INTRODUCTION
What have you learn in this assignment? Do you get any information and gain knowledge regarding the issue?
I was given a task by Madam Manaf to complete the Business Information management assignment about RBS computer failure 'Caused by inexperienced operative in India'. This assignment tells about the computer glitch at the Royal Bank of Scotland which left millions of customers unable to access their accounts could have been caused by just one junior technician in India.
The benefit that I learn from this assignment is I gained experience on how to do a thorough research and after doing this assignment I know how to prepare my final year project report. Besides that, I can develop a deeper understanding of the case study that can be conveyed through the lecturers alone. For example in this case study I can understand what the story about and how to answer the question that was asked. Then, what I learn in this assignment is demonstrate that I can conduct research or analysis, at a level appropriate to a Degree program. Degree program required me to answer the question with a longer answer and give the suitable example regarding the question.
Furthermore, during doing this assignment I get many information about the RBS computer failure. The information that I get from this case study is I know what is outsourcing and what the competitive advantage that can be gained by companies through IS/IT outsourcing such as, the company can avoid the salary to the IS/IT professional, the company can reduce the cost, make more efficient Workforce in the company and the reduction in building operations and overhead.
In addition, what the knowledge I gain regarding the issues is I know the main threats of IS/IT o...
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APPENDIX
After reading the course materials, I have questions about: Having completed research activities for school and professional projects, the provided materials offer very clear and concise direction and suggestions for completing the assignment.
The assignment research objectives were (a) to gain insight into securing strategic partnerships in the information technology (IT) arena; (b) to understand the choices made to reduce information and security risks by exploring the different outsourcing techniques, and; (c) to understand how business process associated with outsourcing will stimulate awareness on how the process is interlinked with human behaviors. The topics covered include an evaluation of the specifications of information security consultants to become strategic partners assisting in the reduction of information or security risks, an examination of four factors that were omitted in the specifications that add value to the selection process, and an explanation of the value of the four factors.
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1.0 IntroductionIn this report I will be concentrating on the failure of software systems. To understand why software systems fail we need to understand what are software systems. Software systems are a type of information system. This is because a software system is basically a means for hardware to process information. Flynn’s definition of an information system is:"An information system provides procedures to record and make available information, concerning part of an organization, to assist organization-related activities."Humans have been processing information manually for thousands of years, but with the vast increase of demand for knowledge this century has meant that a new method of information processing has been needed. Software systems have provided a new means that is much faster and efficient.
Outsourcing has been around for many years. In this paper, I will discuss some of the history of outsourcing, the good things about outsourcing, and the bad things about outsourcing. Outsourcing is important because many companies rely on it in order to get many different products and services to their facility on time and in good shape. Outsourcing is a huge part of the business industry today. Any business can be affected by outsourcing.
The unions also blame fiasco because the decision to outsource much of the company IT source. The error that happen also came after the software being updated froze part of the bank computer system lost on that particular day. The day that this problem occur was in the Wednesday. The system is being recovery and the problem is solved on the Monday.
It helps me stay focused and keep things organized by wrapping things up and reviewing all things that we learned throughout that particular week. In all, this assignment has helped me a lot by enforcing the need to research before making great decisions. One great decision in my life at this moment is trying to decide on a major and trying to reveal and find out what I really want to be. This assignment has helped me discover what it is like to get into a good law school, what the work load is like, what types of law there is to pursue a career in, and what the salary is.
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The course also challenged me and allowed me to think critically. Whenever I am faced with an issue I know that I should take steps to formulate an opinion. It’s always good to ask questions to clarify anything. Once all the facts are established, I know that I should assess them. Finally I am able to assert a carefully thought out opinion (3). After taking these steps can be sure my opinion is right and not just for me personally, but regarding others too.
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I found this topic so interesting and motivating and I believe that I got some new knowledge and skills after attended this assignment topic. My experience has been successfully expanded as a result of attending classes, to include global approach to the international business. I found out that practice for international business has become little bit complicated due to influence of globalization.