tech enterprises in the USA what caused the crucial influence of HRM process. The level of IT tool implementation in HRM processes taking place in Polish enterprises is low, which, according to enterprises, results from the lack of funds for implementation of this type of solutions. In the future enterprises are planning further implementation due to drawn advantages, consolidate individual HRM processes and implement cloud-based solutions. Keywords: human resources management, information technology, e-HR, HRM practices 1567 1...
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...Marketing C212 Gretta Alexander RN MSN September 15, 2015 WGU Table of Contents 1. Background…………………………………………………….…. 3 2. Strategic Plan……………………………………………………….3 a. Mission Statement………………………………………….3 b. Vision………………………………………………………3 c. Goals……………………………………………………….3 3. Competitive Advantage……………………………………………4 4. SWOT……………………………………………………………...5 5. Customer Relation Management………………………………….6 6. Potential Risk………………………………………………………6 7. Pricing……………………………………………………………...7 8. Distribution Chain…………………………………………………8 9. Channels of Marketing…………………………………………….9 10. References………………………………………………………...10 Background Extended Beauty is a newly developed primer and applicator by Alexander Cosmetics. Extended Beauty is a primer that allows extended wear of makeup during the day which will eliminate having to refresh makeup during the day. As professionals, mothers, caregivers and homemakers, women have a busy schedule during the day. Extended Beauty will allow women to remain beautiful while performing all their daily tasks. Alexander Cosmetics was established in 2002 by Gretta Alexander. It is a company that offers all natural cosmetics and continues to seek growth and introduction of new outstanding beautifying products in order to become the top leading companying in its field. Testing is not performed on animals for our products. Strategic Plan Mission Statement: Provide women with a stress free way to remain naturally beautiful all day...
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...Applied Research Project Topic Selection: Review the list of possible topics and consider which you would like to research. Identify a company or which the topic would apply. You can use the Week 1 Q&A thread to pose any questions you may have about the research project. Post your chosen topic for my approval in the (required but ungraded) Discussion topic entitled "Applied Research Project" in Week2. You will be given feedback to make sure that you're on the right track for this assignment. If there are still questions regarding the project, the Q&A discussion in Week 3 will accommodate our continued discussion about the project. Applied Research Project Submission: Submit your assignment to the Week 6 Research Paper Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of this page. (200 points) Dropbox | For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, please click here.See Syllabus/"Due Dates for Assignments & Exams" for due date information. | | | Topic Selection | | Week 1 Applied Research Paper Assignment: Topic Review Read the following description and possible topic choices. Week 2 Applied Research Paper Assignment: Topic Selection (ungraded but required) Choose your research project topic and prepare a brief description of your proposed topic. Post your proposed title and brief description in the Week 2 Applied Research Project discussion topic. Your description will be reviewed, and you will then receive feedback and approval of your topic choice...
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...Moving U.S. White Collar Jobs Offshore (Adapted from International Business by Charles Hill) Economists have long argued that free trade produces gains for all countries that participate in a free trading system. As the next wave of globalization sweeps through the U.S. economy, many people are wondering if this is true. During the 1980s and 1990s, free trade was associated with the movement of low-skill, blue collar manufacturing jobs out of rich countries such as the United States and toward low-wage countries—textiles to Costa Rica, athletic shoes to the Philippines, steel to Brazil, electronic products to Thailand and so on. While many observers bemoaned the “hollowing out” of U.S. manufacturing, economists stated that high-skill and high-wage white-collar jobs associated with the knowledge-based economy would stay in the United States. Computers might be assembled in Thailand, so the argument went, but they would continue to be designed in Silicon Valley by highly skilled U.S. engineers and software applications would be written in the United States by programmers at Microsoft, Adobe and the like. Developments over the past several decades have people questioning this assumption. Many American companies have been moving white collar “knowledge-based” jobs to developing nations where they can be performed for a fraction of the cost. During the long economic boom of the 1990s, Bank of America had to compete with other organizations for the scarce talents of information...
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